Food & Drinks

by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty West Cork’s hedgerows are full of blackberries at the moment, ripening away in that seemingly endless sunshine we’ve just had. If you haven’t been out yet to pick them, grab your nearest bowl or bucket and head down the quiet country lanes. […]

As the blackberry season is upon us, it’s time to take a walk, and don’t forget the containers. The blackberry season offers us the ideal opportunity to fill our faces with this juicy fruit ,as we wander along the hedgerows. I always think that if it’s a serious picking session, […]

by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty Salad is so much more than soggy lettuce and a squirt of salad cream. We have three easy, tasty salad recipes, and a secret weapon, just for you: the best salads start in the garden, and growing them is easy-peas-y!  Grow your […]

I was sitting at my computer last week watching the clouds move across with hints of blue tucked in and wondering which way the weather would go. No such problem this week, as we’ve had glorious sunshine every day. Just what the doctor ordered for our courgettes, which had been battered […]