Lily Ramirez-Foran

Nixtamalised yellow Olotillo corn masa with organic Irish Dillisk? Yes pleaseeee!

Been quiet here, but busy everywhere else 😬😂

In dark and hopeless times, we must seek light. At the end of the day, all we need is love and love ALWAYS wins ❤️❤️❤️

My hands are sooo sore! But I have amazing friends ❤️

a woman is sitting at a bar talking to someone and saying `` it 's not happening '' . ALT: a woman is sitting at a bar talking to someone and saying `` it 's not happening '' .

I don’t know about you, but I have managed to block almost every single bit of crap news coming out of the US quite successfully, I know I’m only hurrying my head on the sand, but my mental health and blood pressure thanks me!

Stay safe everyone, the wind and rain is already freaking me out ☔️😩

It’s been manic 🫣

After four gruelling months of work, the dream is within my grasp! #picadoattheloom

Signature moves: are we losing the ability to write by hand? We are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process we are in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience – and a connection to history

My friend took the answer sheet from me at a pub quiz when she saw my uncontrolled handwriting.

I use to do neat cursive but my hand doesn't naturally form the shapes anymore

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Garryhick Mushrooms carnitas in a large plate with branches of fresh bay leaves in the background

Buffet table arrangement with flowers in a colourful Mexican pot, a large plate of ceviche and a clay pot of refried beans

A white bowl of skeaghanor duck in Oaxacan red mole with fresh bay leaves in a branch in the background and a sign describing the dish

Achill Island Mountain Lamb Barbacoa in a large white plate with a spoon and a sign describing the dish

First time using our test kitchen at the Loom went down a treat! Now with a list of things to change to improve the flow of work and make life easier when hosting events

Meet Chloe, the queen of the castle. She’s 13 years old and loves to cuddle on my other half’s lap, lick his hand with her paw holding his arm. When she gets tired of licking, she rests her snout on his arm And falls asleep! I want to come back as a dog like Chloe ❤️ 🐾 🐶

This is a therapy session for recipe developers.

The Flour Tortilla: A Food Migrant's Journey

A little piece on The Flour Tortilla is up on my neglected substack: The Taco Files

Roasting beetroot for my favourite spicy chutney!

Here’s the end result

A rectangular piece of Raw Plywood laid on the red floor ready to get legs

Wood oil, sandpaper, mini rollers and a paint tray all ready to work

Plywood table top with one black steel leg

This was my day. Sawdust covered but happy with the end result

Freezing in Dublin 🥶🥶

Thank you, the last two weeks have been very difficult, Christmas seems to have brought more confusion, anger and sadness in her than expected, and we were unprepared for the wave of grief that hit her too. Making her nows happy is getting very hard. It’s also exhausting for all involved 😔

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Love to kiss the year hood bye and welcome the new one with Pozole Rojo!

Woke up to the elderly Irish mammy in a panic over losing the house keys. She had emptied all three wheelie bins on the driveway, convinced she had dropped the keys in one of them. It’s very stormy and wet, it took 2 hours to locate said keys in a kitchen drawer #dementia is such an awful illness 😔

Bingo card with to play when watching cheesy hallmark Christmas movies

As promise Clare! This is an example, we tweak it every year 🤣🤣 you can make them in a site called ‘bingobaker.com’

Oh I will, once I am home I’ll share it with you, it’s great fun!

I’ve actually never watched a Hallmark Christmas Movie (yet) but this ep of @quietriotpod.bsky.social gave me absurd amounts of joy. My advice: give it a listen before the year’s out!

Omg I relish in the absurdness of these movies every year Nigella! We play “cheese plot” bingo while watching them 🤣🤣 I counted 17 Christmas trees in the first 15 minutes of Catering Christmas last year!! We have a whatsapp group of friends and we all take the mickey out of them! Cookie cutter plots

A minimalist illustration showing a packaged charger box labeled "one Union one Charger." The box features an image of a blue charger with the European Union flag symbol and a USB-C cable. The scene is set within a holiday theme, with decorative Christmas trees, ornaments, and gift boxes surrounding the charger box. In the top right corner, there is a small EU flag symbol.

It’s time for THE charger.

Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.

It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!

#DigitalEU

Thanks! It was delicious 🤤

Pork loin, stuffed with prunes, pancetta, garlic, stuffed olives and cloves. Rubbed with Guajillo chilli paste made with Guajillo, ancho, cloves, garlic, soy, vinegar, honey, Worcestershire sauce and baked slow and long. A Christmas feast