I can’t tell you all how happy I am to be back in my kitchen, after having been floored by the flu for nearly 3 weeks! I’ve been watching a lot of cooking shows these last few weeks, writing down a lot of recipes that I found inspiring, and one of those is Imqaret, which I saw on My Kitchen Rules Australia (2016 I think). The recipe was made by…
One of my favourite appetisers to make are sausage rolls, as they can be so easily adapted to whichever season you're in. For my Winter/Christmas version I decided to replace the usual pork sausage meat by black pudding, with some apple and cranberry for that extra Winter flavour. Another reason why I like making these, is because they are just so easy to make. These ones are a bit messier than…
Christmas is one of my favourite days of the year, as it means I get to cook a lot of food for my family. We always split up the courses between my aunts, uncles, cousins and this year we'll be doing the appetisers and one dessert, my favourite courses! I haven't fully decided on what dessert I'll be making yet, but last year I made an amazing Black Forest Trifle…
When it comes to making lunch for work, I always try to make sure I eat a salad at least twice a week (and usually soup twice as well), but it can be quite challenging to come up with interesting salads in Autumn – Winter times. So I looked in my flavour bible and found that dates are in season at the moment, so I decided to make my first…
A couple of months ago I discovered Blanco Niño, authentic tortillas made in Clonmel, Tipperary. I used the tortillas in my Mexican dinners ever since, but last weekend I decided to make a brand new Mexican inspired dinner, with overnight marinated lamb legs that I then braised in the oven for a few hours. Needless to say this recipe takes a long time to cook, so it’s for those of…
Autumn is traditionally known as the pumpkin season, but apart from using it for Halloween decoration, I hadn't really used pumpkins in my food that much as I always go for butternut squash. Time for a change so! I decided to try another risotto recipe as I only made 1 recipe before on my blog: Dragon Carrot Risotto from the movie 'The Fault in Our Stars'. It's still to…
The Autumn chills have certainly arrived; the woollen jumpers have come back out and the fireplace has been lit a few nights already but luckily the cold weather also means we can go back to making lovely Autumn stews, soups and other warm comforting foods. Ever since I made my Certified Irish Hereford Prime Beef Salad I had been waiting for Autumn to hit so I could make another…