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Quick tricks for healthier cooking

Making a few little tweaks to the way you cook can add up into a healthier diet overall. Choose your cheese. Using a sharp or strongly-flavoured cheese means you can use less and get the same taste impact. Try substituting regular mild Cheddar for a more mature one, or use a little Parmesan, Grana Padano […]

Back to basics, and loving it

Caroline Gray is the editor of Easy Food magazine and has her finger on the pulse of Irish food trends. In this post, she shares why you can’t go wrong with the basics. When I was in journalism college and working at newspapers, an adage often scrawled across the blackboard or newsroom walls was KISS — […]

5 ways with bakes

Cheesy sun-dried tomato pasta bake Serves 6 Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook 450g penne pasta for five minutes, then drain. Preheat the oven to 190˚C/170˚C fan/gas mark 5 and grease a 23 x 33cm baking dish. Add 2 x 400g tins of plum tomatoes, crushing the tomatoes with […]

5 ways with soups

Celeriac soup with crispy pancetta Serves 4 Heat a knob of butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat and cook 100g pancetta until golden and crisp. Remove the pancetta with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper. Add 1 finely chopped onion to the pan and cook for five […]

Toasted raspberry and chocolate sandwiches

Preheat a countertop grill or sandwich maker. In a small bowl, combine the Ricotta and chocolate and stir together. Spread one side of each bread slice with butter. Place one slice, butter-side down, in the preheated grill or sandwich maker. Top with the Ricotta mixture and scatter with raspberries. Top with the remaining slice of […]

Creamy tomato and sausage pasta

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the sausages for 5-7 minutes, turning frequently, until browned and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside. Reduce the heat under the frying pan to medium-low and cook the rashers and onions for about four minutes until the rashers […]

5 ways with cayenne pepper

Cayenne is a well-known digestive aid and circulatory stimulant. It is also a powerful anti-cold and -flu agent, helping to clear the body of mucus. Classic devilled eggs Makes 16 Peel the shells off 8 large hard-boiled eggs. Slice them in half lengthwise and remove the yolks to a medium bowl. Add 170g light mayonnaise, […]

Getting key nutrients on a plant-based diet

We all know eating more plant-based foods will help us to keep our body healthy, and now more of us than ever are discovering the power of adding more plants to our diets. But do we really know which nutrients are in which plants? There is so much information available it’s easy to get confused. […]

Slow-cooked shredded beef ragù

Preheat the oven to 170˚C/150˚C fan/gas mark 3. Place the onion, garlic and rosemary in the bottom of a heavy, ovenproof casserole dish. Season the beef and add to the casserole. In a medium bowl, combine the beef stock, red wine, balsamic vinegar, tomato purée and tinned tomatoes. Pour the mixture over the beef. Place […]

Orange and cinnamon scones

Preheat the oven to 210˚C/190˚C/gas mark 8 and lightly grease a baking tray with butter. Sift the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Use your fingers to rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the caster sugar and orange zest. Pour the cream and milk into […]