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Christmas cauliflower

Karen Austin December, 2020

When I heard at the farmer’s market that there were only five more markets before Christmas, I went into a spin. How is this possible? We haven’t been anywhere or done an awful lot. The year’s just slipped by; it’s quite disorientating but the indisputable fact is that Christmas is […]

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Wines for Christmas

WCP Staff December, 2020

When I’m asked for recommendations for Christmas day wines, it’s usually expected that I’ll suggest bringing out the best wine in the house. I don’t! Of course, I’ll want to drink something really lovely, but funny enough, I don’t think it’s the moment for the special bottle you’ve been saving […]

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Pumpkin loaf is the new banana bread

Karen Austin November, 2020

The new lockdown is a blow we could have all done without. This lockdown is at the opposite end of the year when the days are becoming shorter and darker rather than sunnier and lighter, I reckon we could do with all the support that we can muster to keep […]

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In the spirit of local

WCP Staff November, 2020

Gin connoisseurs will be delighted to hear about the latest offering from four distilleries along the Wild Atlantic Way, which is due to arrive just in time for Christmas. A beautifully packaged gift of four handcrafted gins from the West Coast of Ireland – three of which are bottled on […]

It’s mushroom season

Karen Austin October, 2020

The brief Indian summer is settling into autumn and the temperature is dropping rapidly. The seasonal merry go round continues even after the strangest summer in my memory and the vegetable world carries on oblivious to the chaos which can only be a good thing. It’s time to put away […]

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Tipping the scales… Morgan’s Fine Fish launch healthy ‘ready to cook’ seafood meals

WCP Staff October, 2020

Morgan’s Seafood Kitchen, an exciting new range of delicious healthy ‘ready to cook’ meals, recently launched with the help of entrepreneur and qualified weight management expert Karen Daly. The innovative new range developed by Morgan’s Fine Fish, who supply a number of retailers in Cork, meets the ever growing demand […]

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