Ingredients 250g Butter 200g Dark Chocolate (At Least 70% Cocoa Solids) 100g – 150g Chopped Nuts 65g Plain Flour 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder/Bi-Carb Of Soda 360g Golden Caster Sugar 4 Large Eggs If there’s one thing you’ll spot in a shop window or on a stall at a farmer’s market and find yourself stopped in […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Fresh mussels – 1 1/2 kilos 150 grams bread crumbs Fat bunch flat leaf parsley 100 grams grated Pecorino cheese Zest of one lemon 1 tablespoon of cayenne ( I like the heat) 1/2 medium red onion First things first. Get up early, get your sleepy hoop outta bed and get to Howth or […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 sheet of ready rolled puff pastry 2 tablespoons sun dried tomato pesto 2 French or Italian sausages 1 large spring onion 50-60 grams of goats cheese 10-12 spears of young asparagus My mate Francesco calls this ‘French pizza’, which I suppose it kind of is as all the elements of a pizza are here, […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 500 grams good quality ground beef 1 tablespoon ground cumin 2 teaspoons garlic salt 100 gram chorizo 200 grams plain flour 2 teaspoons dried yeast 125 mils luke warm water This is your Saturday ‘lads night in’, post-pub feast sorted… There’s a little bit of prep but when you get that out of the way you’re […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 4 smoked and peppered mackerel fillets 1 tablespoon of Creme Fraiche 1 tablespoon of Mayo 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper small bunch of chives 1/2 small red onion There’s something about smoked fish that’s just damn amazing, if you have ever been in a smoke-house amongst giant salmon fillets, kippers or mackerel then you’ll know […]

10 years ago

Ingredients (makes enough paste to get a curry for 4 people going) 2 cloves garlic 1 tbsp gara masala 1 tbsp cumin powder 2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 small red onion 200mls olive oil So this might be a little bit of a cheat as far as Lovin Dublin recipes are […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 300 grams of self raising flour 3 tablespoons of golden syrup 80 grams of caster sugar 100 grams of cold butter 150 grams of raisins 1 egg 130 mls of full fat milk Anyone for afternoon tea? I’ll admit this freely… I raise my pinkie when I drink tea and chew down a fairy […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 4 Medium White Onions 150 Grams Of Gram Flour 1 Tps Bicarb Of Soda 1 Bunch Of Fresh Coriander 1 Bottle Of Tiger Beer 5 Tbs Madras Curry Powder Beer and Bhajis. That is Saturday night right there. Maybe Sunday as well. In fact maybe Friday… Actually scratch that, beer and bhajis are built […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 2 Medium Sweet Potatoes 2 Tablespoons of Coconut Oil, Melted 1/2 Lemon, Juiced 1 Tablespoon of Maple Syrup 1/2 Teaspooon of Cayenne Pepper Salt to Taste This week India is showing us the ultimate way to make potato wedges that taste utterly delicious but pack a serious healthy punch. They make the perfect side […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Orea Cookies – 120grams Double Cream – 120 Mils Cream Cheese – 1 Pack Of Plain Cream Cheese Bailys – 2 Tbs Spoons Poncy Chocolate Balls – A Scattering Of Butter – 35 Grams Real Butter Sugar – 4 Tbs (Or To You Own Taste) Rory, you’re really not helping our whole health buzz […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 8 Free Range Eggs 1/2 Block Of Feta Cheese 1 Medium Courgette 2 Medium White Onions 2 Large ‘Waxy’ Spuds (Maris Pipers) Serrano Ham Now we all love a big dirty fat-ass pizza form time to time but if you’re looking for something a little less bold, you absolutely can achieve awesome pizza-like flavours […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 20 full chicken wings Frank’s Hot Sauce Celery Salt Cayenne Chilli pepper Garlic powder Butter White Wine vinegar With this recipe chasing down the best Buffalo Wings in Dublin will simply lead you into your own kitchen!! Ever wondered how places like Elephant and Castle or Tribeca spin out these great wings? Here’s how…. […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 400 Grams Chickpeas 1 Tablespoon Cumin Powder 1 Medium Red Onion 3 Cloves Garlic 1 Egg Yolk 1 Bunch Of Fresh Coriander 1/2 Hot Green Chili Right – time to ditch the Abrakebabra vibe and get these veggie Lebanese beauties onto your late night menu…or brunch….or lunch…..or dinner…or picnic!! The only thing you must […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 4 Full Baby Back Racks 1 Tbs Smoked Paprika 2 Tps Cracked Black Pepper Corns 1 Tbs Cumin Seeds 1 Tbs Salt Flakes 1 Tbs Garlic Powder 1.5 Tbs Coconut Sugar (Or Dark Brown Sugar) *Editor’s note* It’s Rory who’s dubbed these baby ribs as ‘knicker ripping’ so direct the comments his way, not […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 2 Barbary duck legs 1 tin Barlotti beans 1 tin Black eyed peas 2 cloves garlic 1 small red onion 200mls of chicken stock and white wine combined 1 tbs Creme Fraiche Duck legs are really hard to fuck up. I’ll start with that so if you have never cooked Daffy’s pins before do […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 500g strong white bread flour 2 packs fast acting yeast 300ml luke warm water 2-3 three ripe plum tomatoes 8 big spoonfuls of ricotta cheese Serrano Ham A few lugs of olive oil More hand held food here and for all intents and purposes it’s a pig in a blanket and should really only […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 75g pine nuts 1 large bunch of rocket 75g fresh grated Parmesan 75ml top drawer olive oil 3 cloves garlic ( this is a personal preference I recommend testing yours as you go) True story this, the best Basil Pesto I have ever had was in Berlin… 6th June 2004. I’ve had this classic […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 2 full fresh corn in the husk 4 tbs sour cream Juice of 1 lime 110 grms Manchego cheese Salt flakes and cracked black pepper Cayenne or chilli powder to your own tolerance Ever wonder why you don’t see Corn on the Cob kickin’ about on Dublin menus much? Well, it can be a […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 110 grams unsalted butter 70 grams soft brown sugar 110 grams self raising flour 1 tps baking powder 100 grams fresh blueberries 2 eggs If you are giant hairy bloke with a fondness for flame grilled flesh, then it’s probably about time you touched your feminine side or at least a close approximation. I’m […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 450g ground pork shoulder 110g smoked pancetta 1 sachet of gelatine 250ml strong chicken stock 1 tbs dried sage 110g lard 250g plain flour Pie. Pork pie. Say that a few times and see how you feel… This is man food, bloke food, dude food – this is the type of thing you eat before […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Wontons wrappers – 12 Sesame oil – 2tbs Light Soy sauce – 2tbs Chicken thighs – 4 Tiger prawns (raw) – about 15 Fresh Garlic – 4 cloves Fresh Ginger – 1/2 thumb size piece If you’re planning a celebration this weekend then kick things off with these amazing, crispy wontons. They are the perfect […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 full rack of baby backs 1 tbs tomato puree 100 mls Chinese Rice wine (or Mirin) 1 large clove of garlic 1 tbs minced ginger 2 tbs runny honey 100 mls Hoisin sauce If your intentions are leaning towards becoming a bit of a super hero in the kitchen then you must, must, […]

10 years ago

Ingredients (makes 4) Filling: 250 grams quality pork mince 1 tbs Chinese 5 spice 1 tbs minced ginger 1 clove garlic 1 small spring onion Dough: 225 grams strong white flour 12 mls water 1 tps salt flakes 1 tbs rapeseed oil It’s the Chinese New Year tomorrow, so the Year of the Sheep is […]

10 years ago

Ingredients (makes 2 crocks) 3 medium white onions 50mls great port 50 mls quality Balsamic vinegar 1 big French baguette Gruyere cheese 1 ltr chicken stock With Ireland playing France this weekend, here’s a traditional French recipe to try out. In terms of soups, this is otherworldly – with a heap of melted cheese and […]

10 years ago

Ingredients (makes 2) 10 mls brandy 250 mls double cream 175 grms top quality milk chocolate 20 grms caster sugar 100 grms top quality dark chocolate Fresh cherries White chocolate for garnish Some reckon that oysters are an aphrodisiac, while others claim that asparagus is the deal sealer…..they might be, but they have nothing and […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 2 large free range chicken breasts (butcher bought – no exception) 2 rolls of puff pastry 2 tps Dijon mustard 1 tbs creme fraiche 2 tbs Mushroom ketchup 225 mls chicken stock Fresh thyme and rosemary 100 grams mushrooms 50 grms Gruyere cheese The very utterance of the word pie makes me weak at […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 3 medium spuds – roosters are perfect 1 handful of fresh parsley 1 handful of fresh basil 1 egg yolk 100 grams ’00’ flour 50 grams Parmesan cheese 50 grams Provelone cheese If you’re looking for a break from your January diet or something to eat on your ‘cheat day’, then this is the […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Thinly sliced spiced beef Emmental cheese Mayonnaise Tomato ketchup Sauerkraut Sourdough loaf Horseradish sauce The Reuben is the King of all sandwiches and if you haven’t had one yet, you need to sort your life out. This is not the traditional Reuben recipe, I’ve tweaked it so I can use up some of the […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 6 ‘Shorties’ (beef short ribs on the bone) 3 tbs sweet paprika 1 tbs mild chilli powder 2 tbs garlic salt Good beer – 1/2 bottle (sorry forgot to put it in the pic!!) 1 tbs English mustard 3-4 tbs of Worcester sauce 1 big fiery green chilli 1 big red onion S&P If […]

10 years ago

Ingredients FOR THE PASTA 600 Grams ’00’ Flour 14 Egg Yolks FOR THE FILLING 400 Grams Fresh Spinach 100 Grams Each Of Feta Cheese & Parmesan I’ll be up front with you: there are quite a few steps to this one, but there are very few ingredients, and more importantly you’ll be impressing the shite […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 can of chickpeas Ground cumin Spring onions Coriander Garlic 1 Egg 1 Onion 1 Green chilli pepper Falafel in pitta has exploded over the last couple of years… thank Christ! Where it was once one lone vendor in the People’s Park Market in Dun Laoghaire, it’s now at least two of them at […]

10 years ago