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Spud Sunday: Cut And Dried

Introducing oven-dried potato crisps – salt, vinegar, crunch and a distinct lack of fat


Happy Tummy, Happy Heart

In support of the Irish Heart Foundation’s Happy Heart campaign, launched recently at Saba, I give you some Thai Hot and Sour Soup


Spud Sunday: Matters Of Import

I will probably never be a true locavore. Wine and spices (used here in an African potato stew) are just two of the non-local items I would rather not be without.


Spud Sunday: Soup For Thought

A hearty bowl of curried potato and cauliflower soup, inspired by Gorta’s SoupForLife campaign.


Spud Sunday: The Art Of The Roastie

Just what you need for Christmas – a 12-step guide to getting your roasties just right, plus a recipe for polenta roast potatoes with rosemary. Now, get peeling…


Spud Sunday: Mostly Local

I’m all for eating local but I’d be hard pressed to give up those things that we can’t produce locally, like olives and olive oil. It helps to know that I can source such things from Tony Hartley, someone with a real connection to the local producers in Spain.


Fancy A Dip?

Muhammara, a middle eastern dip involving roasted red peppers and one of those utterly addictive dishes that screams make me now…


Spud And The Beanstalk

My tangled French beans inspire an alternative interpretation of the Jack and the Beanstalk story, as well as the cooking of some French beans with sesame seeds, my favourite way to eat them.