Northern Irish

Lamb Ciste

3rd April 2016

Tucking into some boiled mutton last week simply gave me more of a taste for lamb and made me determined to try this traditional Irish recipe for Easter. A lamb ciste* …

Champ Rosti

14th February 2016

*Warning: this recipe may contain surprise cheese... It was Pancake Day this week and with my usual organisational skills when I went to make pancakes for dinner on Tuesday, I had …

Hot Chocolate Gur Cake

7th April 2015

I was walking home one day last week when a friend called me and said without much preamble 'you know about donkey's gudge, don't you?' Pausing slightly to see if …

White Pudding Stuffed Cabbage Leaves

15th March 2015

I used to be such a black pudding fan until I went fodmap, but I'd completely neglected its close cousin, the white pudding. Made from oats, onions and pork fat, …

Cream of Potato Soup

11th March 2015

For some reason despite more or less worshipping at the shrine of the spud, I have never made a potato soup without adding either leeks or kale for caldo verde. …

Baileys Coffee Marshmallow Pie

8th March 2015

I've been out of the blogging loop for a few weeks, so thank heavens National Pie Week came along to give me my mojo back. As well as realising I'd been …

Panada

29th December 2014

Christmas week tends to be quite hectic. Lots of socialising, lots of eating, maybe even a wee glass or two of something to lubricate it all with. By the gap …

Brixton Boxty

5th October 2014

I have to admit that boxty wasn't something I ate as a child. Popular in Monaghan and Leitrim, it's a type of potato pancake made from grated potato, but it …

Pineapple Sorbet

3rd August 2014

Aside from friends and family, I think the thing I miss the most about Northern Ireland is its selection of ice lollies. Considering its such a chilly corner of …

Homemade Mikado Biscuits

19th July 2014

I have been on a bit of a biscuit roll recently (if you'll pardon the pun) and rediscovering all kinds of childhood tastes. I blame that re-run of Nigel Slater's …

Fig, Raspberry and Tarragon Rolls

27th June 2014

Like many Irish people, I more associate biscuits with Jacob's than McVities. This is a brand so Irish, it was even one of the places taken over in the 1916 …

Pineapple Cream Tart

13th May 2014

I am obsessed with Northern Irish traybakes and home baking. I'm obviously having some kind of childhood regression, homesickness or strong desire to bring such delicacies to a wider primarily …

St Patrick’s Day Okonomiyaki

17th March 2014

I have no idea what the adjective for Irish-Japanese fusion food is, but we need one. Both Ireland and Japan love a bit of cabbage and seaweed (and whiskey). Their …

Fried Porridge

10th February 2014

I am probably constructed half and half from oats and potatoes if you consider my Scottish and Irish heritage. Childhood days started with oats in the form of porridge and …

Festive Flies Graveyards

27th December 2013

Being organised enough to make my own Christmas pudding this year is fantastic because it's given me the opportunity to make these fabulous festive flies' graveyards (or fruit squares for …

Chestnut Caramel Shortbread

23rd December 2013

When I was growing up, I associated certain tastes with times of the year. Chestnuts were the taste of celebrations at Christmas when my mum made a gorgeous frozen pudding …