http://www.manicmammy.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:21:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hurrah,  the Spicendipity site is open for business. It looks gorgeous and theres a great selection of spice mixes, sauces, baking mixes and gift hampers. In addition, a very helpful recipe section which gives plenty of serving/cooking suggestions and examples and is therefore excellent for people like me who are ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/07/04/if-you-love-chocolate/ One of the many stalls we visited whilst at the Taste of Cork festival was Declan Ryan's Arbutus bread one. After sampling the delicious bread we decided to purchase a few bags of his West Cork Brown Soda Mix to take home. Finally got organised enough to bake one today. You ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/07/01/you-cant-beat-the-taste-and-aroma-of-freshly-baked-bread/ Why has my very soon to be 3 year old son, Fionn morphed from angelic this: to this: Lunchtime today: Me: "Would you like some toasted ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch Fionn?" Fionn: "No, I want flat eggs with toast." (Sibéal's term for poached eggs) Me: "Are you sure, I think you'd prefer ham ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/07/01/changes/ T photo credit: houseoftext My 3 primary school going kids got their book lists for next September a week or so ago and having learnt my lesson from previous years of leaving their purchase till August, I decided to get it all done and dusted now. Our local bookshop will eventually get ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/06/25/schoolbook-shopping-made-easy/ Today my sister has been torturing me by sending me the following photos from her phone: [gallery] Yep, she's in Wimbledon and I sooo wanna to be there too. Its been years since I've played tennis but most of my teenage years were spent doing so. I loved it. The McEnroe vs ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/06/24/green-with-envy/ One of the presents that Oscar received for his recent 9th birthday was the Indiana Jones and the Lost Tomb LEGO set. Thanks to Auntie Emer, this was perfect as it combined his love of LEGO and the hype of the moment that is Indiana Jones. I love LEGO Indy. As ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/06/19/indiana-jones-and-lego-a-match-made-in-heaven/ What are the dishes and food that you remember from your childhood? As the eldest of 7 children, with only 10 years between me and the youngest, I recall there always being a mad rush around mealtimes when we were younger. The main meals I remember are fried liver on ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/06/18/yummmm/ Since Sibeal inherited her brother's repackaged, that is, case changed to a pink one, Nintendo DS, we have been on the lookout for a game that would suit her. As she can't read yet, many of the console games out just didn't work for her. I bought the Imagine Fashion ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/06/15/i-did-it-mum/ On Wednesday afternoon, we were driving from Bandon to Ratoath in Meath when we decided to stop at the Midway food court in Portlaoise as both adults and the 5 kids were hungry, tired and in need of a break. We have stopped there previously and enjoyed a decent meal for ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/06/13/little-caesars-pizza/ Just 3 episodes in and I'm really looking forward to the next instalment of this drama series. Set in an advertising world of New York in 1960, it centres on Don Draper, the creative director of the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. Initially we see the facade of a suave, goodlooking, ... http://www.manicmammy.com/2008/06/09/mad-men/