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    Delicious salmon salads and no cook salmon dishes you’ll love

    December 30, 2024 /

    Delicious salmon salads and no cook salmon recipe ideas you’ll love. Smoked salmon is an easy to use, delicious ingredient I use regularly in all sorts of dishes. I love it for an easy lunch on the go, as a starter when entertaining friends and I also add it to salads as an easy source of proteins. In a previous post, I shared some smoked salmon recipes I like. Today, I share easy salmon salads and no-cooking required salmon recipe ideas that work great for a light meal and, in some cases, for the kids’ lunchboxes too These are some of my favorite no-cooking required salmon recipes Smoked Salmon And…

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    How to get around Dublin: essential guide for visitors

    March 27, 2020
    Glendalough Ireland

    Glendalough: all you need to know for visiting this stunning Irish historical site

    May 10, 2020

    How to make Irish scones: step by step recipe (no buttermilk version)

    March 25, 2020
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    Irish Recipes

    How to make perfect meringue: recipe and tricks

    December 30, 2024 /

    How to make meringue with Irish cream and fresh berries: step by step recipe. My mother-in-law is a whizz at making meringue. She makes them the traditional way, with a quick and expert whip of her wrist and serves them with clotted cream and berries at all family celebrations. I may have something to do with it as I adore how she makes them, so I always ask for them! This is her recipe, which I use successfully in my home too (it’s the same source as my banana bread recipe, so you can trust her!). The only difference from her method is in the whipping, as I use the…

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    Mount Usher Gardens: why and how to visit this stunning corner of Ireland

    March 11, 2020
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    Ireland travel essentials you’ll actually need on your Ireland vacation

    March 18, 2020
    Dunquin Pier on Dingle Peninsula in Ireland

    Visiting the Dingle Peninsula: all you need to know to plan a trip to this stunning corner of Ireland

    November 18, 2021
  • Irish Recipes

    11 salads with kale you’ll love this season

    December 30, 2024 /

    Delicious and easy-to-make salads with kale you can make at home for a nutritious, refreshing and satisfying meal Kale is a favorite food in our household. We use it extensively in salads, and since we discovered the ‘trick’ of massaging it, the results have been even better, so our consumption of kale has increased even more! In Ireland, kale used to be a winter vegetable but now it is easy to find in all seasons, so we also use it with more summery flavors such as mango. It is a nice alternative to our cabbage salads, also a common choice in this house. I like to eat many raw vegetables,…

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    Best virtual tours and virtual field trips to visit Ireland from your own home!

    March 21, 2020

    Delicious St Patrick’s Day Appetizer ideas you’ll love

    January 5, 2025
    Glendalough monastic site in winter

    What to pack for Ireland in November: complete packing list to stay comfortable and stylish

    November 30, 2019
  • Irish Recipes

    15 Delicious salads with cabbage you’ll love

    December 30, 2024 /

    Here are 15 unique recipes for salads that feature Irish cabbage, easy to make, refreshing and filling, perfect for a light meal. Cabbage is one of the most common and easy to find fresh foods in Ireland. It comes in different forms and colors and it is so traditional, it appears in the most qintessential of all Irish recipes: colcannon! Cabbage is delicious shredded in salads as well as cooked. These easy-to-make, tasty salads are a crunchy, refreshing and filling light meal.  I love them at the start of the year, to kickstart good eating habits in the new year, after the Christmas food extravaganza, and also in spring and…

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    Ireland in July: all you need to know to plan the perfect trip

    April 24, 2024

    Delicious salmon salads and no cook salmon dishes you’ll love

    December 30, 2024

    The wonderful walk to Lough Dan, Wicklow

    April 28, 2020
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    Travel Tips

    Irish Christmas Coloring pages for kids (free)

    December 18, 2024 /

    Free, printable Irish Christmas coloring pages for kids you can print at home for them and bring with you on your Christmas vacation in Ireland! Christmas is a big holiday in Italy. For the month of November, cities sparkle in Christmas lights, shop windows for the seasons, and families and friends come together to celebrate the festivities. These peak on Christmas Day, the 25th of December, when a massive family lunch is traditional. If you are visiting Ireland with kids this Christmas or you want to add a touch of Irish Christmas to your kids’ festive experience, I hope you like these coloring pages. They are a simple but fun…

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    Glendalough Ireland

    How to visit Glendalough with kids; why you’ll love it

    July 13, 2024
    Dublin city center

    How to get around Dublin: essential guide for visitors

    March 27, 2020

    Avondale House with kids: why you’ll love this stunning estate for a family day out near Dublin with children

    May 13, 2023
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    Irish coffee: how to make a delicious Irish Coffee at home

    December 1, 2024 /

    Learn how to make Irish coffee at home with this easy-to-follow recipe. Please note: this is a whiskey based cocktail and contains alcohol. Irish coffee is a classic cocktail from Ireland made of coffee, Irish Whiskey and a topping of cream.  This drink is most commonly served as an after-dinner treat in winter, and you mostly find it in hotel restaurants and bars more than pubs. If you want to make it at home, this is how to make it.  Ingredients Equipment Instructions Enjoy! Irish Coffee recipe: pin this!

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    What to pack for Ireland in October: complete Ireland packing list to be comfortable and stylish

    October 1, 2019
    Cliffs of Moher

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    March 21, 2020
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    Ireland in July: all you need to know to plan the perfect trip

    April 24, 2024
  • Ireland with kids,  See & Do,  Travel Tips

    10 days in Ireland with kids: the Irish Road Trip Itinerary You’ll love on your first visit

    July 13, 2024 /

    Enjoy ten days in Ireland with kids following our tried-and-tested 10-day itinerary for families. My family itinerary covers the best places to see in Ireland on a first visit and special stops just for kids.  Ireland is very kid-friendly and a road trip with kids in Ireland is easily a wonderful family vacation all family members will hold as a cherished memory.  I have been living in Ireland for over 19 years and I have two children who called Ireland home.  With them, we have travelled extensively in Ireland: we have seen touristy places, local places, hidden gems; we have stayed in hotels, castles, and campsites; and of course, we…

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    Four days in Northern Ireland with kids: the child friendly itinerary you’ll love

    May 25, 2023
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    What to pack for Ireland in February: complete packing list for winter in Ireland

    February 28, 2020

    Killruddery house: the perfect place for a family day out

    April 27, 2020
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    Ireland with kids

    How to visit Glendalough with kids; why you’ll love it

    July 13, 2024 /

    All you need to know to visit Glendalough with kids. Practical tips and information for a day out in this beautiful and atmospheric medieval site. Glendalough is a beautiful and evocative medieval site in the pretty Wicklow Mountains. Ireland is famous for its emerald hills, medieval past and grey skies and if you are looking to immerse yourself in mystical atmospheres, Glendalough is just the place (except for the crowds, but see below!) Glendalough (pronounced: Glen-da-lock, with a hard ‘c’ sound at the end) is a monastic site dating back to the 7th century A.D.   It is located just about an hour south of Dublin, in beautiful County Wicklow, and…

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    How to spend 2 days in Dublin and love it: best things to see and must-have itinerary [Updated 2025]

    April 11, 2025
    Merry Christmas in Irish coloring page

    Irish Christmas Coloring pages for kids (free)

    December 18, 2024

    Visiting Blarney Castle: all you need to know to visit the most famous Irish Castle

    April 26, 2020
  • Dublin,  Ireland with kids

    3 days in Dublin with kids: The Itinerary You’ll love

    June 15, 2024 /

    Three days in Dublin with kids: a fun, expert Dublin itinerary for families with the best things to see, kid-friendly attractions, family restaurants and travel tips, by a local mom. Dublin is a great city to visit with kids. Compact, easy and full of cool activities for kids of all ages, it is a city you can choose as a destination in its own right for a quick city break or add as a stop to a family road trip around Ireland. I know Dublin well, and so do my kids. Did you know that we live there most of the year? We have been living in Dublin for many…

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    Delicious and easy mulled wine recipe perfect for the holiday season

    September 22, 2025
    View from Howth cliff walk with sea and Martello Tower on September afternoon

    Ireland in September: all you need to know to plan a trip and fall in love with Ireland in the fall

    September 1, 2020

    Dublinia: our review of one of the best family attractions in Dublin

    March 5, 2020
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    Travel Tips

    9 Fantastic Castles in Ireland you’ll love

    June 15, 2024 /

    In this article, we share our favorite castles to visit in Ireland, what to expect in each and how to plan your visit. Ireland has a staggering amount of castles. Sources about how many there actually are vary, but as the saying goes, you can’t throw a stone in Ireland without hitting a street sign directing you to one castle or another, especially once in the countryside! However, not all castles are created equal. Some Irish castles are absolutely breathtaking: their grey walls dominate the surrounsing countryside and evokew tales of ancient battles, dramatic events and ghost stories. Others are a little more than a  pile of rubble in a…

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    January 9, 2020

    Delicious, easy to make goat cheese salad ideas you’ll love

    December 31, 2024

    Dublin at Christmas with kids: how to plan a magical family Christmas trip to Dublin

    May 23, 2025
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