tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5643303663216450248..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Sticky Toffee Pudding by Jenn McKinlayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13032582293036869522022-12-03T09:59:34.049-05:002022-12-03T09:59:34.049-05:00I loved the Book of Kells - the exhibit it brillia...I loved the Book of Kells - the exhibit it brilliantly put together. And, Trinity was fascinating!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10139640607167891802022-12-03T09:58:43.227-05:002022-12-03T09:58:43.227-05:00Yes! There's almost nothing a fried egg can...Yes! There's almost nothing a fried egg can't make better! I loved that in Hawaii as well.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88597405437809235312022-12-03T09:57:34.274-05:002022-12-03T09:57:34.274-05:00Oh, good lord, ack! Bean that are peppers!!!! EEK....Oh, good lord, ack! Bean that are peppers!!!! EEK.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69823761469106194052022-12-03T09:56:44.884-05:002022-12-03T09:56:44.884-05:00Oh, you should, Debs. It'd be grand.Oh, you should, Debs. It'd be grand.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55133063217628763412022-12-03T09:56:24.687-05:002022-12-03T09:56:24.687-05:00Delicious!!!Delicious!!!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47075256958561023552022-12-03T09:56:08.369-05:002022-12-03T09:56:08.369-05:00It was amazing! I drove (yes, me!) over 3,000 km -...It was amazing! I drove (yes, me!) over 3,000 km - I think i got quite good at it, actually.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72391015721775664562022-12-03T09:55:36.531-05:002022-12-03T09:55:36.531-05:00Near the top, I hope!Near the top, I hope!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9715364974876519812022-12-03T09:55:18.220-05:002022-12-03T09:55:18.220-05:00Definitely go! Gate1 is a tour company that offer...Definitely go! Gate1 is a tour company that offers budget friendly tours - we didn't do that but I have friends who swear by it.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1284829604571627442022-12-03T09:54:31.174-05:002022-12-03T09:54:31.174-05:00I had no idea!!! It's fantastic!I had no idea!!! It's fantastic!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15595166136514067722022-12-03T09:54:09.341-05:002022-12-03T09:54:09.341-05:00DO IT!!!! I bought a green and blue Irish wool bla...DO IT!!!! I bought a green and blue Irish wool blanket that I might be in love with - no one is allowed to touch it. It hangs on the blanket ladder simply to be admired :)Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50990733376005998772022-12-03T09:53:15.610-05:002022-12-03T09:53:15.610-05:00That's the beginning of a novel :)That's the beginning of a novel :)Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26233547600687653752022-12-03T09:52:38.566-05:002022-12-03T09:52:38.566-05:00It's a fun show!It's a fun show!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42818036114952046342022-12-03T09:52:06.451-05:002022-12-03T09:52:06.451-05:00I loved Galway! The rushing River Carrib, the Skef...I loved Galway! The rushing River Carrib, the Skeff Pub, the fabulous statue of Oscar Wilde and his brother. Delightful!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26083703029081421782022-12-03T09:50:31.979-05:002022-12-03T09:50:31.979-05:00LOL, Flora :)
LOL, Flora :)<br />Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64553456413480438702022-12-03T09:50:05.450-05:002022-12-03T09:50:05.450-05:00Boxtys (boxties?) are the best!Boxtys (boxties?) are the best!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73551052620355506352022-12-02T18:07:35.000-05:002022-12-02T18:07:35.000-05:00Drat, I forgot to sign in to Google. That's my...Drat, I forgot to sign in to Google. That's my post above.Valerie J. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204154587049392271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78711139754438508252022-12-02T18:05:44.657-05:002022-12-02T18:05:44.657-05:00Jenn, I love Ireland and our trips there. My hubby...Jenn, I love Ireland and our trips there. My hubby is Irish. His grandparents on both sides landed in Boston. My big thing was to see the Book of Kells at Trinity and I did, along with every famous Irish author's transcripts and writing implements. A dream come true. <br />At his relatives in Dublin, they plied us with food--and that was the afternoon snack! Incredibly tasty and filling.<br />You mentioned the sticky toffee pudding. Oh, my word yes!! And now that you've reminded me, I'm going to see if my hubby will make it. He's been cooking and baking incredible eats and this one would top them all. Thanks for the reminder.<br />Your trip sounds amazing. Makes me yearn for the ol' sod. I love the Irish. So warm & welcoming. I think we need to go back. My husband plays handball, and we spent some time looking for the old fashioned one wall handball courts. Next time, I'm looking for sticky toffee pudding. No spotted dick for me!<br />Thanks for posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75421846548935549002022-12-02T15:15:12.603-05:002022-12-02T15:15:12.603-05:00Jenn, what a wonderfully upbeat post. Of course, ...Jenn, what a wonderfully upbeat post. Of course, talking about good food is always a happy place for me. And, I love to read about people enjoying food in my fiction reading, too. I'm disappointed when a character doesnt care about food and only eats because he/she has to. <br /><br />I haven't traveled overseas, yet. Hopefully that will change next year. I've been to Acapulco in Mexico, but it was 45 years ago, and I don't remember the food much. I was newly married and had other things on my mind. One of my favorite foodie places is Key West, and you can imagine just how much I love Lucy's series with the all the Key West food. Since it's been a while since I've been there, I count on Hayley to keep me updated. My favorite discovery of food in Key West came the Christmas I spent there, and it wasn't from a restaurant. My daughter and her husband lived for a year in Key West, so both families spent Christmas there that year. Most of the family members are also fishing people. I would say fishermen, but my daughter is as enthusiastic about fishing as any of the men. She and her husband and my granddaughter take fishing trips at least twice a year, usually one in Florida. Anyway, on Christmas Eve morning my daughter and her husband and my son and daughter's father-in-law and daughter's brother-in-law went ocean fishing. My husband was actually in Afghanistan at the time. They caught the fish that will forever be my favorite, cobia. It's not a fish you see on a restaurant menu consistently because the cobia fish doesn't move in groups. They swim in pairs, and it's a hit or miss catch for a restaurant wanting to serve it. I was so glad it was a hit for our crew that day. Of course, these fish also tend to run quite large, so that boded well for us, too. Now, the taste. It has a "naturally mild buttery taste that's unlike any other fish." It melts in your mouth. I was reading about cobia in the Chesapeake Bay (you can find them there spring through autumn), and the record catch being a 97 pound cobia. The world record is 135 pounds. They move to warmer waters in the winter, and the best time to catch one is from October through April in the Florida Keys. I don't know how big the ones our crew caught were, as they had the fish cut up and ready to cook when I saw it, but the ones usually caught in Florida are from 10 to 70 pounds. Oh, and you have to go out on the ocean to catch them, no sitting on the dock fishing. So, once again I have written a dissertation on this topic. (I tend to think every discussion is my master's thesis.)<br /><br />Just one quick word about Hawaii, Oahu in particular. I am a big fan of the fried egg, and I love how casually they throw around the fried egg on other food, such as hamburgers and club sandwiches. Of course, there's lots more to love about the food there, but this was something I thought quite lovely.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3872588619164846942022-12-02T13:38:46.038-05:002022-12-02T13:38:46.038-05:00Hank, dry roasting the pepper is crucial.
A frie...Hank, dry roasting the pepper is crucial. <br /><br />A friend sent me a video link for a very good version of cacio e pepe, almost as good as what we had in Tuscany. I'm pretty sure the deficit was my own fault, but it was still the best I've managed.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-996802388251561002022-12-02T13:34:37.235-05:002022-12-02T13:34:37.235-05:00Jenn, Kenyan food was even better!
I'm so gla...Jenn, Kenyan food was even better!<br /><br />I'm so glad my recommendation helped, Diana!Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59329751622153179492022-12-02T13:30:53.758-05:002022-12-02T13:30:53.758-05:00Jenn, I've been to Ireland twice and never had...Jenn, I've been to Ireland twice and never had a bad meal. The first trip we were with my parents and staying at a B&B that offered dinner. Lots of guests there from all over. People started asking questions about food: what are vegetable marrows? What is okra? And so forth. It was fun. I remember Dad's face when a big bowl of potatoes was set in front of him without butter, sour cream, or any of the fixings we're used to. Best pizza I'd ever had was made by a transplanted Italian in Costa Rica. Cullen skink in Scotland was so good I ordered it several times for meals.<br />And on our trip to India I'll never forget when my friend bit into green beans and discovered they were actually hot peppers. I was afraid she'd never recover!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11596300309378086922022-12-02T13:05:21.116-05:002022-12-02T13:05:21.116-05:00Jenn, you are killing me with this! Sticky Toffee ...Jenn, you are killing me with this! Sticky Toffee is my favorite British dessert and one of the first things I have to have every trip! And the food in Ireland sounds amazing. I suspect, that Irish food, like English food, still gets an undeserved bad rap. I wanted to write a Duncan and Gemma book set around the famous cooking school in County Cork, Ballymaloe, but that book ended up set in Scotland instead. Maybe I'll get to write an Irish book someday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90734697003313219652022-12-02T12:57:45.498-05:002022-12-02T12:57:45.498-05:00@NanMcCann: ADORE Sticky Toffee Pudding!!! A favor...@NanMcCann: ADORE Sticky Toffee Pudding!!! A favorite of mine… as is Ireland!🥰Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1138087297494099262022-12-02T12:23:23.718-05:002022-12-02T12:23:23.718-05:00How'd you do with the driving, Jenn?How'd you do with the driving, Jenn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73575155750189427222022-12-02T12:22:03.667-05:002022-12-02T12:22:03.667-05:00Kim, have you read my Dreaming of the Bones? Set i...Kim, have you read my Dreaming of the Bones? Set in Grantchester (and Cambridge), and there is tea at the Orchard. No punting on the Cam, alas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com