Food & Drink

Making bread can be a relaxing way to spend your time at home. Simple and economical to make, you can knock up this soda bread in less than an hour when you have unexpected guests, when you want some lovely warm bread with your meal, or when you have some milk that has gone sour in the fridge. Baked either freeform or in a baking pan, this bread is fantastic eaten plain on the day it was made (especially with a green salad tossed in a sharp dressing), great toasted on day two and ready for the birds by day three. It’s not a good keeper, but it always gets eaten really quickly!

Give your coffee a kick this St. Patrick's day with this cocktail recipe you can make right at home. You’d be forgiven for thinking this is a half pint of Ireland’s finest! It’s actually the result of my warped mind re-imagining an Irish coffee. I’m a huge fan of an ice-cold Guinness, and in this killer recipe, I’ve combined it with coffee and whiskey to transform it into a Super Stout. It’s bound to rub many a Guinness purist up the wrong way, but it's worth it for the delicious result. The Guinness replaces the use of cream to retain a velvety texture.

Lemon sole has a delicate and delicious flavour. This recipe balances the sole with Mediterranean hints from wonderful salty capers and marjoram, while the addition of shrimps and leeks makes for a satisfying and sumptuous meal. 

Here’s a delicious meat-free souvlaki for when you need one. The secret to cooking halloumi is, ironically, to treat it like a steak: bring it to room temperature before cooking, sear it under a high heat and stop cooking as soon as the outside has a nice crisp edge.

These mini pancakes, similar to scotch pancakes, are plain and simple but have a hidden layer of chocolate chips in the middle.

Fried chicken is one of the world’s most popular foods and each culture has their own version. This delicious, honey-fried version will please those with a sweet tooth!

Super berries - such as açai, goji, cranberries and blueberries - have been hailed as anti-aging superfoods due to high levels of antioxidants, vitamins and phytochemicals that help to keep your skin glowing.

So you’re giving Veganuary a go this year — congratulations! Here are some of our favourite plant-based recipes for you to try this month.

Happy Veganuary! This plant-based crowd-pleaser is a riot of colour, flavours and textures.

Ring in 2020 in style with some of our chicest and most delicious cocktails from the year, because nobody wants to be empty handed when the clock s...

This version of the American campfire classic makes a great sharing dessert for the festive feasting table, using the simplicity of a tray bake for an easy, stress-free crowd-pleaser!