Marinated Lamb Fillets with Chive Mash and Buttered Leeks

April 16, 2010

About six years ago, my husband and I treated ourselves to a weekend away in Temple House, a fabulous Georgian mansion on a 1,000-acre estate in County Sligo on the site of a 13th-century Knights Templar castle. Dinner is served at one huge mahogany dining table, where everyone sits together. Ingredients are grown on the […]

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Oven-roasted Sausage and Sweet Potato

April 14, 2010

If you live in Ireland and are at all interested in food, chances are you’ve heard of Donal Skehan, a rising star on the food scene. At only 23 years old, he’s already been blogging for three years at The Good Mood Food Blog and has published a cookbook. Television appearances include Ireland AM, the […]

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Gnocchi with Peas, Pancetta and Lemon Ricotta

April 9, 2010

I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making gnocchi for awhile now, but there’s only so far I’m only willing to go for a weeknight supper. I recently watched Tyler Florence making gnocchi on TV, and while it does look straightforward enough (not to mention something the kids would love to help with, since […]

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Roast Loin of Pork with Fennel and Sauteed Cabbage

April 6, 2010

For someone who loves to cook, I know it’s surprising to admit that I only cooked a pork tenderloin for the first time this past winter. I put it down to the fact that growing up, our family only ever ate the most basic cuts of meat — lots of boneless, skinless chicken breasts and […]

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Mark Bittman’s Basic Meatloaf with Roasted Parnsips and Raspberry Buttermilk Cake

April 1, 2010

Meatloaf reminds me of falling in love with my husband. Romantic, isn’t it? I can clearly remember the moment I sheepishly admitted to him that I love meatloaf, and could we please have it for dinner. The aged paperback cookbook containing 101 recipes for ground beef that sat on Reuben’s shelf for as long as […]

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Tandoori Chicken with Bombay Potatoes

March 30, 2010

I’ve hated ghost stories, horror movies and all things even remotely scary since I was nine years old and read a book of ghost stories from my school library, so I’m at a loss to explain why I thought it was a good idea to start swapping first- and second-hand ghost stories when I was […]

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Chicken Bouillabaisse

March 25, 2010

One-pot dinners are so popular that entire cookbooks are dedicated to them. The renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland even offers a one-day course on them. Their appeal is obvious — they tend to be easy to cook, only using one pot means there’s less washing up to do, you can let them simmer away […]

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Polpette di Melanzane (Eggplant ‘Meatballs’) with Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce

March 22, 2010

I think most people by now have heard Michael Pollan’s famous advice: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” One way of reaching this goal is to adopt the Meatless Monday approach. In a nutshell, it’s an international campaign to try to “reduce meat consumption 15% in order to improve personal health and the health […]

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