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NewsletterNow is as good a time as ever to clean out your kitchen. Here are our top tips for doing the best job possible. Getting started Jobs like these always take longer than you expect. Set aside at least a few hours and get it all done at once. Put on some upbeat music […]
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How to make homemade playdough
Playdough is the source of endless hours of entertainment, but did you know you can add the fun by making your own? You can even add (preferably biodegradable) glitter or a drop of essential oil at any stage to make extra special playdough! What you will need: 250g plain flour 100g table salt 30g cream of […]
Ireland’s top chefs share their favourite Irish recipes
Tea Brack “Brack is our favourite Irish recipes. It’s nut free, so both my boys pack it into lunchboxes with a scrape of butter. On any occasion that my husband is not overburdened with sweetness and light, I offer him buttered brack. It works faster than whiskey. Within moments his face becomes improbably buoyant and […]
Sampling the best apples in the Orchard County
In this installment of her Eat Ireland column, Deputy Editor Jocelyn Doyle heads “up north” to discover why an Armagh apple a day is a real treat. In 1809, a girl named Mary Ann Brailsford planted some apple pips in her garden in Nottinghamshire, some years before a Matthew Bramley bought her cottage. In 1856, […]
This dairy-free ice cream is unbelievably good
In this installment of her Eat Ireland column, Deputy Editor Jocelyn Doyle finds herself dabbling in non-dairy options (for once!). It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with dairy, and Irish dairy in particular. This isn’t just some temporary, casual crush, but rather a lifelong love affair that has only deepened over time as I’ve discovered […]
Traditional Irish bacon, cabbage and parsley sauce
Cover the bacon in cold water in a large pan and bring slowly to the boil. If the bacon is very salty there will be a white froth on top of the water, in which case discard the water and start again. Cover with hot water and the lid of the pan and simmer until […]
The soft and funky goat’s cheese you need to try
In this installment of her Eat Ireland column, Deputy Editor Jocelyn Doyle shares her long standing love of this Irish goat’s cheese. I don’t think anyone will be surprised to learn that food is one of my main obsessions, nor that cheese holds a very special, very hungry place in my heart. What you might […]
Finding rare breeds and raw milk cheese in the Burren
In this installment of her Eat Ireland column, Deputy Editor Jocelyn Doyle finds a new favourite at the Burren Slow Food Festival. I’m at the 11th annual Burren Slow Food Festival in Lisdoonvarna, where this year’s themes are Irish raw milk cheeses and gins. Sadly, I don’t like gin, which — in these days of […]
Why you should make time to make real bread
In this installment of her Eat Ireland column, Deputy Editor Jocelyn Doyle gets kneading and discovers a new kitchen addiction. “Irish people hate when I say this, but I don’t count soda bread as ‘real bread’. It’s not even particularly healthy, because it has no fermentation. Real bread takes time.” Eoin Cluskey, Master Baker at […]
How to cook like your Irish granny did
In this installment of her Eat Ireland column, Deputy Editor Jocelyn Doyle brushes up on her traditional cooking skills. With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, there’s been some talk around the Easy Food office about what constitutes traditional Irish cooking. More than the stereotypes that spring straight to mind (namely spuds and stew), I […]