Here’s a simple recipe for trout that doesn’t require much fussing or measuring. Trout’s reasonably cheap too, and often on special at Superquinn. This serves two, alter as required. Ingredients 2 trout fillets 1 lemongrass stalk, finely chopped* A knob of ginger, finely chopped 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 [...]

December 30th, 2010 brought a new and wonderful thing into my life – a little niece. The brand new beautiful Anna Mae is the daughter of my brother Steve and his wife Aoife, and in the grand tradition of tiny babies everywhere, she is so far spending most of her time either feeding or squawking. [...]

I’ve been at a couple of Christmas events in pubs recently where party food was served. You’ll all be familiar with what we got: large platters of food all the colours of the beige rainbow. Sausages, wedges, onion bhajis, chicken goujons, chips, garlic mushrooms. Everything was deep fried. One particularly dreadful platter came accompanied with [...]

So incredibly simple, wonderfully cheap, enormously comforting, and bursting with curative powers, this soup is the perfect antidote to both the snowy weather and any lurking colds or flus. No sweating, no reducing -  this is a Chinese style soup so just cover it with water and boil away. It will take about three minutes [...]

Some current specials at SuperValu include: Mix and match any three selected fruit and veg for €4 (€2 each) Half price poinsettias (€3.49) Fox’s Fabulously Special Selection Tin (720g) Offers are valid until November 20. Click here for details. Top chef Kevin Dundon of Dunbrody House has created a range of simple recipes for SuperValu [...]

My beautiful new goddaughter Abbie is, unsurprisingly, a time-consuming little critter. I hit the shops to buy the kiddo a little present, but then I remembered some wise words from Jean: new parents don’t get time to eat. These tiny people, cute as they are, demand a lot of attention. When my sister had her [...]

My friend Asad once prepared a delicious chicken biryani for a group of us using left over chicken and a hodgepodge of ingredients.  We were on holidays in a rented house and only had what we’d brought, but it was one of the nicest biryanis I’ve ever had. It’s a great way to use up [...]

Fish pie is one the most delicious dishes ever and the ultimate comfort food. You can make it as heavy and as light as you like and add a variety of fish although properly smoked fish works a treat. If you are not much of a cook and have never made one before this BBC [...]

By Mitchell O’Brien At just €1 per meal, these three menus are designed to be prepared together and frozen for ease of use for busy families on a budget. The whole family can get involved in the cooking process – so you don’t have to spend money entertaining the kids. There’s no compromise on the [...]

I was in The Port House on South William Street over the weekend which is one of my favourite tapas places in the city. They do a delicious dish of Deep fried cubed potatoes served with a selection of sauces for €3.95 each. My favourite is the Patatas Mojo which is potatoes served with a [...]