BITS AND PIECES

The tips and tricks that will make you smile this week

MEAT FEAST

÷WINNER, winner, steak dinner. If you feel you are running out of ideas in the kitchen, nip to an Aldi store and you’ll find everything you need to re-create your favourite steak dish with a wide range of Bord Bia approved Irish steaks. A steak salad with salsa verde perhaps? Delicious...

PERFECT PICNICS

÷IF you want to experience a picnic of dreams, Adare Manor has a selection of three tailored delights for hotel residents to choose from. There’s the Wyndham Quinn Picnic with a woodland walk, the The Lord of Dunraven Picnic Basket by the banks of the River Maigue and A Beyond Everything Picnic complete with your very own Picnic Butler. Overnight with bed and breakfast starts from €725 per night; visit adaremanor.com or call 061-605200.

STOP THE CLOCKS

IMAGE Skincare has some amazing products to tackle the signs of ageing, and for the month of August, there’s 20% off certain products, like the supercharged Max Stem Cell Serum (usually €118.00) at Image stockists nationwide.

SCENTSATIONAL!

÷IF you want to treat yourself, check out Jo Malone London’s divine new fragrance collection. Fig & Lotus Flower cologne (30ml, €56) and Cypress & Grapevine Cologne Intense (€96, 50ml) are uplifting and sensuous. Available at brownthomas.com

WONDERFUL WEAVE

÷TRADITIONAL yet timeless, Avoca throws remain a great local and crafted gift for a loved one or yourself. In mohair, cashmere and lambswool, at avoca.com