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Gimme Dinner – “Put a bit of butter on the spuds André”

Posted on September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 by sheila kiely

A question I ask in the introduction to my ebook ‘Gimme Dinner‘ (ahem, IT’S out NOW) is :

‘Does answering the question, “what’s for dinner?”, sometimes make you want to scream?’

Or is it just me?

It doesn’t happen too much now but when my kids were small and feeding them was something to accomplish before rushing out the door to some sporting or other commitment it used to drive me CRAZY.

I would have been doing my best to speedily complete the task with a fair idea of what I needed to do under serious time pressure and then someone would aimlessly wander in and interrupt all that with what I could argue was a fairly pointless question.

Really! Did it really matter what the answer was? Whatever it was it was certainly not up for discussion or about to change anytime soon.

My hope now is that ‘Gimme Dinner‘ will come in handy to anyone who is time frazzled and under pressure to answer that (stupid) question without raising blood pressure. I’ve just discovered the free kindle app myself lately and now have my book on all my devices so when I’m out shopping I can quickly check ingredients lists on my phone and in the kitchen use a tablet/ipad etc for a larger view when cooking. Also if someone does wander in and wants to know what’s cooking , you can just point at the device and silently get on with what you are doing!

If you, reading this, happen to be the person who from time to time wanders into the kitchen and asks that question can I make a suggestion please? How about instead of ‘What’s for Dinner?’ you take a leaf out of André’s book and ask :

‘How can I help?’

Or as André actually asked in his delightful French accent :

‘Der is somezing I can elp?’

If you are unaware of André follow this link to view one of Ireland’s all time favourite tv ads, there are hilarious parodies available too.

To get an idea of what ‘Gimme Dinner‘ includes (50 of my favourite dinner recipes) you can get a free sample and try before you buy.

x Sheila

Gimme Dinner click for link to sample or buy

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Roast tomatoes

Posted on June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 by sheila kiely

Here’s a recipe for a simple side of roast tomatoes.
Especially good for tomatoes that are turning overripe and softening. (Unless they’re mouldy of course then it’s time for the compost).

Roast Tomatoes Recipe ⬇️

How good do they look?. I can’t wait to visit Italy again over the summer and see the tables laden with tomatoes being left to sun-dry outside.

Hot oven
Small tomatoes
oil
herbes de Provence
salt
roast 10 mins
& squash slightly with a fork before serving.
Recipe Ends ⬆️

Why would you throw an overripe tomato away when you can turn it into something so glorious? Or an overripe banana, freezes perfectly for future smoothies or banana bread. Sometimes a little imagination can redeem a waning ingredient.

x Sheila

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Spice it up – Recipe No. 2 for the summer is Ras el Hanout Chicken with Chickpea Mash. & also… how does your garden grow?

Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by sheila kiely

Ras el Hanout spiced chicken & chickpea mash – Sheila Kiely

Ras el Hanout chicken strips ⬇️

Chicken fillet cut into long strips or mini chicken fillets
Ras el Hanout
Heat some oil in a pan, add the chicken, dust generously with Ras el Hanout, turn over after a couple of minutes and dust the other side, one last turn and chicken should be done , cut through to centre to check white all the way through

Spiced Chickpea Mash ⬇️

The LIST
1 tbsp olive oil
4 garlic cloves crushed or chopped
1 tbsp crushed chillies or ‘easy’ chillies*
1 tbsp cumin
2 tins drained chickpeas crumbled – use food processor
Large handful chopped fresh coriander
The METHOD
Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the garlic and chillies, cook for a minute
Add the cumin, mix through
Add the crumbled chickpeas and the coriander
Mix well, heat through & serve
TO SERVE
Serve with lime wedges, Greek yoghurt & crusty bread
*easy chillies refers to jar of crushed chillies that are long-life, simple to use and stored in the fridge

⬆️ Recipe ends here

Well, the above are old favourites and I have shared these before. Ras el Hanout is a magnificently warming spice blend that will warm up your food and is perfect for enhancing summer dishes. I like to serve this with a side of mashed avocado splashed with lime though in Ireland getting hold of perfectly ripe avocados can be tricky and involves mostly luck!

At last the degrees have decided to start climbing and we have been gifted with some warmth and when the sun breaks through and clouds dissipate there is NOWHERE more beautiful than Ireland as it never gets too hot. We have brightness until 10pm which is magnificent and these stretched days will stay with us until 21st June. Each day awakens shortly after 5am and the darkness of winter becomes a faded memory.

Lawns are being cut and humming mowers and strimmers are a familiar background sound though it’s lovely to see that many gardeners are taking heed of the threatened bee population and leaving strips of dancing wildflowers, daisys, buttercups and dandelions to flourish.

So Instead of mowers I wish you a summer filled with nature’s sounds, chirping birds, buzzing bees, gentle breezes through the trees and meadows.

Slán for now, x Sheila.

Ras el Hanout spiced chicken – Sheila Kiely

Chickpea mash, made in minutes – Sheila Kiely

Sauce required? Sprinkle some paprika over Greek yoghurt, tadah- Sheila Kiely

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Summer eating & the living is easy – Irish baby potato salad

Posted on June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 by sheila kiely

Baby Potato Salad Recipe ⬇️

Boiled baby potatoes-chopped bite size
Chopped spring onion & chives
Salad cream
Salt & pepper

An Irish classic potato salad is made with salad cream, no BBQ is complete without it! Whether you’re a ‘Chef’ or ‘Heinz’ salad cream household is a personal choice & up to you.

As the summer holiday season gets underway it has so far been a very disappointing start for us in Ireland weather-wise and I had to turn the heating back on last week to ward off the cold. We’ll take the sunshine when we get it though and will cook and eat for the season. I’ve lots of summer recipes to share with you and you will find accompanying reels (videos) over on my Instagram for each of the recipes that I will post. I’m planning on one a week at least and the photo below shows some that I will be sharing.

I’ve often seen comments re recipe blogs where disgruntled readers are like ‘okay, I don’t want to wade through your life story before I get the recipe’ and with my blog being called ‘Gimme the Recipe’ that’s what I’ll be doing first. The recipes will be as succinct as possible and will generally be just a matter of combining some delicious ingredients with very little faffing.

We’re on a holiday weekend here in Ireland at the moment so I’m off to try and get the dog to walk the beach in the drizzle of soft misty rain that has decided to descend on West Cork today. It will be in the freshest of air and with a background lull of breaking waves. Life is good.

x Sheila

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Valentine’s Day Ideas – a romantic spotify playlist, some delicious food…. and perhaps a good book to cosy up with ♥♥♥♥♥

Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 by sheila kiely

You’ve left it WAY too late to book anything so what are you going to do???? Or maybe you never had any intention of going anywhere and just want to stay in and be good to yourself.

BE romantic.

Get some ingredients together to make some amazing food, set the scene with candles and put on a romantic soundtrack.

I can help you with the soundtrack – some beautiful tunes (21) are on my spotify playlist for the book – Good Enough Novel, my favourite is track no.17 The Promise by Tracy Champman. – click HERE for the most romantic spotify playlist in the world.

Another favourite is Feeling Good – Nina Simone – get a feel for the vibes from that chapter in the book by checking out my instagram reel for Chapter 20 – click below to view.

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Wondering what to cook – can I suggest Fillet Steak with a Jameson Jus as featured in Chapter 6. For lots of other food options check out lots of other recipes right here on the blog through menus or search box.

Speaking of the book – it’s not too late to get hold of a digital copy of Good Enough or maybe even a paperback could be delivered on time too. (Currently available from various sources online and in Dubray book store in Cork City).