The Lederman Kitchen

Summer 2013 was the nicest summer in Ireland in 18 year.  18 years!  It was newsworthy, people were sweltering in the heat, swimming in the sea and the canals and causing traffic jams on the roads to the beaches.  People were reminiscing about their memories from the Summer of '95, and tweeting about how they would tell their future grandkids about the summer of 2013.   You may wonder what an Irish Summer so memorable is like.  Well, we're talking about warm weather - a few consecutive weeks in the upper 60's, a few days in the low 70's and maybe 1 day around 75.  And just over 2 full weeks without rain, not once.  If you had experienced Summer 2012, as we did (or presumably any other summer between 95' and '13), you would know this was nothing short of a miracle. For perspective, 23°C = 73°F To be fair, the days around these really warm days were also pretty nice, we saw a lot of sun in Ireland over the summer and it was a complet...

Yes it's almost August, but I'm blogging about April.  My parents spent most of April in Europe, how amazing is that?  They came over to Ireland at the beginning of their trip and spent a few days with Brian and I exploring in and around Dublin. I loved showing them around and having them see a bit of what our life is like on this side of the world.   To get a true Irish experience, we took them to a castle, the country side, the coast and the city. First stop was one of our favorites - Trim Castle.  It's a perfect mix of castle & ruins, with a great tour of the castle keep.  Since we've done the tour before, we sent Mom & Dad in, and Brian and I took a walk along the river to see some other ruins. Mom, Dad and I in Trim Brian and I on our walk Mom & Dad's pretty pic from the castle keep Like father... Like daughter (on a previous trip) Walking around Trim After Trim, we drove a bit more around County Meath - sto...