Fruit

Whiskey Business, Part II

Lemony apple pudding with a buttery, creamy whiskey sauce – dessert as inspired by that ultimate winter warmer-upper, the Irish hot whiskey.


Best In Bramleys

Apples baked with honey, goat’s cheese, rosemary and an oaty topping – my entry for the Bord Bia Best in Season Bramley apple recipe competition and a winner in my book!


I Can Has Thanksgiving?

In which I make an application to borrow the Thanksgiving holiday – I’ll even make the cranberry sauce…


Oat Cuisine

In which I have the pleasure of meeting the Flahavans and getting to see the inside of their family-run oat mill in Waterford. I also made some oat and apple muffins in honour of the occasion…


Cider Insider

A trip to Hereford luckily coincided with the local cider-making festival. I, of course, had to take a look…


Green With Tomatoes

My tomatoes never ripen very much. Not that it really matters, because they’re still good for a batch of green tomato chutney.


Stirred, not Shaken

When asked if I wanted to attend a Finlandia vodka cocktail masterclass with the Soul Shakers, I didn’t have to think twice. A real pleasure to learn the ways of a good martini and be introduced to the delightful grapefruit julep.


Berry Berry

When is a berry not a berry? A trickier question to answer than you might think! Luckily, you don’t need to care about that to make this fresh blueberry sauce…