With December less than a month away, it’s only a matter of time before we will be stuffing our faces with turkey, ham, Brussels sprouts, mince pies and all the other traditional fodder Christmas has to offer. In the meantime, I fancy something different so over the next couple of weeks I will be focusing [...]

This dinner can double as both a Wednesday Wind-down and a fancy weekend meal. Either way, it’s cheap, quick and gorgeous. For a quick evening supper, serve the fish with balsamic reduction, jarred or home-made pesto and sides of baby boiled potatoes and peas. For the weekend, the seabass, balsamic and pesto goes well with [...]

Red wine is bad for you, oh wait now it’s good for you. Chocolate is your enemy, oh wait it could save your life. There is always mixed reports on the benefits and hazards of foods and it’s very confusing. The latest research shows that sticking to a Mediterranean diet may help prevent depression. After [...]

Following on from Tuesday’s post on the merits of a packed lunch, here are a few more brown bag options for your consideration. If you have after work plans, the smokey meatball stew will keep you going right through to the last bus and the creamed mackerel sandwich filler is a healthy yet delicious combo. [...]

For the next three months Lisa Murphy, a nutritional therapist with Positive Nutrition, will be taking over Heather’s column. Heather’s just had a new baby – congratulations! By Lisa Murphy Its summer time and the weather is holding up a lot better than previous years so hopefully we’ll continue to get plenty of opportunities to [...]

Trout fillets at Superquinn are currently just €1 each. And they’re very good. I picked up four yesterday and used them to make a quick, easy, and healthy Chinese meal. It takes about 5 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook. And for an optional side: about three minutes before the fish is ready, [...]

I’m quite aware that we’re overfishing our seas, that many species are on the brink of collapse, and that the knock-on effect could be catastrophic for life in the oceans – and on land. And yet I blithely go to the fishmonger and get such delights as Maui-Maui, cod, and tuna. I particularly like canned [...]

I met many outstanding food producers at the Bloom event last weekend. One of these was McConnell’s Gourmet Smoked Foods, a small business run by the Sweeney family, producing smoked fish and poultry. Their smoked mackerel, priced at just €3 for two big chunky fillets, was superb. Full of flavour without being overbearing, while also [...]

These recipes appears in today’s LoveFood Magazine in the Irish Independent.  Perfect for a picnic with a twist, or for a summery Wednesday Wind-down. Asian Tuna Salad This is a really versatile salad. Apart from the rocket, don’t worry if you lack some of the vegetables specified here. The salad is all about the dressing!

I just looked out the window and nearly got hit by lightning. Yikes. What with all the fire and floods in the sky, Smoked Haddock Chowder will be the perfect dinner this evening. You’ll find that smoked haddock is one of the cheapest pieces of fish around: I got two big fillets for under €5 [...]