Baileys Cheesecake

  This is an old reliable, a favourite recipe of mine. I adapted it slightly from a recipe on the BBC food website. It is a simple no-bake cheesecake that has a light creamy texture because it is not set with gelatine.

Beetroot Relish

This recipe is not going to be for everyone. I’ve discovered that people really have a love/hate relationship with beetroot. I love it, himself can occasionally tolerate it.

Blood Orange Cake

I have been making this cake for years with ordinary oranges. It is adapted from Nigella’s clementine cake in How to Eat.

Bresaola, Manchego and Blood Orange Salad

This dish is inspired by a meal I had in Kai restaurant in Galway last year. If you have never been there, I highly recommend paying a visit.

Hearty Beef and Red Wine Stew

Updated January 2021 This Hearty Beef and Red Wine stew has been on my site for 7 years now is another great winter dish. It was originally inspired by a Jamie Oliver recipe Jools’ Favourite Beef Stew but I have but I had to make my own tweaks to it. As the years have passed […]

Feta and Pomegranate Salad

I hope everyone reading this has had as nice a Christmas as I did!

Beef Chilli

Being a big fan of Mexican food, I love a big bowl of chilli on a cold night. This can be vegetarian or meat but nothing beats a good beef chilli.

Chicken Parmigiana

This chicken dish is adapted from Bill Granger’s Bill’s Basics.  It is a fast, easy, tasty dish – ideal for  a midweek dinner.