@johnanthonybarker College marks the start of an epic new adventure. For some, it’s a key to the big bad world. For others, an opportunity to cram some more knowledge into our older years. Regardless of your intentions, the path ahead is turbulent at best. There will be high levels of stress and we will all,…
@johnanthonybarker On the other side of college lies *touch wood* days of discretionary expenditure and consequential brunch. However, the student lifestyle can be far from such glamour. Despite attempts to budget, we get carried away on a night out or opt for the prettier/cooler yet more expensive stationary, leaving loose change for brunch to be…
Introduction My name is Katie and I’m a final year Nutritional Sciences student. I would like to begin by saying that I am by no means an expert on the topics of food and health. However, from studying Nutritional Sciences for three years and living away from home for college, I have learned a few…
If you’re wondering about the title, I put that down because I wanted to write about lots of little recipes, but ones that aren’t totally authentic to their respective home regions. Also I live in Tower now, and it sounded neat. Tapas are little snacks or appetisers, with the term originating in Spain. While each…
Welcome to the Valentines food section! Now because valentines falls on RAG week this year, on top of the normal fact that we’re all poor students here, this week’s article is going to be about nice, cute, and most importantly cheap places to take your significant other (or even just your newest Tinder fling). There’s…
Porridge (for those that don’t like porridge) Ciara Dinneen, Features Editor It’s almost a cultural phenomenon at this stage; the wonders of porridge. Parents and grandparents harp on about how it is the healthiest, the absolute best thing to have for breakfast. It sets you right up for the day, so they say. And they…
Alright so, we’re really close to that time of year. The time of year where your family all get together and argue over a mountain of food. Where you make vats of mashed potatoes, roasted turkeys (because if one is good, then two is better), lakes of gravy and all the veg that you won’t…
Both of these come from the ye olde family recipe book, because we don’t change what works, so a number of our recipes are from gran and her mom and so on and so forth. Brownies are something that are very handy for when you’re having people over because everyone loves brownies, and they’re pretty…
This is the cake that we make for all our family gatherings and parties, because it’s easy and it holds for days. It’s not the chocolatiest cake but it makes up for that by sheer ease of preparation. Also, until you absolutely cover it in frosting, which I highly recommend doing because buttercream is yummy,…
If you’re new to Cork, or just maybe to college, you may be missing those hometown favourites, the local chipper. And while you may cry “it’s not Donkey Fords” at a few of these entries, they may just tide you over till you can get back to those home comforts (and some of them may…