Read: Irish Examiner | Slow cook to save energy and time
Reduce energy use, come home to a cooked meal: Is a slow-cooker the dream appliance? First published in the Irish Examiner on 25 November 2022.
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Dinners and lunches, food for friends and suppers at home – all kinds of savoury options
Read: Irish Examiner | How to cook like a camper
Cooking in a camper van, on a camping stove or barbecue can be a challenge, but it’s also a lot of fun. Take inspiration from Camping Soul Food, a smart collection of easy recipes that can be cooked anywhere with limited equipment and fridge space.
Spelt pastry galette with mushrooms, asparagus & goat cheese
Before the asparagus season – oh, so short in Ireland but so, so sweet – disappears, it must be celebrated. Slice and pile it on top of a simple nutty-flavoured spelt pastry base that’s...
Slow cooker whole spiced cauliflower
Using the slow cooker to cook a whole spiced cauliflower lets you lather your cauli liberally with some good flavours, turn the slow cooker to high and ignore it – apart from the gorgeous aroma – for three hours.
Comfort food: easy cheesy spinach gnocchi
It was not a good week. The airwaves and my feeds were full of horror and rage at what had happened in the US – some useful links here from #BlackLivesMatter – we were...
Rhubarb & strawberry cobbler
It feels as if there’s been a lot more sweet things around the cottage lately. This might be due to a combination of the girls baking more – thanks to cookbook gifts from the...
Toad in the Hole with Inch House Black Pudding
Smallies – frustratingly – change their minds about food. Cue lines from me like: “But you liked this pasta / rice / cheese / breakfast / lunch / dinner only last week! Little Missy,...
The simplest (gluten free) chocolate tart
This chocolate tart takes minutes to put together, can be gluten free and – most importantly – has a gorgeous contrast between the gloriously smooth chocolate ganache filling and the textured, crunchy oatcake crust.