I have been stalking our courgette plants, prompted by a photo of my son’s dinner, which was a plate of courgette carbonara – our family is really into food porn! It got me dreaming of young courgettes, which are succulent and tasty and perfect for this simple dish where they are […]
A Flavour of West Cork
We are really ready to move from May into June, and the garden is gearing up to produce a whole pile of food. The lockdown has enabled us to spend hours in the garden, seeding and planting, but now we need someone to eat it all. We are already wading […]
Here’s a recipe to teleport you to Greece from your own kitchen using the humble spud. Just imagine the blue sea, the blue skies, sitting outside a taverna and all those tray bakes of vegetables, meats and fish. The Greeks are masters at tray bakes and the tavernas often have […]
This is just what we need at this time, carrot salad elevated to a vegan prawn cocktail status. It’s guaranteed to cheer up the day and boost our immune systems. This is a rehash of a salad that we’ve been eating for years but re-assembled. The carrots and avocado are […]
I’ve been holed up with a box of lemons – literally. I inherited an entire box when we closed the shop this week because of the Coronavirus and have been merrily making my way through it ever since. I have a big kilner jar of pickled lemons, or should I […]
Baracoa, in Guantanamo province, is the oldest and most remote town in Cuba. At the very easterly tip of the country it’s the most Irish of Cuban towns. Add on twenty degrees and you could be home. The weather changes constantly, clouds rolling in dumping rain, the wind from the […]
