Christmas is here again and I’m delighted you’ve stopped by to check out my Christmas ramblings for 2018. This year I’m spending Christmas in Dublin with family, and for those who are far away from Ireland this holiday season, I have a special treat. The Custom House and Liberty Hall Yesterday I went wandering around […]
Archives for December 2018
Christmas Chocolate Yule Log
Chocolate Yule Logs are a Christmas time treat in Ireland and a baking tradition in many Irish homes, that started many, many years ago to remember a very old tradition. Christmas Chocolate Yule Logs are baked as a more modern representation of the enormous logs once burned in the open hearth all through the Christmas […]
Holly And Ivy As Christmas Decorations
Holly branches festooned in red berries together with ivy leaves were transformed into festive Christmas decorations when I was growing up in Ireland. Have you ever wondered why this beautiful greenery is associated with Christmas? Why are we drawn to nature at this time of year, when the days are longer and the nights seem […]
