Delicious fudgy cake with a silky chocolate icing. Perfect for sharing with friends and family over the Easter holiday.
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This soup reinterprets the Irish classic ‘colcannon’, a dish that is made of mashed potatoes and leeks or cabbage. You could some pulled pork or pancetta to this soup if you wish. Delicious served with my Clodagh soda bread.
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If you grow your own vegetables, you probably grow spinach and therefore have an abundance of it for a lot of the year! This is one of my favourite dishes to make when I want an easy warming bowl for supper and it is made with storecupboard staples – red lentils, chickpeas and coconut milk, and a few simple spices. If it starts to get a bit dry, add in hot vegetable stock or water.
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It’s the bread that’s always on my kitchen table at home — I make it every Saturday morning. It’s similar to the traditional Irish soda bread, but made with yoghurt and rosemary. Thyme makes a lovely substitute, or herbs can be left out altogether.
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I like to serve this as a sharing starter… Guinness treacle brown bread sliced on a wooden board, alongside a platter of the smoked salmon with wedges of lemons and the bowl of aioli.
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This classic version that I am sharing with you is made with good-quality beef broth or vegetable stock, caramelised onions, and topped with oozing Gruyère cheese croutons.
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Toffee apples for grown-ups, the tarte tatin is all about the flavour of the fruit – crisp pastry, firm, juicy apples and that sweet, buttery caramel topping, holding the whole lot together.
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Food trends might come and go, but the humble Pumpkin Spice Latte isn’t one to ‘fall’.
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It’s the perfect dish for the spooky season. Clodagh’s giving a classic cheese fondue a Halloween twist. With all the traditional elements - cheese, double cream and garlic - Clodagh serves hers in a baked pumpkin with crusty bread, breadsticks and gherkins.
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Preserve Autumn with my Spicy Apple Chutney... I started making this chutney 15 years ago for the Farmers Markets & it's on all my menus!
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This is the easiest dessert to make during summer and the most refreshing, but it is also the perfect palate-cleanser to serve after a fish main course. I sometimes use fresh basil instead of the mint, which adds a delicious sweetness.
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