The Lederman Kitchen

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...

Okay, second post in my effort to catch us up and the first post since my parents visited about out of town guests.  Adina and Sean, aka sister and brother in law, made their way over to Dublin as part of their first visit to Europe.       After a few days in Paris, they landed in Dublin on a Friday night.  We have an out of town guest formula now that is simple and works every time: pints, dinner, pub with music.  Solid night out in Dublin.  Future guests take note, your first night here will be the following. We started their tour of Ireland with a trip to the local pub for a pint of Guinness.  Smyth's in Ranelagh (our hood) has become our "local" as they say here.  Not a fancy spot but lots a cozy nooks, a nice fire place, and of course a decent pint of Guinness.   Later that night we ventured up to the city center for dinner at Crackbird .  People are always skeptical when we t...