Then There's Food

We have managed to eat while we're here, and we have eaten well. All parts of Ireland are so close to the sea that there is lots of fresh fish available and all that we have had has been great! The seafood chowder we had in western Ireland is still our favorite meal so far. We have actually eaten most meals the last couple of days in our hotel and have found lots of fresh vegetables. There was something on the menu called "rocket" and when we asked what it was we were told it was salad.  Dr. It was actually arugula, which is a bitter green. They served it on top of our pizza. We thought we were eating sweet potatoes but it was actually carrots and turnips which had been pureed together. We have also found that things such as desserts are not nearly as sweet as we would make them. Perhaps that's partly why we don't see overweight people! We think that food prices are pretty high, even outside of the hotel restaurant. Fortunately some great meals have been included with the conference registration.

My (Paige's) fabulous breakfast...the next day I doubled the mushroom portion.
 I have reverted back to my coffee only breakfast though; just can't handle that much food before noon!

Fabulous Latte's and I (Paige) especially like the Bewley's Mint Tea
and "Forest Fruits" juice in the morning.

Paige's meat and  "potato fest" conference lunch

Susan's salad bar lunch
 (one of the breads with hummus was for  Paige).

Still our favorite so far: seafood chowder at Gus O'Connor's Pub.

Paige's tasty asian noodle, vegetable, and chicken dinner.

Susan's plaice (fish) with fresh spinach and a butter caper sauce.