Happy New Year!
Posted: 07 January '10 by Kelly
OK so we are seven days late… But we are still getting over the festivities of the Christmas season. We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New year and are looking forward to the year ahead. If you’re anything like us and don’t ever want to see another piece of chocolate, a..
Categories: Site Messages
Anyone for eggnog?
Posted: 27 December '09 by Niall
Eggnog is an essential part of the Christmas and New Years’ celebrations in the United States and Canada but doesn’t really feature in our preparations for Christmas. After working right up to Christmas Eve and in need of some seasons’ cheer I thought that is was time to change all that. Be warned though –..
Categories: Recipes
Ooh, saucy..
Posted: 24 December '09 by Niall
Turkey, stuffing, brussel sprouts, roasted potatoes and carrots.. Have you noticed what’s missing? Cranberry sauce is one of the most important ingredients in the traditional Christmas dinner, a deliciously piquant sweet and sour accompaniment which cuts through all of the meaty flavours of the meal. After making chutneys and jams during the year, I thought..
Categories: Recipes
Merry Christmas
Posted: 24 December '09 by Niall
Merry Christmas from Chilli and Chocolate! We’ve had a great year, have done some really interesting and enjoyable things, and have much more planned for 2010 – we hope you’ll be there to see it all. Kelly and I would just like to thank everyone who has been involved: all the members, our readers (and..
Categories: Site Messages
The nightmare before Christmas….
Posted: 21 December '09 by Kelly
Right, I am now going to have a moan!! Friday night was my works Christmas party at the Holiday Inn in Belfast. We had it planned for months and we had all been really looking forward to it. So, early in the day, we went to our room to get into our party dresses and..
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Belfast Christmas Continental Market 2009
Posted: 12 November '09 by Niall
If you’ve walked past Belfast City Hall in the last week you can’t have helped noticing that it’s time for the Belfast Christmas Continental Market again! Kelly and I love seeing the market come to town – apart from the chance to taste food from around the world, the atmosphere is usually fairly festive. It..
Categories: Things to do
