Category: Starters, Salads & Soups
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Mezze recipes, part one
I’ve been watching Jamie Oliver’s New European Series – so far I’ve seen him in Morocco, Spain and, most recently, Greece. This episode was all about simple ingredients simply put together. He went spear fishing, met up with some bee keepers and nibbled on some goats cheese with a Greek Orthodox monk. Some of the…
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Summer recipe: Posh tomato soup
News alert! My tomatoes have ripened. Okay it doesn’t warrant such drama but I have managed to produce a considerable amount and I am giddy at the thought of eating this free fruit. I want the tomatoes to be the star of the show and I came across this amazing looking soup recipe in The…
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Recipes: French feast on a budget
To mark Bastille day, I’m planning a French feast this evening with some friends. Tucking into French onion soup, a classic Coq au vin and a Crème brûlée; a French three course meal doesn’t have to cost a fortune and this menu contains basic ingredients that won’t break the bank. Incorporating onions, white wine, cheese…
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Recipe: The first crop is the sweetest
Well the first of my crops are ready to pick. Unsurprisingly, the peas are the first to make an appearance followed by the lettuce. Peas are plucky little fellas that will keep giving and giving and are unbelievably hardy. I cultivated them from seed in April and planted them outside in May. I also kept…
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Recipe: Culinary Demonstration at Dunbrody House Hotel
I was down in the Hook Peninsula in Co. Wexford last week and I have to admit before I left I wasn’t even sure where it was. I associate Wexford with Rosslare and getting the boat to France each summer, but was pleasantly surprised to discover that Hook Peninsula is a lovely place with lots to…
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Recipe: Gortas’s Soup for Life Day
Calling all soup lovers, today is Gorta’s “Soup for Life” day. This global event urges you to gather your friends, family and colleagues for a get together over a bowl and make a contribution to Gorta’s work fighting hunger and malnutrition in Africa. If you would like to take part, you can check out details…
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Recipe to put a Spring in your step
My sister has just informed me that she has become addicted to lamb. Consequently, she has been inventive in the kitchen again and come up with this little gem, perfect for a light Sunday lunch, if you are brave enough to eat out in the garden (well, for God’s sake it’s scorching outside).
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Recipe: Carrot and Orange Soup
A lighter soup for spring days, carrot and orange is a flavour pairing from heaven. It’s also, like many soups, a good way of using up those slowly dying vegetables. Ingredients 10 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 parsnip, peeled and chopped 2 sticks of celery, chopped 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 cloves of…
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Recipe: Lamb and barley soup
Now’s the best time of year for lamb. Lovely, lovely lamb, so tender and juicy – and pricy. Last week, I picked up two lamb shanks for about €11.00 and made this recipe from BBC Food. It tastes as good as it looks, with the meat falling off the bone. I’m always loathe to throw…
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Recipe: Brave broth
Since being with my partner, I have put on one entire stone. There is no mystery as to why – it is because I have spent too many nights on the sofa with a glass (ahem) of wine and some really good food, which invariably contains all or one of the following: cream, butter and…