CHEESE OF THE MONTH- Delice de Bourgogne. Made by Lincet, a large dairy in France's Burgundy region, this lush triple cream cow's milk cheese melts in your mouth. Absolutely delcicious and 10% off for August.
BOOK OF THE MONTH- Ladies, a plate - Traditional home baking By Alexa Johnston Proper old school cake book. This wonderful collection of traditional baking by New Zealand author Alexa Johnston revives the recipes that littered her childhood when women baked for suppers and teas at community events in response to the message 'Ladies, a plate' - often printed on invitations to attend. Classics like butterfly cakes, brandy snaps and Victoria sponge sit beside wonderfully named recipes Jammy dodgers, gipsy creams, cheese busters and our personal favourite, friendly road buns. The author also includes all conversions, basic pastry recipes, and a generous amount of jam making tips to go along with all that cake .
Meet the Maker - Glór Peanut Butter - Friday August 27th from 12 p.m "It's not often that a food product stops you in your tracks and you just know it's the very best that it could be. That was my reaction to Glór peanut butter, which I bought at the Point Village Market" MARIE-CLAIRE DIGBY, IRISH TIMES We're proud to have Oliver Heffernen in store with us on the last Friday of this month, August 27th, from around 12 o'clock... Eventhough his delcious range of peanut butters are simply wonderful spread on bread, we'll also be making some peanut butter cookies and a full-on peanut and chocolate brownie for tasters...
Wish you were here... Lovely Rua postcards free to take at the counter in both cafes and the delicatessen. Make someone hungry and send one today...
NEW PRODUCTS Elderberry Wine from Wines Of The Glen. An elegant fruity red made from elderberries and grapes. Brownie mix from Sowans (Gluten free) Glór Irish Peanut butter. In Natural and Chocolate Chip flavours. Millers Damsel Wheat Wafers now available in Charcoal flavour. Loose Caperberries now available at the Olive Counter. A wider range of delicious Irish Artisan chocolate from Cocoabean.

Night time. We're continuing to run our last Friday of the month evenings upstairs at Spencer Street and although we're booked put for our August night, we're now taking bookings for Friday September 24th. It's a great night with a three course set menu, celebrating lots of delicious local ingredients. Have a look at a sample menu on our website. Booking is essential, so please call Colleen on 094 928 6072 if you'd like to reserve a table.
Best of the West tasting plate - Summer 2010 ...with Carrowholly cheese, Connemara smokehouse salmon, Rua salads, soda bread , chutney and Cuinneog country butter. Includes a free homemade lemonade or sparkling elderflower drink. ONLY €10 at both cafes.
Recipe of the month Buttermilk Panna Cotta We've chosen Panna Cotta this month because it's the perfect companion to the abundance of wonderful Irish berries in season. Simply scatter the plate with some strawberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, loganberries... whatever you have or a mix of the lot. The desert works well with a myriad of other ingredients such as lightly cooked rhubarb, plain chocolate sauce, or figs and honey. Click here to have a look at the recipe.

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