I really enjoy a chowder and while this one contains just 2 fish ingredients – smoked haddock and smoked salmon, it is really delicious. It makes a great filling lunch dish or main course and would be great on the weekend. I used a basic chowder recipe but to make it a bit different I griddled some baby leeks and added some cannellini beans to … Continue reading A chunky chowder
Happy New Year everyone and I hope 2012 brings all you wish for!. I spent yesterday and today preparing the starter course for a New Years Eve Celebration we are going to tonight as well as all the food for a family gathering we are having in our house on New Years Day. It has been a busy day preparing 22 portions of The Tannery’s … Continue reading Paul Flynn Crab Brulee
‘Of Soup and Love, the first is best’ Thomas Fuller 1808 – 1861 There is nothing like a bowl of soup on a cold day and so easy too- if you can chop veggies and boil the kettle then you have a soup. This red pepper and tomato soup is perfect for lunch. To make it more substantial I added a can of cannellini beans … Continue reading Red pepper and tomato soup
Salads are amazing as a meal in themselves or accompanying another dish. Done well – divine but I have so often been put off by a soggy dish of brown leaves with an overpowering vinegary salad dressing. The ‘get right’ salad basics include choosing the crispest of greens and freshest of herbs and when bought get them home as soon as possible so that flavours … Continue reading Salad dressing
I just love soup and on cold Irish winter days there is nothing better. A few minutes of chopping preparation, the selection of some herbs and spices, some veggie or meat stock and you are ready to go. This soup was soo delicious and while I love butternut squash on it’s own, it was a cold day today and I had a yen for something … Continue reading Butternut Squash Soup
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