Few places can make you feel more at ease than a great Irish pub. With neatly preserved interiors to please your eyes, real hospitality, a well stocked bar and a hearty food menu to charm your palate, Chambers Pub is one of the highlights of Merrion Row, a street were standing out is quite the challenge given […]
Where Old School Pints and Trendy G&T Globes Clink – Chambers Pub Review Read More »
Grafton Street at Christmas is simply magical: the lights, the festive energy, the music and of course, the shopping, combine to make one feel like a character from a holiday movie. If you know where to look, the enchantment will continue once you’re ready for a bite or a drink (or both), but during the busiest
With its modern grey and red shop front, Honey Truffle is a newly opened eatery on the bustling, but sparsely populated food-wise, Pearse Street that you can’t help but notice. The contemporary signage and full length window will draw you in, and once inside the space continues to ooze style. Clad in white and soaked in natural light, with art
This honey glazed ham recipe is cooked in the traditional manner: it’s simmered in a large pan first before being finished off in the oven, which keeps the finished result really moist. Ingredients: – 5.25kg (11½lb) leg of gammon, on the bone and skin on – 4 celery sticks, roughly chopped – 2 onions, sliced
Honey Glazed Ham with Cloves Recipe by Neven Maguire Read More »
There are many different ways of making a French onion soup: some recipes involve wine, some cognac, while others use both. I’m supposing that most regions of France, if not most families, will have their own method and ingredients list for their onion soup recipe. Epoisses is a cheese from Burgundy and I haven’t seen
Onion Soup Recipe with an Epoisses & Caraway Crust by John Whaite Read More »
The Bûche de Noël is the classic French Christmas cake and, come December, pâtisseries go all out creating the most elaborate, beautiful versions you have ever seen. These high-end cakes can also be extremely expensive; I have seen them sell for as much as €120! My buche de Noel recipe might be simpler, but it
Hazelnut Praline Bûche de Noël Recipe by Edd Kimber Read More »
This Roast Duck recipe with Mustarda Veloute and a fine herb sauce is the perfect Christmas alternative to Turkey and Ham. As a chef after portioning a thousand turkey and hams over the festive season, it’s the last thing I want to eat on Christmas day, which is why this Roast Duck dish is so
Roast Duck With Mustarda Veloute Recipe by Chef Chad Byrne at The Brehon Read More »
Roasted butternut squash makes a great vegetarian alternative to a meat cut during the festive season. I’ve designed this recipe with quinoa as the base for the stuffing and added flavour and texture with cranberries, macadamia nuts and kale for a wintery green hit – if you have veggies coming for Christmas dinner, this festive
Roasted Festive Stuffed Butternut Squash Recipe from The Flourishing Pantry Read More »
This lentil and porcini pie recipe is inspired by a pie my Nan makes using meat. The whole family go crazy for one of “Nana’s Pies” and there was a time when I did too. I’m always trying to find ways to recreate the foods that I loved before I became vegan. Here I’ve created
Lentil and Porcini Pie Recipe by The Tiny Vegan Kitchen Read More »
Winter months and their associated festivities bring with them a desire to cosy up indoors with woollen jumpers and log fires, while our palates turn from light and fresh summer fare to rich and aromatic flavours. This Chocolate Ginger Cake Recipe with Chai Buttercream, Chai Poached Pear and Candied Pecans is inspired by those warm
I find that dessert is somewhat of an afterthought on Christmas day as all the time and energy has been spent roasting the bird! This fun, zesty Clementine meringue pie recipe is a step away from the traditional and they are a dainty, light finish to Christmas dinner. Ingredients: Clementine curd – 100ml Clementine juice
Clementine Meringue Pie Recipe by Shane Smith Read More »
A skillet, also known as a hash, is an American dish of fried deliciousness. The name comes from the cast-iron pan in which it is made, but any frying pan does the trick. We reckon this ham skillet recipe is the perfect way to use up leftover Christmas ham! Ingredients: – 50g unsalted butter –
Sauerkraut and Bay Ham Hock Skillet Recipe by John Whaite Read More »
This aromatic butterflied lamb recipe is a great alternative main course for Christmas dinner. This marinade is a version of bulgogi from Korea that is absolutely delicious with lamb, particularly if you leave it to marinate for a couple of days. Ingredients: – 1 x 3kg (6½lb) leg of lamb, boned and well trimmed (butterflied),
This scallop recipe was created by chef JP McMahon of the Michelin-starred Aniar Restaurant in Galway. JP pairs the scallops with mussels cooked simply in white wine, onion, garlic and thyme, an oyster mayonnaise, a buttermilk foam, and poached, charred and grilled leeks – a true showcase of the spoils of the sea and the
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This Blackwater Juniper Cask Gin Prawn Cocktail Recipe was created by by Bryan McCarthy, Executive Head Chef of both Cask and Greenes, Cork city. A quirky reinvention of a classic dish, Bryan updates a prawn cocktail serving delectable Dublin Bay prawns with a Blackwater Juniper Cask Gin Cocktail Sauce and Poacher’s Tonic & Tomato Water
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This Ginger Cake Recipe is by Hazel Sheehan. For me there is no better way to celebrate Christmas than to bring the joy of baking, crammed with all the flavours of the season, straight into my kitchen. Nothing says Christmas, like a thick slice of cake, packed to the brim with the flavours and aromas
Ginger Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting by Hazel Sheehan Read More »
Mushrooms on toast, taken to a richer and more festive level using exotic, fleshy king oyster mushrooms and a rich and buttery red wine reduction sauce. This roasted mushroom recipe is an ideal dish to serve to everyone for supper. It goes well with a spinach salad, followed by a board with interesting artisan cheeses.
Roasted Mushrooms Recipe on Sourdough Toast by Rose Prince Read More »
This Fig, Prune & Port Tarte Tatin Recipe is created by John Whaite. I’d make a lousy criminal: I’m just too honest. My family say of me, ‘He cannot hold his own water.’ And so, I admit, your honour, that this was an idea I stole from the great Nigel Slater. And I did so
Fig, Prune & Port Tarte Tatin Recipe by John Whaite Read More »
Making your own mince pies has never been easier. Having a jar of Mince Pie filling on hand means you can get more creative with your base or vessel like in this mini chocolate mince pie recipe, and if you’ve any leftover it makes more a beautiful addition to a warming bowl of festive oats!
Mini Chocolate Mince Pie Recipe by Peachy Palate Read More »
This crullers recipe isn’t at all dissimilar to the Spanish doughnut treat, churros. In fact, they’re pretty much the same thing, only shaped in rings rather than fat, spikey sausages. The pastry itself is just a choux pastry, which isn’t at all difficult – although it mistakenly has the reputation of being tricky to make.
Crispy Apple Cider Crullers Recipe by John Whaite Read More »
This Chou Chou Pudding Recipe is by Rose Prince from Dinner & Party. A joint venture between an old memory and my daughter Lara, who suggested my list of puddings needed one from the school of ‘never sticky enough’. The result is deliberately sweet on sweet, with a peanut macaroon sandwich; cream, caramel and bananas
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