http://www.rockcookbook.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:06:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The next time you're killing time on youtube,  check out some of the clips of the sweaty-manky-davey-ravey-gravy- clubs from Dublin in the 90’s. Honest to fuck, they are absolutely hilarious. Topless skeletors whose hand dances either make them look like they are arguing in sign language or frantically trying to ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/aftermash-for-2-by-billy-scurry-post-picnic-comfort-food/ BIFFO's always get a fierce hard slagging, much of it deserved and often it is not.  Yet their reputation is certainly not  enhanced by our current leader. Smoking illegally at Croker on Sunday was a new personal low for Brian Cowen. He would have been forgiven if he were a ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/mundys-spaghetti-aioli/ After 4 weeks curing in my fridge and another week drying out, my bacon is finally ready! Can I interest any of you in a rasher and a ride? Then do please read on.... I recently had the great fortune to attend a beginner's curing and smoking course over in Dun ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/a-rasher-and-a-ride-crumlin-surf-and-turf/ There is a legendary tale about a famous zoophiliac from county Wicklow by the name of Gus Kearney. He had a thing for donkeys. A MAJOR thing for donkeys. The story goes that he was up in court for the second time, on a charge for interfering with a certain barnyard ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/dirty-epic-gambas-pil-pil/ Caprice - she's got a face like a four star pizza. Yet she's judging a fashion design show on TV3 telling contestants to be more natural. This is a woman who's been under the knife more than a Limerick stabbing victim. And have you seen Jordan lately? I think she ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/an-authentic-thai-dish-lap-moo/ People can be so heartless. Not long ago, I found myself on my way into work, about to cross over the Barge bridge by The Grand Canal. There was a massive traffic jam and a huge amount of noise brought on by the honking of many horns. It was only ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/the-surprise-curry/ These exact recipes come from my father's twin brother, Uncle Brian Davis. A top geezer and fellow Jersey City Urban Degenerate. When I were a wee lad, a friend of our family by the name of Joe Seruda used to grow raspberries in his back yard on Condict Street, Jersey ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/uncle-brians-raspberry-menage-a-trois/ It's July and it's lashing rain. That can only mean one thing. Oxegen weekend. As the first 30 odd thousand arrived yesterday to grab a good camping spot, they were greeted with torrential rain. Just as well then that they were  already hammered or monged. As long as they stay ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/a-tropical-feast-for-a-shitty-irish-day/ I have been barred from my own kitchen this weekend. Many will take great pleasure in this. Especially those who I have barred from The Sugar Club in previous years. The weekend before saw me take on a dizzying array of culinary tasks, the volume of which created a disturbance in ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/dun-laoighre-jambalay/ Provided you couldn't give a rat's arse about quality, eating for bugger all money has never been better. You can buy a 10 inch pizza on Dame street for a fiver. Most of the units in The Epicurean Food Hall on Liffey Street are "all you can eat buffets" now. But ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/the-second-best-sandwich-in-the-world-ever/ Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson copulating in a "Star is Born". The most disturbing sight I've ever seen on celluloid. It brought on a gruesome nightmare for me. Naturally, this aversion to the long haired of the world stems directly from my parents, who were two complete flower children ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/hippiefreeloadertreehugger-watermelon-gazpacho/ I mean this in the nicest possible way, but my mother would steal a piece of chocolate from a dying, orphaned leper. She is of course, the loveliest woman on the planet, but place a food item in front of her that is sugar based and she ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/boozy-peaches-with-greek-yoghurt/ I very rarely get hammered on a Wednesday. But an opportunity recently arose for me to join some fellow Americans for loads of midweek drinks and dinner in town. I didn't need a rendition of "Star Spangled Banner" to inspire me to join that party.  Complimentary grub and gargoyle? Get ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/local-signature-cocktails-100-dublin/ I can't stand Bulmer's.  Like all minging ciders,  it always reminds me of heaving my guts out all over the car park of Wesley disco. However, last year I came up with a great use for it - shoving a can of it right up a chicken's rectum and firing ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/bulmers-up-the-bum/ Ray D'Arcy interviewed a lady recently who wrote a book all about diaries that teenagers keep.  After reading out excerpts of some exceptionally embarassing adolescent stories from her collection, Ray and his team felt inspired to dust off their own log books and share them with the nation. Quite possibly ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/laura-lee-conboys-vegetable-gyoza/ I got locked with a Cougar the other night. A proper one too. She was well into her 80's. By 12.30, I had my fill of drink and could barely walk, yet she didn't seem to have a bother on her. I stumbled out of the boozer and woke up ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/crumlin-calzone-with-cork-street-marinara/ There is a race to the bottom going on within the drinks industry of Dublin. Who can sell the cheapest gargoyle? It's everywhere. €3 pints. €2 jagerbombs. €2.50 for bottles of Corona. And it's not like the punters aren't lapping it up. Panti Bar's half price Sunday was such an immediate ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/the-essential-mixes-3-cocktails-you-need-to-master-before-you-die/ As fond as I am of the fairer sex, cooking for them can often be a right pain in the swiss. There is quite simply, nothing more irritating than a woman who will eat a burger but for some reason won't eat a steak? Or they'll eat a chicken goujon ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/my-favourite-steak-rub/ The boyos over in The Revenue Office are dead chuffed with themselves. They sent out a press release today stating that they managed to get back €1.1 million from bogey bankers.  Not for nothing lads, but Seanie Fitzpatrick has probably dropped that much bread on his gold plated toilet seats. ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/feijoada-brazilian-stew/ Last night, I raised a glass to one of my American Uncles, Eddie Davis. He passed away yesterday peacefully, surrounded by family. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, a rocket scientist for NASA and a lover of fine whiskeys. A great bloke.  I will miss him. Like many a Yank family, us ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/davis-family-pork-ribs/ A Catholic Priest and a Rabbi are riding in a plane. After a while, the Priest turns to the Rabbi and asks, "Is it still a requirement of your faith that you not eat pork.?" The Rabbi responds, "Yes, that is still one of our beliefs." The Priest then asks, "Have ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/kecap-pork-curry-my-fave/ Like a moth to a flame, I am always drawn to booze related news stories. This week I got word from Bangkok that their stocks of Guinness will soon run out and may not be replaced. Irish pubs in Bangers and other tourist areas in Thailand are having mickey fits.  ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/three-shades-of-shite-guinness-starter-main-and-dessert/ THE SOUP THAT BROUGHT DOWN A GOVERNMENT By measuring a country's gross domestic product, we are supposedly able to determine how wealthy it is. A quick study into a nation's cost of living will show you which country is the most expensive to live in. And as you may be aware, ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/the-soup-that-brought-down-a-government/ A good mate of mine has just finished shooting a fairly wild , documentary style TV show. One particular episode brought him and his crew 60km south east  of Wexford in The Irish Sea, on board a fishing boat. He gets back a day late from that gig  and calls me ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/bajan-spiced-monkfish/ If two communities of people aren't getting on too well, what's the one thing that will definitely bring them together? That's right, a common enemy. And when you take two completely different sets of people, like for instance the Muslims around the Mosque on the South Circular Road and the ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/turkish-style-prawns/ With equal amounts of hilarity and horror, I have spent the last two weeks watching another fresh batch of hapless first rounders publicly disgrace themselves on Masterchef. Obviously it's nowhere near the morto level that you get on the opening episodes of X Factor, but some of the contestants need ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/big-fk-off-peanut-sauce/ If he weren’t so dangerously unhealthy and overweight, I would wholeheartedly recommend that Brian Cowen live off this recipe for the foreseeable future. No dish can make you feel better than Jewish Penicillin, otherwise known as Chicken soup. Comfort food to the extreme, himself and Willie O'Dea could really use ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/my-jewish-penicillin/ Those who would doubt how deeply embedded alcohol is within our culture, should look at the uniquely Irish phenomena that is "Mickey Money Night." The one day of the week when single mothers would get their children's allowance and run amok in the nearest dive of a nightclub. These ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/hicks-lasagna/ About ten years ago when I was still living in Bishopsmede on Clanbrassil St, I used to knock into a Jewish Kosher butcher by the name of Ehrlich who was operating on the other side of my apartment block. He was a miserable auld shite but I loved havin’ ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/the-cuisine-of-clanbrassil-st/ SALSA VERDE BY GOMEZ Contrary to common belief, rock bands do actually like to eat. In fact, whenever I encounter a touring act that has just arrived for a soundcheck, the first thing they inquire about does not involve drinks, groupies or even narcotics. Nine out of ten will ask ... http://www.rockcookbook.com/salsa-verde-by-gomez/