My darling dad Norman has had a hemorrhagic stroke in his brain and it is bleeding. He is getting high doses of steroids to stem the bleeding. He is in a deep sleep and I’m off to massage his feet and read to him to stimulate. Please pray, light candles and send stroke research
It’s a sad time, but full of lovely memories.
We laid my beloved mom, Monica, to rest. Immense admiration for my dad, Norman, who cherished her so much, especially in the last 2 years of illness.
Here they are on their wedding day, 55 years ago. Looking like movie stars 🤍🕊
Friends, my dad and I need your support and prayers. My dad is very ill in hospital and I am scared, I’ve been called in to see his doctor at 3:30pm. He has wonderful doctors and nurses looking after him but we need all the help we can get. I believe in medicine but also miracles
Great idea for restaurants! This is Ocean Basket in Lagoon Drive, Umhlanga, expanding on the roadhouse idea. But proper cutlery, crockery and glasses.
One Billy bookcase from Ikea will do 6 cars 👌🏻
I didn't foresee that I would have to do this, as I think my Twitter community are fantastic.
But if you are an anti-vaxxer, racist, homophobe, transphobe, misogynist, climate change denier or abuser, kindly unfollow me.
We have nothing to discuss. There is no debate.
Ok, I’m feeling a ‘so wrong but so right’ Irish twitter thread. I’ll start.
Ham/cheese and coleslaw on a sandwich. Lads, this is MAD to anyone outside Ireland. Like it makes NO sense.
But I love it 🥰. I’m a convert.
Your turn
#irishfoodfavs
🍀
Sadly my precious dad, Norman, passed recently, shortly after my mom. I am so heartbroken, but at the same time my heart swells when I remember the total, abundant love the three of us share. They were and are exceptional human beings; I am privileged to be their daughter 🤍🤍🤍
Pal lives opposite a hotel which is running a €55 per night pp offer and is party central it seems. Have set up a tent in the carparck as a bar which is heaving. Big wedding and hen party on today, with no one following covid measures 🤯🤬
If you have panda eyes like me, run, don't walk to
@lidl_ireland
and get this eye-cream. Also good under make-up. My favourite eye-cream at the moment, and like a tenner*
*from a girl who has spent ridic money on eye creams
Dear Parents
Please ask your kids if they want to join me in making a fun supper tomorrow night?I’m thinking Naan Bread Pizzas and Ice Cream with Mars Bar Chocolate Sauce.
Free and loosey goosey, live on YouTube at 5pm.If I get 20 households,I’ll run it. Not talking to myself!
You know when there is a pile of clothes on The Chair in the bedroom? And instead of sorting, ironing and packing them away, you just wash them all again?
Just me?
Very pleased to share that I’ve been accepted into the
@SEIreland
Academy. Going through an intensive programme for the next few months designed for social entrepreneurs. Will be intense but so looking forward to it! Plus I think I’ve found my tribe 😎😁
#socialenterprise
#SDGs
And this is a real possibility. Woke up with Kitsy sniffing me and the sound of him licking his lips. Should not have fed them all that roast chicken.
#dowetastelikechicken
?
Final bit of news today in the Twitter stream of consciousness. I may and may not have called a rabid anti-vaxxer a 'walking murder weapon.' This person also may and may not be a family member.
Guess I'm out of the will so!
Happy 46th birthday to me 🍾🥂And Culchie Christmas Shopping Day!
Privileged to be here, wishing the inimitable Sinéad O’Connor was too, who would have been 57 today
Channeling another badass, Sigourney Weaver in Alien (and cat)
No make up. No filter. No hairbrush. No fecks
South Africa, which is economically considered a third world country, imposed a mandatory quarantine of 14 days for any inbound visitors until late 2020.
If SA can do it, Ireland can do it. Protect your people.
Some good news. I am finally unpacking the cookery school treasures. Which means life resuming slowly after the last two truly awful years. I get to be ‘me’ again. Kinda.
Thank you for all your love and support. Enjoy the Fafster guarding his kingdom of boxes.
I’m busy planning a Spring BBQ menu, and me being me, I’d like to show you something a little different.
So I think we should do this delicious Soy Glazed Salmon Burger with Asian Aoili.
What do you think?
Good morning my lovelies! It might be the bubbly, but I am hopeful and buoyant for the future.
Thank you for being tremendous this last year, couldn’t have done it without you. Love the lot of ye, ye mad eejits 😘
Lots of love from Roz, Kitsy and Faf xoxoxo
Thank you for all your wonderful messages, prayers and support for my dad Norman after his stroke.
He is still on the road to recovery,but he has lucid moments,speaks and squeezes my hand.
I am hopeful that between God, his great medical team and lots of love that he’ll heal🤍
Just popped in to say, sorry I meant to post more recipes this evening.
But I got distracted by wine.
And trifle. Don’t judge, just let me have a moment with my trifle 🥰
Not that it’s a thing, but the kittens and I are still here. Delayed our trip as I decided that 3 flights and 4 airports at the busiest time of year during a bloody pandemic was a stupid idea.
About to teach a group of Irish and American students how to make Malva pudding. They have no idea what a treat they are in for!
RIP skinny jeans
The pic is from my second book, I add Amarula to the caramel sauce 🥰
Little known fact,but I used to work in the beauty industry, many moons ago. Always remember being told that sales of lipstick went up exponentially during World War II.The ‘nice’ reason given was that it was seen as an affordable luxury,an escapism during war time.More sinisiter
This is incredibly inflammatory and counter productive from our national broadcaster. Why are we giving those who flout the law and endanger others airtime? It’s not a legitimate debate, it’s clickbait.
A little announcement! I’ve found a way to teach online cookery classes that are fun, quality and relevant to what you guys want. So if you don’t mind a tiny but cute urban kitchen and video bombing by the kittens, send me a DM to be part of the initial beta group
#exciting
👩🍳😁
This is quite amazing, through the power of Twitter I have both South African and Irish kids attending the cookery class tomorrow. And the menu is a mish mash of Indian, Italian and South African. Food really does bring us together 😊
Hi Parents
Since I don’t own any childerbeasts, please tell me what time they get up on a holiday morning?
I would like to do some fun breakfasts Lives.
Joe Wicks has them exercising, I’ll have them cooking 🤣
Recipe testing the most divine tasting Christmas chocolate biscuit cake. But the bastarding thing won’t set to slice it, too sticky.
So going to scoop into balls and roll in coconut. In my head this going to work.
But sure look it, we can always eat it with a spoon *may have
I’ve had a really feel-good day on Twitter. To summarise, if you need help with something, put it out there. We all have so much knowledge, people we know and even random rolls of brown paper to share. When Twitter is good, she is really good 🥂💫
If you need a proper, old-fashioned pancake recipe you can have my family recipe.
Not lacey thin like a crêpe and also not too thick. Just right. As a pancake should be.
Not high protein, fat free, fun free, pretty for the ‘Gram. Just right.
#PancakeDay
#ShroveTuesday
Thank you for all the fabulous birthday wishes! Been celebrating for 4 days. Just had a damn fine BBQ 😍
Now drunk cooking for my lovely ex boyfriend. Bless. He doesn’t deserve this 🥴
Pray for him.
* I should not be cooking under the affluence of incohol. The last time I did
Le Creuset update: do you see these boxes? Le Creuset scattered thoughout, my movers were definitely not OCD! So it’ll take me a few days for the big reveal. Kittens loving the boxes though 😁
I don't often have a rant on here because:
a) this is my happy place and I want to keep BP down
b) I was married to the Moaniest Man on the planet. So bad,that I gave him a 'quota' of 5 moans a day to preserve my sanity
So if you'll excuse me, I'll be over here eating my feelings
Took Faf to the vet, he got an injection fircthe ulcer on his lip, said there’s nothing to worry about. My nerves! How do parents cope with the worry? I’m in floods with two cats 😭
Who is baking today? I have the worlds easiest shortbread recipe, lovely texture too. You can flavour it with different things if you’re feeling fancy. Was given this by The Edible Flower, it is sublime 👌🏻
Please stop with the 'Healthy Halloween' treats. It's one night a year, just let the kids eat the fluorescent shite.
Says me who did some really appalling Youtube videos involving clementines as 'pumpkins' with celery sticks as stalks.
#morto
Finally, I can share the good news!!! Today I officially become a cat foster mom for
@petbond_ireland
Tomorrow I pick up FIVE gorgeous kittens. I will love them and look after them until we find them new families. Prepare for LOTS of photos. So excited! 😻
#AdoptDontShop
Sunday Sustainability message to the
@DublinCityUni
@dcusu
students. These are our tubs for salads and fruit in our cafés, fully compostable so they go in the same bin as food scraps. BUT bring your own lunchbox so you can dish up your salads and get a discount!
#sustainability
It’s almost 1am in Dublin, but I’m too excited to sleep. From next week I’ll be back on live radio, my favourite thing in the world to do. But not on the stations that you expect 😉🎧🎤📻🇺🇸
Guys.........we have TWO HUNDRED HOUSEHOLDS signed up for today’s Kids Cookalong, yay! From Ireland and SA.
Please do register and then you’ll get the link for this Friday’s class too
If I get the interest, I’ll figure out how to keep this going 💪👨🍳
Good morning lovely people! If your to do list is as long as mine today, pick the top 3 things and get them done.
Then have a cream bun.
Productivity 101
Trust me, don’t bother buying the spenny cat tree that’s flat packed and took you hours to assemble with an effing allen key.
Just give them a bloody box
#cats
#Caturday
We’re going to have to resuscitate Club 92 Sunday nights, ‘dance music for old people’ (to quote High Fidelity). Cos when we get out of this, I’ll want to go WILD but I’ll also be OLD. Who’s in?!?
Dear Parents
I know packing kids lunchboxes can be a complete pain in the hoop. So would you like me to teach them how to pack their own lunchboxes? Like properly, no messing.
I'm thinking of doing a free 'n fun course for Climate Action week. DM me if you want an invite. 🧵
Bèarnaise-ish potatoes. Boil 1kg baby potatoes in salted water until super tender. Add 2tbsp salted butter, 1tsp Dijon mustard, 1tbsp fresh chopped tarragon or 2tsp dried. S & P. Side dish from heaven 😍
On a very positive note. My broken electric shower got fixed this evening by a super efficient, honest and decent guy who charged me €120 less than what I was expecting. His name is Stephen Ryan and his mobile is (087) 643 1824 if you need it
Who needs a new recipe to fill the biscuit tin? Last week we did shortbread, this week I’m thinking coconut macaroons dipped in dark chocolate. Or maybe oaty biccies with chunks of white chocolate and cherries 🤔 What do you think?
On
@PatKennyNT
today and online helping you with your crisis cooking queries. Pantry Pals, Freezer Friends, ‘Catch All’ recipes, nutritious budget friendly wholefood ingredients. Sensible, practical and still tasty. Tell me what you have and I’ll brainstorm ideas. Here to help.