Langouring in the back of the fridge watching other flavours of jams and marmalades coming and going, apricot jam is taking up room and probably feeling like a bit of a waste of space. Creeping up behind cranberry sauce sales at Christmas time those figures must surely be dwindling with the demise of Christmas Cake [...]
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Sticky Apricot Chicken & Apricot Couscous
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Apricot Couscous, Apricot Jam, Sticky Apricot Chicken on May 11, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Chermoula spiced chickpeas in stuffed & roasted peppers
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Chermoula Paste, Diet, Healthy Eating, Stuffed Peppers on May 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a tasty Moroccan inspired recipe that’ll fill you up and make you feel healthy at the same time. Anything with lemon, honey and ginger sings cleansing or purifying and accompanied with the right amount of spiciness you’re destined to feel renewed. This John Torode chermoula paste recipe lay unexplored amidst the pages of a [...]
Apple and Almond Tart
Posted in Baking Day, tagged Apple and Almond Tart, Neven Maguire, Vanilla Pods on April 26, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Cue the M&S voice-over; this is no ordinary tart, this is a Neven Maguire Apple and Almond Tart. You’ll take a mouthful, shut your eyes then probably let them roll a little as cream continues to melt into still bitey apple merging with moist almond custardy filling. Spoonful after spoonful will disappear with far too [...]
Wholemeal Pesto Scones
Posted in Baking Day, tagged Baking, Wholemeal Pesto Scones on April 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Last weekend brought a wonderful excuse to visit Galway. I travelled solo and met up with The Gravy Man at The G Hotel where we availed of their Fabulous Friday package which included a 3 course meal that was superb. Only staying for one night, as the doors of the lift to the carpark closed on [...]
Easter Eggs
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Dill Salad Dressing, Duck Eggs, Easter Eggs, Egg and Potato Salad on April 5, 2012 | 9 Comments »
What could be more perfect at Easter time than a basket of magnificent duck eggs. I was fortunate to be gifted these beauties by fellow food writer/blogger Mona Wise on the occasion of the ‘Gimme the Recipe‘ book launch last week at The Mill Restaurant, Blarney. The first use that sprang to mind was baking [...]
Mini Quiche Bites
Posted in Dinner Party, Uncategorized, tagged Canapes, Quiche on April 1, 2012 | 4 Comments »
For all you fans of convenience and purchasing ingredients with one quick stop at the supermarket here are some mini quiche bites that are just perfect for a girls night in. Yes boys, I’m being sexist and going along with the maxim that you don’t eat quiche because you are ‘real men’ I’ve heard the [...]
Mini Cheesecake Pots
Posted in Dinner Party, tagged Cheesecake, dessert, recipes on March 22, 2012 | 18 Comments »
This is a dessert for the time-pressed cheesecake lover. The kind of person who doesn’t prepare things the night before and doesn’t like to wait while things set or bake. You can take this in any direction that you like and the flavour combinations here are a variation on some classics, just think about your [...]
Honey Glazed Rashers on Lemon & Vegetable Couscous
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Honey Glazed Rashers, Lemon and Vegetable Couscous, What's for Dinner Mom? on March 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Honeyed and stickily sweet rashers sit on a bed of lemony zipped couscous fortified with a mighty selection of healthy vegetables. There’s plenty that could be said about this dish perhaps beginning with the sweet honey and sharp lemon combination. They speak of soothing and of comfort and indeed with the succulent rashers comfort is [...]
Beef & Onion Hotpot
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Beef & Onion Hotpot, Irish Beef Recipe, What's for Dinner Mom? on March 1, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Inspired by a flavour-filled french onion soup that I enjoyed at Ballymaloe last weekend (Food Writing Course with Hugo Arnold), I wanted to cook something where the onion was the hero of the piece. Onions are both prolific and cheap along with being tremendously under-celebrated. Yet how many dishes start with a gently sauteed or [...]
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