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Michelle Darmody: How to make quick and easy cookies for Mother's Day
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Darina Allen: The school meals scheme needs to change and here's why
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Colm O'Gorman: Comforting leek, potato and cheddar soup with crusty bread
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Caitríona Redmond: My recipe for lemon drizzle loaf, which will freeze exceptionally well

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Wine with Leslie: Say cheers to mum with these delicious wines
These would make great gifts for Mother's Day on Sunday

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Sarah Butler: My slow cooker chicken curry recipe is perfect for busy days
Sarah Butler: My slow cooker chicken curry recipe is perfect for busy days
A slow cooker is an essential piece of kitchen equipment for those days when you don’t have time in the evenings

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Seafood Made Simple: This smoked mackerel colcannon is a perfect lunch recipe
Seafood Made Simple: This smoked mackerel colcannon is a perfect lunch recipe
This weekend Aishling Moore shares a take on Goldie's colcannon

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Cork Whiskey Fest: Meet the makers and discover the best whiskey bars in Ireland
Cork Whiskey Fest: Meet the makers and discover the best whiskey bars in Ireland
In the last two decades, Ireland has grown from three distilleries to over 40. Leslie Williams meets the makers

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

The Menu: 'Flavour bombs' are a home cook’s secret weapon to keep kids eating
The Menu: 'Flavour bombs' are a home cook’s secret weapon to keep kids eating
My children taught me that a new flavour had to be surrounded by a posse of old favourites

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Restaurant review: This French bistro has a menu that's packed with classics
S Restaurant review: This French bistro has a menu that's packed with classics
The head chef seems to have doubled down on their Frenchness to delicious effect

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Top 8: The best Easter eggs for 2025, including supermarket own-brands
Top 8: The best Easter eggs for 2025, including supermarket own-brands
It’s not surprising that all our Top 8 got high scores

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

What is Dubai chocolate and where can I get my hands on the viral treat?
What is Dubai chocolate and where can I get my hands on the viral treat?
The Dubai chocolate bar was created by British/ Egyptian founder of Dubai-based Fix Dessert Chocolatier Sarah Hamouda

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Woman customer looking at a rack of wine in supermarket
Wine with Leslie: Three great value wines I enjoyed lately
There has never been so much choice in the market and wine prices seem to have stabilised with no notable price increases this year

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Sarah Butler: How to make classic meatballs and mac and cheese for midweek dinners
Sarah Butler: How to make classic meatballs and mac and cheese for midweek dinners
These two recipes are a great example of something easy to make at home with cupboard essentials with not a jar or packet in sight

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Restaurant review: This new street food spot in Cork's English Market is a must-try
S Restaurant review: This new street food spot in Cork's English Market is a must-try
The fish and chips included some of the finest chips I’ve had in a while

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Traditional Irish soda bread made from whole grain and rye flour on a wooden table. Rustic style.
The Menu: Irish food is something to be proud of â€” here's why
Why not celebrate with an Irish meal based entirely around finest Irish produce cooked in whatever fashion you like

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

Seafood Made Simple: How to make teriyaki glazed cod collars â€” chicken wings of the sea
Seafood Made Simple: How to make teriyaki glazed cod collars â€” chicken wings of the sea
This recipe is a versatile teriyaki glaze

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

Hemp seeds have more protein per 100g than chicken —why aren't we eating more of it?
Hemp seeds have more protein per 100g than chicken —why aren't we eating more of it?
Don’t get hemp mixed up with cannabis. It’s from the same family, but this plant variety is being grown in Ireland for its edible and nutritious seeds

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Group of friend clinking glasses of wine in a restaurant
Wine with Leslie: These three wines have Irish connections and one is under €12
This week I’m writing about wines with an Irish connection

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Sarah Butler: Try these tasty midweek recipes for busy families
Sarah Butler: Try these tasty midweek recipes for busy families
The first is a Sunday roast that you can enjoy quickly mid-week, and the second is a perfect family fake-away that is sure to please everyone.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Restaurant review: Hera is another culinary highlight for Dublin's rising Northside
S Restaurant review: Hera is another culinary highlight for Dublin's rising Northside
"Juno was initially a craft beer pub with bar snacks but they have now pivoted to a ‘gastro-pub’ format on one side named Hera (Juno’s Greek counterpart). Gastro-pub is a much abused term in Ireland but one I think Hera can actually use with some legitimacy as behind the stove is chef Joe Smith, formerly of Bastible."

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

Seafood Made Simple: Spice up fresh fish with this tomato masala
Seafood Made Simple: Spice up fresh fish with this tomato masala
"This recipe works so well with the flaky texture of pollock, a fish we don’t tend to eat a whole lot of in this country — but you could use just about any fish in this recipe."

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

The Menu: Make the change — introduce a few vegan tendencies to your eating habits
The Menu: Make the change — introduce a few vegan tendencies to your eating habits
"A 2018 paper found every individual’s carbon footprint would be reduced by 73% if they stopped eating meat and dairy. Water consumption footprints would be halved and global farmland use could be reduced by 75%; no more evisceration of the Amazon rainforests — planet earth’s ‘lungs’ — to farm beef cattle."

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Air Fryer Fish Fingers with Condiments and Lemon Garnished with Fresh Dill
Top 8: The top breaded foods like chicken drumsticks and potato croquettes on shop shelves
"What about the days we want the cooking done for us? With this in mind, we went shopping for crumbed foods that tasted good and didn’t have the worrying additives often found in processed foods."

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Smiling senior couple toasting at outdoor wine tasting event
Wine with Leslie: Three red wines from Catalonia to try from €17
"As you have no doubt heard, this is a fiercely independent region and more than once I have had people on social media correct me when I referred to Catalan wines as ‘Spanish’."

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Sweeping success for Munster food producers at Food Awards
Sweeping success for Munster food producers at Food Awards
With no applications or submissions allowed, all winners were chosen based solely on quality, integrity, and commitment to genuine sustainable practices

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

'There’s so much magic': Meet the sisters running Strawberry Field Pancake Cottage
'There’s so much magic': Meet the sisters running Strawberry Field Pancake Cottage
The humble pancake has seen many iterations of itself pop up around the world.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Pancakes
7 of the best places in Cork to indulge your pancake cravings
Whether you’re a sweet or savoury pancake lover, there is something for everyone in Cork city

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

crepe with ingredient
How to make the perfect pancakes and the common mistakes to avoid
Thin, delicious pancakes that can be folded, fanned and doused with lemon and sugar

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Sarah Butler: How to make my air fryer pizza bagels for quick and easy snacking
Sarah Butler: How to make my air fryer pizza bagels for quick and easy snacking
"Midweek can get a little hectic with after-school activities, so this week I have my handy pizza bagels for you to try on such busy days."

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

Seafood Made Simple: Eat local with this recipe for mussels with creamed kale on toast
Seafood Made Simple: Eat local with this recipe for mussels with creamed kale on toast
"In this weekend’s recipe, I’ve used some of this kale as the base for a vivid green sauce to serve with mussels."

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

The Menu: Fingers on the pulse with North Cork seedlings
The Menu: Fingers on the pulse with North Cork seedlings
"Pulses are not only protein-packed and inexpensive, they can also be turned into myriad delicious dishes, with or without meat or with meat as a grace note rather than main attraction."

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Restaurant review: Perfectly-pitched fare at Tipp's Bishop's Buttery — but at a price
S Restaurant review: Perfectly-pitched fare at Tipp's Bishop's Buttery — but at a price
"Though Cashel is a national historic hotspot, there is something surreal about first sight of the magnificently restored former 18th century bishop’s manor. Palladian architecture, polished to within an inch of its life, suggests the box yew-hedged vibes of Versailles."

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Tasting of brut and demi-sec white champagne sparkling wine from special flute glasses with Champagne vineyards on background ne
Wine with Leslie: A trio of sparkling pet-nat wines from €20
"What I love about them is their lightness of touch and the appetising yeasty flavours, caused by the unfiltered dead yeast cells that are still present in the bottle and show as a milky sediment when the bottle has sat still for any length of time."

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Cork Rooftop Farm announces closure of shop to make room for new 'farm to fork' restaurant
Cork Rooftop Farm announces closure of shop to make room for new 'farm to fork' restaurant
The much-anticipated opening of Birdsong, the second restaurant of the esteemed Glass Curtain, is set to bring a unique farm-to-fork offering to Cork's vibrant culinary scene

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Sarah Butler: This cod and broccoli bake is the perfect family fish dinner
Sarah Butler: This cod and broccoli bake is the perfect family fish dinner
And the perfect potato wedges to serve alongside

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Seafood Made Simple: How to make hake with a creamy chorizo sauce
Seafood Made Simple: How to make hake with a creamy chorizo sauce
"Oftentimes in this game, it’s the simpler plates of food, like this, that can be the most difficult to produce. Restraint, respect for the ingredients and intuition are all required."

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

I spent a day with Darina Allen at Ballymaloe's new school — here's how I got on
I spent a day with Darina Allen at Ballymaloe's new school — here's how I got on
Kate Winslet, Richard E Grant and Ballerina Farm - as celebrities and influencers book into Ballymaloe courses, Kate Ryan spends a day with Darina and the team at the new Ballymaloe Organic Farm School for a taste of the magic

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Restaurant review: I can't do justice to the diversity of flavours at this southern Indian spot
S Restaurant review: I can't do justice to the diversity of flavours at this southern Indian spot
Andhra Bhavan is named for the legendary canteen in New Delhi which is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and provides inexpensive tasty food to hundreds of Delhiites every day.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

The Menu: The growing revival of Ireland's fruit-producing farms
The Menu: The growing revival of Ireland's fruit-producing farms
"It’s not just apples. When did you last have Irish blackcurrants, redcurrants, cherries, gooseberries, or even wild blackberries? A delicious Irish pear?"

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Stack of chocolate cookies on yellow backgreound
Top 8: Breaktime bliss with these shop-bought biscuits
"It’s hard to beat a good chocolate biscuit to end a meal or as a dunker. Dip into hot tea or coffee for three seconds and lick half the chocolate off before biting into it. A blissful experience."

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Young adult couple watching sunset at the sea
Wine with Leslie: Things have changed for wine in Portugal's Dão region
"Dão has come a long way with lots of new wineries and investment. I visited M.O.B. wines, imported by Michael O’Brien of Grace Campbell wines (his initials a pleasing coincidence)."

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Cookies, peanut butter cups and more: 5 recipes to bake with the kids on a rainy day
Cookies, peanut butter cups and more: 5 recipes to bake with the kids on a rainy day
Plus vanilla stars and raspberry loaf cake 

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Sarah Butler: Homemade chicken goujons aren't just tastier, they're  far better for you
Sarah Butler: Homemade chicken goujons aren't just tastier, they're  far better for you
"This week’s recipes are both firm family favourites here and there are always clean plates and warm bellies."

Mon, 17 Feb, 2025

Restaurant review: Minuscule Cork eatery scores big on taste
S Restaurant review: Minuscule Cork eatery scores big on taste
"I’ve done plenty of eating on Douglas Street through the decades, especially when I was a resident of the street during the reign of the late, lamented Douglas Hide gastro-pub."

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

The Menu: Our award-winning food column returns with a new lease on life
The Menu: Our award-winning food column returns with a new lease on life
"This column will no longer be top heavy with listings, instead becoming a weekly focus on a particular food-related topic, blending opinion, information and, where appropriate, even suggested solutions to the myriad conundrums facing the food world, locally, nationally and globally."

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Seafood Made Simple: How to make fish cakes with mustard sauce
Seafood Made Simple: How to make fish cakes with mustard sauce
Plus: When it comes to cooking, some of the rules we are fed are false. So, I’d like to debunk the ones that annoy me most!

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Rows of organic grapevine in a Champagne vineyard.
Wine with Leslie: Organic wine can be good â€” but not a guarantee of quality
"To clarify: ‘organic’ means that only natural ingredients are used in the production of the wine and no damage has been done to the environment."

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

Love is your oyster: Feast on a home-grown aphrodisiac 
Love is your oyster: Feast on a home-grown aphrodisiac 
Oyster expert Sarah Browne of Oysome on why we should swap imported roses for Irish oysters this Valentine's Day

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

Revealed: These are the three new one-star Michelin restaurants in Ireland
Revealed: These are the three new one-star Michelin restaurants in Ireland
Plus a Bib Gourmand for West Cork

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

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