Easy Christmas food
Liquidize cooked peas with crème fraiche + parmesan 4 easy dip. Add chilli sauce for extra zing. Serve with celery, carrots, red peppers, bread strips For best flavour, instead … Continue reading
Easy recipe ideas from starters to desserts
Chop 500g celeriac + simmer in skim water with 5 cloves garlic until soft. Mash with splash cream + grated parmesan. Good with pork chops, turkey, beef Add raw fillets … Continue reading
Recipe idea for stir fries
Dilute peanut butter with soya sauce and a little warm water for easy sauce to add to stir fries or have with noodles or pitta bread
Quick foodie gift idea chocolate and dates
Mix chopped dates soaked in brandy + melted dark chocolate + whipped cream. Roll into ball, toss in cocoa powder 4 gifts
Recipe idea winter salad
Add sprouted mung beans to grated carrot + celery or celeriac with dash sweet chilli sauce + olive oil 4 easy winter salad
Mince Pies tested
It’s difficult to leave out some of the best pies which regularly float to the top of our annual survey, but to make room this year, I had to. And … Continue reading
Good new cookbooks this year reviewed (briefly)
This article on some of the this year’s cookbooks appeared in the Irish Examiner 12 December 2013 and will I hope help you to decide what is best for you … Continue reading
Quick idea for carrot salad
I had a strip of leftover membrillo quince paste and added it to grated carrot, with a clove of garlic grated on the mircroplane, a dollop of mayo. A delicious … Continue reading
Great foodie festive gifts
rozgifts This article appeared in the Irish Examiner 29/11/13. Additional information: Supporting Irish produce is our own small way we can support Ireland’s economy. Think first before buying. We … Continue reading
Chateau Haut Maurin delicious
I cannot remember where I bought this delicious, elegant wine, so if it’s familiar can you advise where I might get some more? Made from the usual Semillon grapes of … Continue reading
Toasted brack and caramelized apple. Nothing simpler for quick pudding
Cut a cooking (or sweet) apple into cubes. Place in a saucepan with knob of butter and a dessertspoon sugar. Heat until the sugar has melted, then turn up the heat and … Continue reading
Salad dressings good for hot veg too
Dressingssurvey 090813 This article first appeared in the Irish Examiner 9/8/13. Try these dressings on hot vegetables. Delicious.
Roz Crowley 