GREAT excitement here, we have just hatched out a clutch of fluffy chicks in time for Easter.

OUR guest speaker at a recent Slow Food event was Sally McKenna, author of Extreme Greens, a book about the magic of seaweed.

I’VE ONLY just discovered how Mother’s Day came about.

WHAT a surprise the Indian city of Lucknow was.

THE iconic sites of Petra, Niagara Falls, the Tower of Piza, the Sydney Opera House, the Pyramids — these, and scores of other iconic buildings and monuments across the world, will be illuminated bright green on St Patrick’s Day.

ANOTHER postcard from India, a country of 1.5 billion people, a land of extremes which is truly intriguing to visit.

SHROVE Tuesday reminds us of pancakes, almost the world’s most versatile recipe with a myriad of interpretations.

THERE’S lots of grizzle about ‘over here’ but we have a lot to be grateful for too.

TWO new exciting eateries have opened in Cork in recent months; both are off the beaten track.

A stew or tagine can be made ahead and served with a bowl of mash, a few baked potatoes or a simple cous cous.