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Boutique Bake Halloween Carrot Cupcakes

Halloween Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe by Boutique Bake

It’s time to get in the Halloween spirit and whip up some spooky carrot cake cupcakes for some lucky ‘trick or treaters’!! The ‘two-tone’ icing technique used in this recipe can be used for different occasions, think green and red for Christmas or different shades of pink for Valentine’s Day. This effect is really easy …

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Christmas All Wrapped Up: The Christmas Gift Shopping List for Food and Drink Lovers

The Christmas countdown is on, and each day that brings us closer us bring with it a wave of present panic. No matter how much you love the tradition of giving and receiving, the festive season can induce a sense of dread when the thought of heading to the shops thronged with people comes to …

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Nadia Forde Launches New Size Pure Juice

Nadia Forde Launches New Size Pure Juice

Nadia Forde was back in Dublin to launch the new size Pure Juice bottles (330ml) which are now available in SuperValu, Spar, Londis and Centra stores nationwide. The five Pure Green cold pressed variants are Liquid Lunch (Spinach, Cucumber, Pineapple, Lime, Avacado, Wheatgrass, Spirulina), Ginger Tonic (Ginger, Carrot, Lemon), Upbeat (Beetroot, Ginger, Broccoli, Carrot, Cucumber, …

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Bombay Sapphire Introduces Star of Bombay

On 16th October in Dublin Bombay Sapphire, the world’s number one premium gin, launched the Star of Bombay, a new, super premium gin slowly distilled to create a spirit of extraordinary beauty. Produced in small quantities entirely at Laverstoke Mill in Hampshire, England, Bombay Sapphire’s Master Distiller, Nik Fordham, was inspired by the innovative distillery …

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Boutique Bake Lunch Ideas

Brown Bread Recipe by Boutique Bake to Celebrate National Bread Week

Celebrate National Bread Week the nutritious way using this delicious recipe from Boutique Bake. Using only the finest ingredients, this super easy five-step recipe contains absolutely no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives. Simply follow the instructions as directed on the Boutique Bake Brown Bread pack and stack your freshly baked bread high with one of …

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Maria Betts

Maria Lucia Bakes Granola Takes Top Prize at The Irish Food Quality Awards

Maria Betts has been celebrating after winning “Best Cereal in Ireland” for her Maria Lucia Bakes Cranberry, Coconut and Chia Seed granola at the Irish Food Quality Awards held in Dublin in September. The Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards now in their third year are open to all Irish retailers, producers and manufacturers across …

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Barrys Tea Cupcakes

Barry’s Tea Cupcakes Recipe by Carmel Hall

This is my new favourite cupcake! It’s a fluffy vanilla cupcake with a twist, and it’s celebrating Irish produce, and I’m all about supporting and promoting local. These would be a perfect recipe for ‘high tea’ (just make them mini cupcakes, and they’d be so cute!), Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, or an awesome birthday …

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Persian Quail by Arun Kapil

Persian Quail Recipe by Arun Kapil with wine pairing

This is one of my favourite quick dishes – brilliant for entertaining or festive occasions. I love quail, and it goes so well with the Persian-style ‘fesenjan’ (pomegranate and walnut) sauce. Serves 2 as a main, 4 as a starter Ingredients For the quail – 1 small pinch saffron threads – 1 small handful pistachio …

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Grilled Mackerel with a Selection of Salads Recipe by Johan van der Merwe

Grilled Mackerel with a Selection of Salads Recipe by Johan van der Merwe

Dubbed “The Talking Mackerel” this engaging slideshow recipe was created by chef and food stylist Johan van der Merwe. Watch as the ingredients come to life, and follow this easy step by step recipe for Grilled Mackerel, with a Selection of Salads; Blood Orange Fennel and Caper Salad, and Baby Beetroot, Samphire & Horseradish Salad …

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'Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year' award win for Tullamore D.E.W.

‘Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year’ award win for Tullamore D.E.W.

Tim Herlihy, Tullamore D.E.W. US Ambassador, has been declared a whiskey “Icon” as he became the first ever winner of the ‘Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year’ award, announced Saturday, 19 September, during the American Icons of Whisky Awards at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. The accolade has particular importance, as whiskey industry experts nominated …

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Rugby Wines for October

You may not have noticed it, but there’s a Rugby World Cup going on right now. It’s just too irresistible to avoid matching wines to the countries participating in the tournament. Grab some of these wines the next time their respective teams are playing and have your own head-to-head at home. England Hattingley Valley Classic …

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The Cliff Townhouse

The Sea and the Grape – Seafood & Wine Tasting Menu at The Cliff Townhouse

The Cliff Townhouse proudly showcases the bounty of the sea with chef Sean Smith renowned for creating both simple and complex dishes based on Ireland’s finest seafood. On Wednesday October 21st, The Cliff Townhouse will host a special tasting evening, matching the finest fruits of the sea with the fruits of the labours of some …

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Arun Kapil

Man of Fire and Spice – An Interview with Arun Kapil

The life and career of Arun Kapil is as varied, colourful, and impressive as the contents of his spice cabinet. He swapped a glamorous, fast-paced, but unscrupulous and scandalous life in the music industry to become founder of award-winning spice company Green Saffron, spice virtuoso and cookbook author. After meeting with this charismatic character it’s …

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Neven Maguire Book Launch

Neven Maguire Makes Healthy Easy – ‘The Nation’s Favourite Healthy Food’ Book Review

Neven Maguire is on a mission. To make healthy eating easy for everyone. Every week, Neven meets with people from all over the country, but he found that over and over again he encountered the people with the same problem. While everyone is looking to make a few small changes to their diets to look …

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