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Sunday Brunch
Not very seasonal we know but a little taste of sunshine to brighten our mood on a frosty Sunday morning. Cherry tomatoes are still nice and sweet all year (even if you do have to get them from...
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Hey Pesto!
Our kitchen window was bursting with basil plants and sort of like “the Day of the Triffids” as they were out of control and growing like mad despite the neglect after being away for a week. So if like...
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Woohoo it’s sunny! An Irish/Italian Salad
This caprese salad is made from all Irish ingredients – even the mozzarella (fellow Dubliners can pick some up in Fallon & Byrne). Perfect for what will probably be one of our last sunny lunches...
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Tomato Salad with a Basil Cream Dressing
This salad is a twist on the classic tomatoes with basil. The creamy dressing works surprisingly well and gives the salad a cool and luxurious feel. Tomato Salad with a Basil Cream Dressing – serves 2...
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Tomato & Cheese tart
One of those easy dishes that just bursts with fresh flavours and vitality. It really sings at the end of summer with fully ripe and juicy tomatoes just picked and wonderful. Delicious served warm...
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Tomato & Feta Couscous Salad
We cooked this dish while camping in France and it was a great side dish for all sorts of barbecued meat. It’s also a great idea for using up leftover sun-dried tomatoes which can easily get forgotten...
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Pasta with Walnut Pesto
We first tasted walnut pesto in Florence a few years ago but it has taken us a while to get around to making it ourselves. This works equally well for a casual dinner or in smaller portions as a...
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Pizza Baked Potato
The vast majority of our weeknight dinners are based on whatever happens to be left in the fridge after the weekend. It turns out that leftover pizza toppings taste pretty good on top of a baked...
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Pesto Lasagne
A really quick and easy lasagne full of Spring flavours. You don’t have to buy fresh pesto from the fridge as this tends to be more oily and makes this dish very rich; we successfully used a jar from a...
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Griddled courgettes with Parmesan & Basil
We have used some fancy yellow courgettes for this dish but the usual green variety will be just as good. An excellent side dish for barbecues… of which we are having many at the moment. If you don’t...
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A Tasty Couscous Salad for Summer Barbecues & Picnics
This is an old favourite that we make every summer. The chopped up mushrooms give it a fantastic earthy flavour and it works fantastically well with barbecues and on picnics. Tasty Couscous Salad –...
View ArticleSmoky Chorizo Salmon
It’s still cold but there’s a bit of sunshine and promise of warm spring days to come. We can’t wait for the spring veg to start but this bright dish is not a bad compromise. Wine Suggestion: in the...
View ArticleLemon & Basil Linguine
Sometimes the simplest of ideas turn out the best. Wine Suggestion: we had a glass of the Adi Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc which he’s now experimenting with a little bit of skin contact. We don’t...
View ArticlePistachio Pesto
Our fabulous friends have a weekender in the country with loads of space for growing herbs and veg. We are the very happy recipients when there’s more produce than one family can eat and we put it to...
View ArticleTortellini with Creamy Tomato & Mascarpone Sauce
Because we had leftover marscapone … we love using leftover ingredients. It’s ok to cheat sometimes with some shop-bought fresh tortellini and the result is dinner in minutes! Wine Suggestion: this...
View ArticleWarm Tomato, Mustard & Gruyère Tart
This tart is bursting with summer flavours and the pastry is fabulously light and crisp. Delicious for lunch with a green salad. Wine Suggestion: We drank the Rocca delle Macie Chianti Vernaiolo with...
View ArticleChicken with Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Basil
We love easy ideas like this for adding extra interest to some chicken fillets mid-week. Serve with warm crusty bread and green salad. Wine Suggestion: your choice of youthful, lighter Italian red;...
View ArticleSpaghetti with Ricotta & Toasted Pine Nuts
Mondays are all about leftovers in our house and we’re determined to use all bits and pieces hanging around after the weekend. This pasta dish helped us out with the remains of a jar of sundried...
View ArticleRadiatori with Sausage & Saffron
We’re getting a new kitchen and currently trying to clear the cupboards of as many ingredients as possible to save us having to pack them away. I don’t know why we bought a bag of radiatori pasta,...
View ArticleRisotto Primavera
This risotto isn’t laden with cheese and butter like so many other recipes and so a good option for a weeknight and full of Spring flavours. We left out the chives and rocket as we didn’t have them but...
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