For me, first impressions are everything!! Making a strong first impression, especially face to face with someone, is so important to me. It is for this reason that the first thing my guests see when I welcome them into my house is a cake tray of some homemade welcome treats. They are a great…
Sika’s Flapjacks – Our Most Requested Recipe
Without Hesitation, this is the most requested recipe in Sika Lodge. I’m asked probably five times a week for the recipe. I can understand why! Not to toot my own trumpet but these are amazing. These flapjacks are adapted from a Rachel Allen recipe. But I literally just throw in anything in terms of…
Guinness Bread – A St Patrick’s Day Treat
When you ask someone to say the first thing that comes into their head when you say Irish Food & Drink, usually the first word that comes out of their mouth would be Guinness………closely followed by potatoes, whiskey, and soda bread!! So with this in mind, and in honour of St Patrick’s Day which is…
The Ring of Kerry – My Self Drive Recommendations
(Photo Source from http://www.Ireland.com) The most common question asked of me by my guests is for recommendations on what to see on the Ring of Kerry. Here are my own personal tips and recommendations. I am not affiliated with anyone I reccommend, nor do I proclaim to be an expert. Here are just some hints…
Homemade Chocolate Spread – A Healthy Nutella Alternative
We are now serving homemade chocolate hazelnut spread at our breakfast table in Sika Lodge B&B. Containing absolutely NO PALM OIL. Now any chocolate spread is indulgent, but being homemade, it’s ten times better than the shop bought alternative. Everything in moderation, right!? We love Nutella in this house and I’m constantly including it in baking…
New Breakfast Menu Addition – The Breakfast Panini
With less than a week to go before re-opening the Bed & Breakfast for our seventh season, my mind has turned to upgrading our breakfast menu. I try to improve the B&B every season. We are constantly upgrading the rooms, renovating, adding more amenities. For example this winter I decided to redecorate our breakfast room….
First Award of 2017 Announced
Delighted to announce that we got word today from our partners at Booking.com that we were awarded a Guest Review Award. We scored our highest score ever which is both exciting and scary. Now we are tasked with the job of maintaining the score for the coming season, which is a very daunting task. Nevertheless…
Introducing……
Hi, all. This is my first post for my new blog, The Sika Lodge. Welcome, welcome, welcome!! I am not completely new to blogging. For those of you who already know me, will know that I dipped in and out of the food blogging arena from time to time Serena’s Medium Rare, but as…
First blog post
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