Cork - Fenn's Quay Restaurant

I had seen so many pictures on Twitter of the dishes on the menu at Fenn's Quay, that, during our recent mini-break to Cork, we decided to sample breakfast and dinner for ourselves.  

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Carrot, Pineapple, and Walnut Cake

Two baking-related things happened this week!  First of all I made Peggy Porschen's Carrot Cake, and second, I made it again, entered The Sunday Cook-Off* on Twitter, and won "Dessert of the Week"!  

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Banoffee Cupcakes

I found it very difficult to choose a recipe to try from Peggy Porschen's book "Boutique Baking", as each one looks and sounds just delicious.  There will, of course, be more than one tried, tasted, photographed and posted!

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Review - Peggy Porschen Boutique Baking

 

Have you ever walked passed, or, indeed, purchased from a speciality cake shop, and wondered "how do they do that"?

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The English Market - Cork City

Planning what to see and where to go in Cork, I always had a visit to The English Market in mind.  Last Monday, in the soft Munster rain, we set off through the streets of Cork, with lots of information from a twitter friend,John (@walkcork), and found it.

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Chef Du Jour Final - Fenn's Quay Restaurant - Cork City

I had been following the progress on Twitter, of a competition being run over the past couple of months in Fenn's Quay Restaurant in Cork. Having seen the standard of cooking, I decided that I would do my best to attend the final cook-off.

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