Archive for April, 2011
Asparagus Über Alles
Note that it necessarily needed it, but white asparagus gets a bit of a makeover in the shape of this gratin with coconut milk and lemongrass
Spud Sunday: Close But No Spaghetti
A whirlwind visit to the Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan brought with it lots that was good to eat, though somehow I managed to miss the potato spaghetti at the Cliff House Hotel
Good Afternoon, Mr. Skehan
Donal Skehan’s new book may have been launched to the clink of afternoon tea, but it was Kitchen Hero’s toast with homemade white beans in tomato sauce that caught my eye
Spud Sunday: Defender Of The Spud
Meet a bakewell tart which includes some mashed potato in the mix for moistness – it’s not as daft a proposition as it might sound.
Hot Tattie
I have no objection to appearing in Food and Wine Magazine’s Hot 100 list, no objection at all…
Spud Sunday: For Spud’s Sake
A mixed spud bag this week, including a radio interview with yours truly, some thoughts on the inaugural For Food’s Sake event in Dublin and the planting of this year’s potato crop
Gone Fishin’ With Clodagh
Tale of a day well spent cooking fish dishes at Clodagh McKenna’s Cookery School, including this fabulous pistachio pesto crusted sole
Spud Sunday: Souper Food
Mushroom soup with celeriac and potato, inspired by Gorta’s Soup For Life campaign and the ongoing quest for a good mushroom soup
