Summer Entertaining with Sumac Spices
Sumac Prawn and Watermelon Salad Sumac is one of my favourite spices, so I just had to include recipes using sumac in the Marrakesh chapter of my cookbook, Delish. Sumac is an essential ingredient in...
View ArticleBlack Pudding Burgers from Clonakilty!
Great fun in Clon! I was at a BBQ recently, but a BBQ with a difference. Organised by the Clonakilty Rugby Club in Scannall’s Bar in Clonakilty, in aid of flood relief for businesses and homes affected...
View ArticleAs Red as a Lobster
I so love lobster !! Lobster is traditionally considered a delicacy, pricey and reserved for posh restaurants and special occasions. Surprisingly, in these economic times, lobster is becoming more and...
View ArticlePicnic Pizza Muffins
Picnic Pizza Muffns This recipe is a real crowd pleaser with kids and adults alike loving to devour them. Picnic Pizza Muffins are the perfect picnic bag and lunch box filler, although they may be...
View ArticleBaked Filled Pumpkin
Baked Filled Pumpkin This is one of my favourite recipes- it looks really fun and the flavour combination isreally moreish. I have had students get up in the middle of the night to eat the leftovers of...
View Article‘Boerewors’ Sausage and Pumpkin Bake
Boerewors Butternut Traybake This is a really easy recipe using pumpkin that is very family friendly-kids love it. You can make it for the rest of the year using butternut squash instead of Halloween...
View ArticleColourful Chickpea Salsa Wraps
This is a great recipe for a light lunch or supper-colourful, crunchy and figure friendly. The chickpea base has a wonderful flavour and texture, you wont miss the meat at all! Chickpeas are low...
View ArticleLentil Salad with Sunblush Tomatoes and Feta
This is one of my all time favourite salads-really moreish taste with a lovely texture. This is one of my ‘substantial salad’ recipes: salads made with resilient ingredients that are filling,...
View ArticleChow Down Chicken Noodles
This is a great takeawayish recipe, all the tastes and textures of a traditional Chinese, but with extra crunch and veggies. Use skinless boneless chicken thighs for really juicy tender chicken, much...
View ArticleChinese New Year-The Year of the Snake
This year we are ushering in the Year of The Snake with the biggest festival on the Chinese calendar-Chinese New Year. Homes will be spring cleaned, feasts will be prepared, decorations put up and...
View ArticleChilli Garlic Baked Brie Bread
Serves 8 as a side dish Ingredients: 1 small round sourdough loaf or 4 rolls 2tbls butter, softened Salt and pepper 1tsp chilli flakes 4 cloves garlic, crushed ½ tsp English mustard powder 1 brie or...
View ArticleMixed Berry Smoothie Recipe
How To Make The Best Smoothies It may be balmy or Baltic wherever you, dear reader, but I believe all weather is smoothie weather. If done well, smoothies make a delicious and nutritious breakfast or...
View ArticleSatay Chopped Chicken Salad Recipe
Pineapple –Your Meal Prep Pal If you follow the hashtag #mealprep on Instagram you’ll see tons of posts of neatly packed meals in plastic containers. Usually containing a riff on grilled chicken...
View ArticleBrainy Bliss Balls Recipe
Oats So Good It might not be a sexy new superfood, but oats are one of the healthiest foods you can eat. Oats grow extremely well in Ireland so you can buy high quality local and even organic porridge...
View ArticleBlushing Beetroot Recipes
Blushing Beetroot I’m sure that growing up, most of us associated beetroot with the crinkle-cut slices that come in a jar. Or maybe the grated beetroot where it isn’t as easy to avoid the eye-watering...
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