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Cheat’s pork pies

Preheat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas mark 4 and grease nine cups in a 12-cup deep muffin pan. Place the burgers in a bowl, add the allspice and a grind of salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix together the meat and spices and set aside. To make the pastry, sieve the flour and salt […]

Minted dark chocolate tart

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cocoa powder. Stir to combine well. Using your fingertips, rub the cold butter cubes into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the cold water and bring the dough together into a rough ball, place on a sheet of cling film and pat into […]

Are you missing out on this healthy, sustainable meat?

In this installment of her Eat Ireland column, Deputy Editor Jocelyn Doyle asks why we aren’t eating more goat.   My first taste of goat was in Ho Chi Minh city on a murky morning in December 2010. I’m a big fan of dinner-for-breakfast — anything leftover, anything savoury, anything hearty and flavoursome. I remember […]

Talking with the baking queen Catherine Leyden

Catherine Leyden has been the face of baking in Ireland for nearly 40 years, since she first started with Odlums as a home economist and cookery advisor. She is now the brand ambassador for the well-loved Irish baking label, tackling everything from consumers’ baking dilemmas to devising new products and recipes. She began appearing on […]

A nice interview with the lazy chef

Simon Lamont is the host of Tv3’s The Lazy Chef, where he travels all over the country to sample the spoils of Irish cuisine and rustle up delicious quick-fix dishes. In The Lazy Chef, Simon shows how to cut any corner to make effortless food and shares his secrets to fast-tracking meals by offering tips, […]

3 ways with beetroot

Roasted beetroot hummus Serves 4-6 Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. Peel 2 whole beetroots and chop roughly. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 50 minutes, turning once halfway through. Set aside and allow to cool. In a blender, combine the chopped beetroot with 1 x drained […]

Nutty mushroom Wellington

Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. In a pan over a medium-low heat, melt the butter and sugar together. Add the yellow onions and cook gently for 25 minutes until caramelised, then remove and allow to cool. Heat the olive oil in the same pan over a medium heat. Add the red onion […]

Mincemeat bakewell tart

Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 5. Lightly butter a loose-bottom 9-inch fluted pastry tin. First, make the pastry. Place the flour in a bowl and rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles small crumbs. Add the sugar, egg and one tablespoon of water. Blend together, adding more water […]

Blue cheese and apple sausage rolls

Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. In a bowl, mix the sausage meat with the blue cheese. Season with black pepper. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the pastry out into a square and cut in half down the middle. Spread half of the apple sauce down the length of each pastry […]

Starry night shortbread

Line two baking trays with parchment paper. In a bowl, use an electric beater to beat together the butter, icing sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. Add the flour and cinnamon and stir until the dough comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 3-4 minutes until smooth. Shape into a […]