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  • Max thinks he's a rabbit- he's loving the long grass this summer!
  • Pork belly with crispy crackling all served up with salad from the garden, crispy potatoes and roast onion! :)
  • Pork belly from @edhick for dinner this evening! :)
  • In a bit of a burger coma after lunch @bunsendublin! Seriously mega burgers! :)
  • For those who didn't believe me yesterday, see I told you I was in swimming! :)
  • Fisherman's cove! #howth #ireland
  • My broad beans plants have just started flower! I'm gonna be full of beans very soon! :)
  • This bad ass crazy monkey brownie baked Alaska is making its debut on the new series of #kitchenhero tonight on RTÉ One at 8.30pm! Make sure to tune in! :)
  • Was an epic day out there this morning! Summer rocks! :)
  • Swimming with Max before work first thing this morning! Very refreshing! :)
  • BFF!
  • Kitchen clear out lunch! Rosti potato cakes with fried egg, roasted red peppers and chive flowers! :)
  • On this rainy Monday how about a banoffee eclair to cheer you up? #recipeoftheday over on my website: DonalSkehan.com
  • Guess who's glad to have us back home! Little Max! :)
  • Lemon and poppyseed pancakes with vanilla mascarpone, strawberries and Highbank Orchard Syrup! Yum! :)
  • Salad from the garden for Father's Day lunch! I love the summer! :)
  • Wild flowers from our walk on the cliffs in Howth this morning! :)
  • Don't look down Max! :)
  • Good morning Howth! That's a view worth coming home for! :)
  • My suitcase is currently full of these and lots of cheese! :)
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Bosch Shiny Red Hand Blender Competition!

It's back by popular demand! A few months ago I had one of these babies up for grabs and it went down a storm! If you haven't got many kitchen gadgets to your name and you want to start small, a hand blender is one of the best ones to get yourself going. It was one of the first big kitchen buys I ever made and they really do make life so much easier. Being a more lightweight appliance I tend to use it more often than the big clunky ones that hide in my presses. I get a lot of use of mine for smoothies, blending soups, whipping cream and the mini chopper attachment is great to whizz up ingredients for meat marinades!

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Bosch Shiny Red Hand Blender Competition!

If you haven't got many kitchen gadgets to your name and you want to start small, a hand blender is one of the best ones to get yourself going.  It was one of the first big kitchen buys I ever made and they really do make life so much easier.  Being a more lightweight appliance I tend to use it more often than the big clunky ones that hide in my presses.  I get a lot of use of mine for smoothies, blending soups, whipping cream and the mini chopper attachment is great to whizz up ingredients for meat marinades!

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