Hello all
Hiya, I signed up in January, but only just remembered that I did (it's me age, you know!). I'm Jo, a Brit living in the west of Ireland with her husband, 2 dogs, 2 cats and a cockerel (no kids). We've been here for 12 years now, and love the place. It's right by the Atlantic (and in the middle of rural nowhere) so we have access to all sorts of wonderful seafood (my husband goes shore fishing, there are also mussels, winkles and the occasional sea-urchin in the rock pools), not to mention grass fed beef, local lamb, fresh eggs (not from our own hens until we get some more next spring, but a friend has some), free-range pork (from some other friends), plus loads of wild hedgerow-type stuff - blackberries, sloes, edible fungi and so on.
I'm a total foodie who cooks nearly everything from scratch, makes bread and wine and cider, am just starting out with homemade sausages, and one day would love to have a go at cheese.
My favourite cuisine is probably Indian, and I've come close to replicating a proper British Indian Restaurant curry (which is totally different from an authentic Indian curry) at home - had to, really, because our nearest good Indian is about 30 miles away (which is a long way on Irish roads). I also enjoy cooking Chinese food, traditional Irish food, good old English roasts, and fiddling around with posh dinner party recipes off the telly - not that we have a telly, but I watch online
Half the time I eat low carb, but the other half I fail miserably and eat everything in sight. It's an ongoing fight that I'm probably destined to lose, but hey - I'm over 50, have spent most of my life dieting, and am about ready to throw in the towel! This is why stretch pants exist
So, there ya go, practically my autobiography - I do talk a lot, given half a chance
Nice to be here!