This afternoon I went to a Jewelry Party hosted by ViviBijoux and Millie Harbour. The idea was for some of us creative types to bring along some of our creations, and to present our ideas and products. On display, we had handcrafted lampwork jewelry, original oil paintings, handmade cards and photobooks. All natural handmade soaps are in the pipeline too, but not finished just yet.
I bought a beautiful necklace and two cards!
The weather really is upside-down at the moment. We had ice and snow in Athlone – colder than I have ever seen it here. And in Georgia, of all places, they had a day or two of snow last week!
Of course, Max & Lily made the most of it as you can see from Michelle’s photos!
Found a recipe for Chicken Jalfrezi the other day which was really good, and also fairly quick and easy to make!
I promised to email Michelle the recipe, but forgot, so will post it here instead!!
Serves 2-3
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 onion sliced, 2 chopped bell peppers, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 1 tsp chopped ginger, curry paste (didnt know what exactly they meant, so I made a paste from 2tsp tikka spices, 1 tsp curry powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala and a few drops of olive oil – I’d say you can use something similar!), 1 tsp chopped chilli, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 can chopped tomatos, chopped coriander leaves.
Method: Cube the chicken. Heat some oil and fry the cumin seeds until they splutter. Add onions, peppers, garlic and ginger – fry for 6-8 minutes. Add the “paste” and fry. Stir in the chilli, coriander, cumin, salt and a few tablespoons of water to stop it sticking. Fry for 2 mins more. Add the chicken and fry for approx 5 mins. Add the chopped tomatos and coriander leaves. Cover and cook for 15 mins.
We are finally ready to start accepting sponsorship for Donal and his race from one country to another!! The 21km race is going to be held on June 12th, and we will be trying to raise funds for the Jack & Jill Foundation because they have helped the Crabb family so much!
Click here if you would like to donate…
Vivibijoux is holding a jewelry party on the 28th of February.
Come along and enjoy the artistic creations of jewelry designer Virginie Joste. She has created a unique collection of handmade designer earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Virginie uses high quality sterling silver, lampwork beads and Swarovski crystals for her one of a kind jewelry. She can even make jewelry to order – a treat for yourself, or a gift for someone special!
Have a look at her Etsy boutique for a taster of her products, and click here to contact me for more information if you would like to attend the jewelry party!
I was having look at my stats for my website, and after the search “Nicola Keegan” can you guess which search terms have directed the most traffic to my site?? Photography? Ireland?
No, you are all wrong! The answer is .. “homemade chicken goujons”!! So I can deduce that a whole lot of people want to know how to make chicken goujons at home!!
So.. the original post is here. But I wanted to add one or two things now that I have made it loads of times! I have tried a few different variations that taste really good too.
Sometimes I crush some garlic into the butter while I melt it. This is especially tasty if you add some grated Parmesan cheese to the breadcrumbs!
I nearly always add a little bit of grated cheddar, and some chili flakes to the breadcrumb mix for a delicious cheesy flavour.
One time when I was making this recipe, I didn’t have any breadcrumbs, or suitable bread for making any, so I crushed some old “Tuc”/”Ritz” type biscuits, and that was very tasty too!
So happy goujon making!!
I have been working on a website for Millie Harbour to promote and advertise her paintings. Have a look here…
For some reason, on some computers, and some browsers, the thumbnails appear squashed.. if its the case when you have a look, would you comment below with info about which browser and version you are using? Thanks 
On June 12th this year, Donal will be participating in a half marathon stretching from Copenhagen to Malmö.
He has run a the “Streets of Galway” a number of times, and is in training for the big event! Unfortunately this icy weather has suspended training for a while.. but he will be back in business as soon as it clears!
We are hoping to try to raise some money for the Jack and Jill foundation that has been so good to the Crabb family. I will post a link to our fundraising page once it is up and running!
Any training tips? Encouragement? Suggestions? Please comment!!!
Photos from the football match on Saturday 19th December here!
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This is Hannah. She has Lears disease, and was only given weeks to live when she was born. She is now 4 years old!
The Jack and Jill Foundation have been an enormous support to her family, and need some help in raising funds for some equipment that Hannah needs.
Zac is running 10k to help raise funds to help Hannah. Please support if you can – CLICK HERE TO DONATE
