Fresh prawns are always a treat to have. At about €12 per Kg these days they are not cheap, usually somewhere between €6 and €10 for a dozen depending on size, but they are oh so tasty. My preference with prawns is less is more so there is not much extra added after cooking. Not [...]
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Chicken Breast stuffed with Sun Dried Tomato, Basil and Goat’s Cheese.
This is a great dish, it’s a bit of a pain in the ass to make but it’s nice and savoury. If there is stuffing mixture left over paste it onto some crostini, serve with salad and you have an excellent starter, without the salad it will works well as a canape…jeez I used “crostini” [...]
Tom Yum Gai (Spicy Chicken Soup)
You see this on a lot of Thai menus, as with every other dish served in Asian restaurants the recipe differs from house to house so there’s no set way of doing this. I’ve been cooking it as a starter or snack for a while now but eventually figured that if you add noodles to [...]
Butternut Squash Muffins with Frosty Lemon Topping
Jamie Oliver has been living in my Sky+ box for the last few months, not the fat-lipped Cockney Cherub himself but his “Jamie At Home” TV show. It must have been the start of the summer when I saw him make Butternut Squash muffins and thought “Hey, they might be nice! The kids will [...]
Fried Halloumi Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts and Balsamic Dressing
Before autumn truly takes hold (did it ever let go in Ireland?) here is a tasty salad that you can mess around with and get to your own liking. Again, it’s quick and easy for a starter or side or lunch or the dog if things get bad. Enjoy.
Fried Halloumi with Sun Dried Tomatoes [...]
Smoked Salmon
I have been eating Smoked Salmon on a regular basis for many years, then, about this time last year I saw an article on salmon farming methods and it put me right off. I am now of the impression that farmed salmon is pretty much the equivalent of battery hens and no longer buy [...]
