The unusual way of cooking the courgettes in this light summery salad gives them an incredible flavour & texture, while the zingy dressing offers that genuine, hard-to-put-your-finger-on Italian flavour that you only find in the best trattorias & delicatessens.
Poached gently with cardamon seeds & orange juice, pretty pink rhubarb makes for a beautiful California-meets-English countryside brunch when served with yogurt & granola
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.
Made with grilled Savoy cabbage wedges, herbs & gorse flowers, this lovely colourful salad would be perfect topped with dyed hard-boiled eggs or served alongside your Easter roast.
The weekend is here. Time to potter around in your slippers, read the paper, make drip coffee & finally, finally, letContinue Reading
      Everyone says the month after Christmas is the bleakest of the year but I always find it beautiful & prettyContinue Reading
Chickpeas on toast has been one of my favourite comfort food dishes ever since I was a teenager. This slightly swankier version of the original would make for a brilliantly bostering brunch or light supper.
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.
    New season potatoes are always a treat. As well as being buttery & delicious with a slightly nutty flavour,Continue Reading
Clean-tasting, comforting and bursting with freshness, nettle soup is a real treat for early spring.
There was a lovely feature in The Telegraph last Saturday which featured ten or so British politicians reminiscing about their EastersContinue 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.
Christmas comes, and with it the exhaustive selection of ideas for festive entertaining in every food and lifestyle magazine. ButContinue Reading
    I was at the Big Grill Festival at Herbert Park a while ago (okay, ages ago), which IContinue Reading
My brother got married in Canada last month, meaning several wonderful days on beautiful Manitoulin Island, six hours north ofContinue Reading
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