Chocolate biscuit hazelnut birthday cake
(Or, what to make when you’ve no time to make a cake.) It was the Little Sister’s Big Bad Birthday. She had been resolutely not wanting to make a fuss about it but eventually,...
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Chocolate biscuit hazelnut birthday cake
(Or, what to make when you’ve no time to make a cake.) It was the Little Sister’s Big Bad Birthday. She had been resolutely not wanting to make a fuss about it but eventually,...
Read: Journal.ie | 6 vegetarian-friendly alternatives to the classic Sunday roast – Pot roast cauliflower with spiced butter
It’s definitely the weather for a roast – but it doesn’t always have to involve meat. I wrote this feature on Sunday roasts that feature all the flavour, but with veggies as the main...
Simple blackberry tart with fennel blossom
Before it’s too late for blackberries – and there are still lots out there – get out and grab as many as you can. Even if you only eat them there on the spot,...
Read: The Echo | Show some lunchbox love
An edited version of this feature was first published in The Echo on 28 August 2019. The kids think that the summer holidays will never start, the parents think that they’ll never end –...
Read: Irish Examiner | The A-Z of flying with kids
I’ve distilled more than ten years of air travel (mostly long haul) with my smallies into an A-Z of flying with kids for the Irish Examiner.
Fast food: Asparagus and ricotta tart
This is less a recipe and more a reminder – for myself – to make the most of asparagus while I can. We are fortunate to have neighbours who regularly have an asparagus glut...
Euro-Toques Food Awards 2019
When the best chefs and producers come together, they create magic on the plate. It is a natural synergy, a creative partnership that thrives on passion and excellence – and one that all restaurant-lovers...
Gathering food: Slow cooked brisket with stout, rhubarb and mustard
You know you’re properly grown up (or getting old) when there’s a cousins’ get together – with no mammies or aunts present. One of my Malaysian cousins recently moved to Ireland and he brought...