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NewsletterJenny Cooney from Ballinamore Community School, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim encourages us all to eat more iron What is iron? Iron is a mineral which is needed for healthy blood. It makes up part of the haemoglobin molecule in red blood cells. Did you know? Women need a higher dietary iron intake than men (14mg compared […]
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We’re jammin’
Maria Hickey from St Oliver Post Primary School in Oldcastle, Co. Meath, gives us her top tips for making jam from this season’s fruit At this time of year, when fruit is in abundance, a great way for using it up is to make jam. Jam is defined as cooked fruit boiled with 65% sugar, […]
Summer cocktails
Strawberry limeade Makes about 1½ litres Combine 250ml water and 200g sugar in a small pot and bring to a boil over a high heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved completely. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. In a blender, combine the cooled simple syrup with 240ml freshly-squeezed […]
We’re jammin’
Maria Hickey from St Oliver Post Primary School in Oldcastle, Co. Meath, gives us her top tips for making jam from this season’s fruit At this time of year, when fruit is in abundance, a great way for using it up is to make jam. Jam is defined as cooked fruit boiled with 65% sugar, […]
Soda bread with whiskey-soaked raisins
Preheat the oven to 200˚C fan/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine the raisins and whiskey and allow to soak until the raisins have absorbed most of the liquid. In a bowl, sieve together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add the […]
One-pan Moroccan chicken
Place the chicken fillets between two sheets of cling film and pound with a rolling pin until flat. Season with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the chicken fillets for about two minutes on each side until golden brown. Transfer to a plate. Reduce the […]
12 heart-healthy superheroes
It is incredibly important to look after your heart so here is a list of foods you should be eating to benefit your hearts well-being! Avocados These fruits are full of monounsaturated fatty acids, which help lower cholesterol levels and prevent blood clotting. They also contain potassium, which helps to control blood pressure, and magnesium, […]
Weird food combinations people LOVE…
Here at Easy Food we like to indulge in all types of delicious food. However, someone’s delicious might be someone else’s disgusting! As this topic started circulating the office, our curiosity naturally got the better of us and we asked our Easy Food followers if they have any weird food guilty pleasures. We said the […]
Our handy guide to tasting wine like a pro
What does it mean to “taste” wine? Wine tasting is based on a combination of aromas (the smells brought in though your nose) and flavours (what you actually taste). The problem is that there are no “primary aromas”; odours do not elicit universal names, like colours do (green, blue etc.). Because of this, we need […]
5 ways with cumin
Sun-dried tomato and cauliflower dip Serves 4-6 Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. Cover a baking tray in tin foil and brush olive oil all over the foil. Place 1 chopped head of caulifower and 10 peeled garlic cloves on the tray and place in the oven. Flip after 20 minutes and return […]