Cook This Now by Melissa Clark: Rhubarb, Strawberry and Lemon Jam
At this time of year there are certain days – damp and cold and dreary days – that make you wonder if summer will ever come. That’s when you want some of this Rhubarb,...
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Chicken, Mushroom and Barley Stew with Spring Greens
Stock making is often a bone (ahem) of contention. Cooks from one school of thought say that you’re missing out on one of the best parts of a roast chicken if you don’t make...
Caroline Hennessy at the Waterford Food Festival | The Bridgestone Guides
The Tannery, Nude Food, Dungarvan Brewing Company: there’s plenty of good eating and drinking in Dungarvan at any time of the year – but especially when the Waterford Food Festival rolls around. My report...
Wild Pickings and Nettle Soup
Picking food in all seasons in woodlands and meadows is great fun – especially when you get something as tasty as Nettle Soup as an end result. Writing for SilverCircle.ie, Caroline Hennessy tells you...
Kitchen Projects: (Home)Baked Beans
When an unseasonably warm March – oh, those lovely days of summer clothes and sandals! – segues into a freezing April, it’s time for a robust but gently spiced pot of (Home)Baked Beans. That’s not to...
Beer – and food and walking – at Druids Glen Resort, Wicklow
I’ve come to the conclusion that nice hotels, in many ways, are wasted on me. Swimming pool and gym on site? I’m allergic to chlorine and have never darkened the doors of a gym....
Gimmie the Recipe by Shelia Kiely and Butcher’s Sausage Hotpot
With six school-going children in her house, Cork woman Shelia Kiely has plenty of experience in figuring out what food will keep a family happy. She’s not short of, as she mentions in the...
Homemade peanut butter from Bought, Borrowed & Stolen by Allegra McEvedy
Adventurous, curious and passionate about food, Allegra McEvedy comes across as someone who would be a fantastic travelling companion. Apart from the fact that, due to her obsession with collecting knives, she must spend...