Category: Recipes

Jun 13
Peanut Butter Squares

Prep Time: 30 minsServes: roughly 10 squares Ingredients:• 100g crunchy peanut butter• 100g Honey• 25g Coconut oil• 50g peanuts, finely chopped• 100g Rice Krispies• 100g dates, soaked in hot water for 2 hours• 100g peanut butter• 150g dark choc 80%, for the topping Method:1. Line an 8-inch square baking tin with parchment paper. 2. In […]

Apr 22
Derval’s Simple Curry

Prep Time: 10 minsCook Time: 1 hourServes: 4 Ingredients:• 3 tbsp coconut oil• 2 onions, roughly chopped• 4–5 garlic cloves, crushed• a thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated• 2 tbsp medium curry powder• 1 tsp garam masala• 1 tsp ground coriander• ½ tsp chilli flakes• 10 dried apricots, halved• 3 apples, peeled and roughly chopped• 3 […]

Apr 15
Easter Sunday Lunch

We’re used to spending Easter Sunday with extended family so with this year being different it meant we needed to do what we’ve intended to do for awhile .. figure out a Sunday Lunch!! Having looked through a few recipe books we decided on the following ones and they were pretty good choices!! So, with […]

Apr 08
RHUBARB MACAROON LAYER CAKE

This gorgeous recipe was very kindly shared by Dunowen House in West Cork. www.dunowenhouse.ie When Rhubarb is in season, this is my very favourite cake to make. It’s a real treat and perfect for a special afternoon tea or dessert over Easter.Hope you enjoy it as much as us!! Cake Ingredients:200g softened butter or Stork […]

Apr 08
SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Dessert idea from Dunowen House in West Cork @dunowen_house Ingredients:175g dark chocolate (55-70% cocoa solids, buy best you can)175g butter, cubed25g cocoa powder (good quality)3 eggs225g soft brown sugar1tsp vanilla extract100g plain gluten free flour (I use Doves brand)1/2 400g Caramel (Carnation brand is perfect) or make your own caramel if preferredSea Salt flakes Method:1. […]

Apr 08
Lamb Quesadillas

Recipe from Dunowen House in West Cork @dunowen_house  These are not your traditional Mexican style Quesadilla but a Middle Eastern version based on a recipe by Ottolenghi. A little goes a long way, the filling can make 8 – 10 of these tortilla pockets. Ingredients:Plain tortillas (the kids size packets are perfect size)Olive oil for frying […]

Mar 14
Weekday Lunches

Between playschool and school drop offs, after school activities and general day-to-day jobs, week day lunches need to be easily made and get the job done! Weekends are more for leisurely market food type lunches where the more food and the more people the better! Weekday .. not so much! The older two will already […]

Jan 06
Chicken Goujons

This is a family recipe we’ve used and written out from some time ago so we’re not sure of the original source of it! Be sure to let us know if you recognise it! What we do know is that they taste delicious and are a firm favourite around here! Ingredients For the Chicken Goujons […]

Oct 24
Spider Web Rice Krispie Buns

Not so much a recipe, more showing that things don’t need to be fancy and complicated to be seasonal or to be a bit of fun! Melt the chocolate, add the Krispies, spread the white chocolate with a small spoon (piping it would probably make it an actual web!!) and pop on the spiders! Less […]

Feb 05
Coconut Thai Curry with Chickpeas

This is one of our most recent reipes from Deliciously Ella and it most definitely does not disappoint! The base of the recipe uses our two favourite ingredients for a quick meal .. tinned tomatoes and tinned coconut milk. The taste of this dish is delicious and the effort is minimal .. new favourite!   […]

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