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Strongly emblematic of Asian-American cuisine, handmade dumplings make for a deliciously flavoursome & impressive starter, party snack or meal, and are surprisingly easy (if admittedly not enormously speedy) to make.
Light, fluffy & richly flavoured, these muffins feel very cosy and autumnal and would be ideal for serving up to friends with coffee for brunch or late in the afternoon, or packed up and brought with a thermos of chai tea for a walk at the beach.
While this mushroom, mozzarella & sage meatloaf is fabulously impressive in all its beautifully burnished, pancetta wrapped, glory, it is also a very cost-effective, easy & delicious roast dinner option for feeding a crowd.
Taking inspiration from the restaurant-style kievs I love so much, and adding a little extra ooziness just because, I recently came up with these very yummy mozzarella, rosemary & chilli breaded chicken cutlets. I would call them Kievs, but that term is somewhat sacrosanct to me, so cutlets it is. Give them a go, I think you’ll love them too.
I’ve always been a fan of Welsh rarebit toasts – my parents used to occasionally make them for lunch on Saturdays when I was small and I could never understand why they tasted so good. Now that I’m older, I understand that they’re pretty much pure ‘umami’. And I also know now just how good they taste with a cold drink.
The weekend is here. Time to potter around in your slippers, read the paper, make drip coffee & finally, finally, letContinue Reading
The first pâté I ever loved was given to me one Christmas Eve by my friend’s mum, the same womanContinue Reading
Ryan and I went up to Belfast last month for a short break, just as the Christmas markets were beingContinue Reading
Just a quick post with a quick recipe for my favourite ever biscuit – peanut butter cookies. I firstContinue Reading
Thrillingly splodged with fat, sweet, juicy fresh blueberries, these light, fluffy scones would be perfect served alongside a pot of fresh coffee for a special weekend breakfast.
Just a short, sweet recipe for a rainy summer’s day – my mum’s amazing honey & ginger shortbread, which noContinue Reading
As a proud Fermanagh native, my dad has been making boxty for as long as I can remember. He tried several versions on us before we settled on the boxty pancakes here, which are a revelation – light, savoury, flavoursome; the definition of ‘more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts’ food.
Peanut butter is one of the strongest flavour memories from my childhood. It tastes like the end of theContinue Reading
With Marlay on our doorstop, the first few weeks of April invariably involved a nettle picking trip when I wasContinue Reading
With its gorgeous, more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts flavour and bright, vibrant appearance, this easy sharing-style brunch dish is well worth taking the time to savour.
