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The Garden - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
The Garden Cafe, Mallow, Co.Cork There is an ethereal quality to the ambience on entering The Garden cafe in Mallow town. A tranquil oasis or paradise found. Look one way and a wall is softly adorned with flowers, in another direction a tree stands bonsai like looking delicate yet statuesque. It is a cherry blossom […]
Remembrance - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
My lovely Dad, Conor, got to sample a cinnamon swirl at The Garden Cafe in Mallow on the 23rd of January 2025 and thoroughly enjoyed it. He was usually a coffee man when we were out but that day he had tea. It was the morning of the day before the big storm Éowyn was […]
Caesar Salmon Tacos - on repeat all summer long - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
There is something quintessentially summery about the crisp bite into a taco shell followed by a lusciously tangy mouthful of whatever you have chosen to stuff it with. Perhaps it is the fact that the best accompaniments are a hot day and a cold refreshing beer – preferably one drank straight from the bottle, the […]
Because you also need a good Spicy Beef & some sneaky extra protein recipe - aka 'Mom, eat more protein.' - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
Yes, I’m being given nutritional advice by my grown up children. To be fair they are muscle bound and fit so I will gladly take it. This beef recipe will have the protein of the lean minced beef to begin with but I do always like to stretch and ‘healthify’ fried beef by adding tinned […]
You NEED a 20 minute simple salmon supper recipe in your life & BONUS points for healthy! - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
Recipe for Cayenne spiced salmon darnes with a delicious chickpea, tomato & basil mash. Throw on some extra easy veggies for extra healthy points. You need to buy/have:OilSalmon Darnes – 1 or 2 per personCayenne pepperTinned Chickpeas (1 can for 2 or 3 people, 2 cans better!)1 small punnet Cherry tomatoes on the vineFresh basil […]
Pickle It! A recipe for quick pickled red onion. - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
Have you sometimes bought a bag/net of onions when you really only needed a couple? The remainder sit there in the vegetable rack as you walk past them, day after day, ignoring their existence. You wanted them in your life yet you just let them sit there. Ghosted! …or is it Gaslit? Who knows! Why […]
Clocks Forward for Salad Season! Baby Potato Salad. (Recipe Video) - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
Well now! This is new!! (but not quite) An Irish classic potato salad is made with salad cream, no BBQ is complete without it! ⬇️ Baby Potato Salad – Boiled baby potatoes, chopped bite size– Chopped spring onion & chives-salad cream-salt & pepper If you’ve never tried salad cream this is a throw back to […]
How to Slow down in 2023 and get things done. Plus a recipe for Moroccan Beef Stew (Slow Cooker Version). - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
LAST day of the first month of the year already! How did that happen so quickly and what have you achieved? Or are you waiting for February to get going on that ambitious list of yours? Here’s a tip – get OFF the f*n phone. Easier said than done I know. The Plan For various […]
Stew & Romance (would you like to hear a story?) - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
First the stew. As you know I’ve taken 50 of my favourite dinner recipes and bundled them together in an ebook ‘Gimme Dinner.’ One of these is Moroccan Beef Stew. Moroccan Beef Stew Ingredients – serves 6–81medium onion1tbsp olive oil1kg stewing beef pieces, e.g. shin3 garlic cloves3cm thumb–width piece of ginger1tsp ground cinnamon1tsp ground coriander1tbsp […]
Roast tomatoes - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
Here’s a recipe for a simple side of roast tomatoes.Especially good for tomatoes that are turning overripe and softening. (Unless they’re mouldy of course then it’s time for the compost). Roast Tomatoes Recipe ⬇️ How good do they look?. I can’t wait to visit Italy again over the summer and see the tables laden with […]
Some Like it Hot - Chilli Con Carne - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
I’ve released an ebook collection of my 50 favourite dinner recipes and one of my top 5 would have to be Chilli Con Carne. This recipe is delicious, and what makes it doubly so is the fact that you can reheat the leftovers, add some jalapenos, tortilla chips and melt some grated cheese on top […]
4 very Easy Party Food ideas for Christmas celebrations - go on, throw a party ! - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
Party food doesn't have to be complicated. Here are 4 Christmas Party food ideas for finger food that combines some great flavour combinations and are really simple to source and prepare.
Gimme Dinner - "Put a bit of butter on the spuds André" - Gimme The Recipe - You came for the food now stay for the romance!
A question I ask in the introduction to my ebook ‘Gimme Dinner‘ (ahem, IT’S out NOW) is : ‘Does answering the question, “what’s for dinner?”, sometimes make you want to scream?’ Or is it just me? It doesn’t happen too much now but when my kids were small and feeding them was something to accomplish […]