Ingredients; 4 medium-sized parsnips 3 sweet potatoes 3 cloves of garlic Handful of fresh herbs, as available (suggest thyme, oregano, mint, chives, parsley) 3 tablespoons olive oil Pinch of rock salt When I first saw the recipe this one is based on over at Donal Skehan’s blog, I wanted to make it immediately! I adore [...]

Ingredients; 1kg of Farina Tipo 00 Flour 1 teaspoon of salt 2 x 7g packets of dried yeast 1 tablespoon of honey 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 625ml of tepid water (tepid = 2 parts cold to one part boiling) 1 handful of cornmeal Makes 6-8 Pizza bases One of the earliest recipes [...]

Ingredients; 4 cooked chicken breasts, shredded or finely chopped Small tin sweetcorn (260g) 2 carrots, julienned 1 leek, cut in fine rings (or substitute 1 onion) Half a bag of beansprouts Thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely diced 1 red chilli, finely diced 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced Soy sauce Toasted sesame oil Oyster sauce [...]

Ingredients; 2 foot-long bread sticks Large handful grated cheese (strong cheddar or goats cheese) 30g butter, brought to room temperature Teaspoon dried thyme Teaspoon dried basil 1 clove garlic, crushed to a paste (or substitute with 10 twists of dried garlic grater). Heat your oven to 180C. Mix the butter, thyme, basil & garlic together. [...]

Ingredients; 1 banana 2 large handfuls of ice cubes 300g fresh strawberries 100ml Malibu or white rum 100ml pineapple juice Sprig of fresh mint Serves 4 Boozie Smoothies (as the name suggests) are smoothies that contain alcohol and are great as a relaxing cool fresh drink on a summer’s evening or to go with a [...]