The Weekly Round-Up

Looking for something to do this week? We have a few ideas for you.

Read on to find out about events taking place around the country this week, new menus, festivals, news and more. 

Fresh Resolutions with The Happy Pear

Saturday, January 4th from 10am-5.30pm at Radisson Blu Royal, Golden Lane, Dublin

Kicking off 2020, this seminar aims to help you make the new year your best yet. Teaming wellness with financial advice, nutritious recipes and more, this event will see a range of speakers, including The Happy Pear twins, help to inspire guests to live their best lives. Click here for ticket info and pricing.

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Heres a wonderfully tasty and healthy curry - full written recipe down below ⬇️ Its a recipe from our online vegan cooking course which is 50% off till midnight tonight where we distill 14 years as vegan chefs to teach you how to cook without recipes. The course can be done from any where in the world at your own speed and has lots of community support to hold your hand. Our next course starts this monday - link in bio to learn more @thehappypear Chickpea, mushroom & fine beans curry 10 mins Feeds 2-4 people 4 scallions/ spring onions Garlic - 2 cloves (peeled) Chilli - ½ deseeded chili Ginger - ½ thumb size Chickpea - 2 x 400g tins 100g fine beans/Sugarsnaps 200g mushrooms Coconut milk - 1 x 400ml tin  1 tin chopped tomatoes (400ml) 1 tbsp Curry powder  1 tsp paprika,  1 tsp ground Cumin  1 tsp ground Coriander 1 tbsp Tamari  juice of 1 lemon Salt, chilli and ground black pepper to taste 100g of baby spinach Fresh coriander to garnish Method; * Peel and finely chop the Spring onions, garlic ginger and chilli * Chop the fine beans and mushrooms into bite sized pieces * Drain and rinse the chickpeas * Heat a non stick pan with 1 tbsp of oil over a high heat, add the chopped spring onions, garlic, ginger and chilli reduce the heat to medium and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring regularly. * Add your bite sized chopped mushrooms to the pan with the fine beans, with the curry powder, paprika, ground cumin and ground coriander and a generous pinch of salt, stir and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally with a lid on. Remember to stir occasionally to stop veg from sticking and burning to the bottom, cook until your veg is soft and cooked through * Add your drained and rinsed chickpeas * Add tinned tomatoes and coconut milk along with the tamari, lemon juice, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer, cook for 1-2 minutes or longer if you would like a thicker sauce. Add the washed baby spinach and stir in to allow it to wilt. * Taste the dish for  seasoning before serving and add, salt, pepper, acid,  if required. * Garnish, with some chopped fresh coriander - serve and enjoy!  #vegan #plantbased #recipe #health #healthydinner #healthyrecipe

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Twilight dinner for Little Christmas at The Mustard Seed, Limerick

Sunday, January 5th

Little Christmas, also known as women's Christmas or Nollaig na mBan in Irish, marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas. Decorations come down and the festivities are officially over as everyone moves on to a new year. 

To mark the occasion, The Mustard Seed has launched a special rate to help guests prolong their Christmas holidays. The Twilight Dinner is a four-course meal made with some of head chef Angel Pirev's favourite ingredients costing just €49 per person. For an additional €55 per person sharing, guests can also enjoy a special overnight stay with breakfast at The Mustard Seed. 

To book, call 069 68508. Click here for more information about The Mustard Seed.

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Last date for postage is Friday 20th. Vouchers can be emailed until December 23rd. A Mustard Seed gift voucher....to bring joy, to say thanks, for a loved one, for a friend. Ticks all the boxes! #anpost #mustardseedmoments #giftvouchers #greatgiftsideas #countryhousehotel #limerick #irelandsbluebook #blackdiamondphotography

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Mount Juliet Estate 2020 Wedding Showcase 

Sunday, January 5th from 2-5pm 

Mount Juliet Estate is kicking off the new year with a bang by inviting engaged couples from around the country to their 2020 winter wedding showcase. This free event will allow guests to meet the team at Mount Juliet, sample the hospitality and decide on their preferences for the big day. Guests will be greeted with Champagne and canapés from the estate's culinary experts, highlighting what sort of food is available to enjoy as part of the wedding packages. This is a free event and booking is not required. Visit mountjuliet.ie or phone +353 56 777 3000 for further information. 

An alcohol-free January at The Shelbourne with The Virgin Mary Bar

Sean McGoldrick from The Shelbourne has collaborated with Anna Walsh, bar manager at Ireland's first non-alcoholic bar The Virgin Mary Bar, to create an alcohol-free menu for January. The six drinks featured on the menu utilise popular ingredients like Seedlip Grove and Garden, Darjeeling tea and chamomile bitters to create a well-rounded offering to ensure that non-drinkers don't feel out of place this January. Each drink costs €8.50, click here for more information.