Ah summertime, living here in Ireland can oft be a confusing existence. One glorious sunny daydoes not a summer make. We see it all here - it can be bright and sunny and then suddenly snow as late as April, it can rain at the drop of a hat and nothing is certain. In fairness it only serves to endear this little island deeper into our hearts, and God love the visitor who is overheard by Irish ears complaining about the weather in Ireland!
So usually when a day starts with clear blue skies and a heat in the pavements, the supermarkets quickly stock their shelves with skewered meat and charcoal. Its queues are long with happy cavemen discussing fire, and women looking at each others legs comparing shades of white with the hope that a gold sheen might be there by the end of the day.
...and we are there like everyone else, grabbing the small smidge of summer by the collar while we can...
We grabbed a disposable Barbie, a couple of breasts of corn fed chicken, and some bits and pieces and headed to my moms to take over her garden and enjoy a day outside.
My moms garden is really lovely, she always has a great wine to offer, due to her impeccable taste and vast knowledge of the vine, and the food was great, so that when the cool air filtered through the warmth it was a reluctant family that headed home.
I had pate, followed by Lambs liver. The pate was lovely, although the tomato bread served with it was long toasted, cold and practically inedible. 
The lambs liver, served with black pudding, was divine. Bill and Mary had burgers, I tasted both and they were superb.
A perfect portion, just enough sauce and icecream along side. All of us were licking our lips and talking about the next visit - hoping they'd still have that on the menu.
Breakfast was drop scones, served with tinned cherries and sour cream (mix a tsp of caster sugar with the cream to sweeten it if you don't like the tartness). 
Lunch was floury baps with pastrami and leaves, and dinner was mixed beans (flagelet and cannelli) in a sauce made from a tin of chopped tomatoes, 2 tbsp wine, 1 tbsp american mustard, splash worcestor sauce and a tsp chilli powder. Served with barbequed sausages and asparagus... We wrapped it all up in wholemeal wraps and ate it with our hands...
In the evening we lit a campfire and made sh'mores... As always with campfire sh'mores there were a few lost to the fire! However most made there way to our watering mouths where they quickly vanished!
Sprinkle with icing sugar and glace chestnuts if you have any... Serve with cream!
Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix to a solid dough. Form the dough into a sausage shape, of about an inch and a half circumference. Put in the fridge for about an hour, then slice into thin rounds. Pop the rounds onto a lined baking sheet and into an oven of 190c for about ten minutes, or when they are golden.
