Cold udon noodles with sesame chicken (bukkake udon)
Image By Phoebe Wood Abstract Noodles are a quintessential ingredient in Japanese cuisine and during the country’s hot and humid summers, steaming bowls of noodles are swapped for cold noodle dishes...
View ArticleFarmhouse milk bread
Image By Imen McDonnell Abstract Pan, barrel, cobb, bloomer, brown, batch, granary, rolled, basket, milk. These are all names of beautiful breads that you will find in any Irish market or bakery on...
View ArticleSummer fruits Madeira cake
Image By Imen McDonnell Abstract Madeira cake did not originate in the Madeira Islands, rather from the Portuguese Madeira wine that would have traditionally been served with this tea cake in Ireland...
View ArticleCounty Kerry crab boil
Image By Imen McDonnell Abstract Here is my basic recipe for a classic summer crab boil that is especially fun to host as a small dinner party – al fresco if weather permits. The crab boil is more a...
View ArticleHot-smoked salmon tacos with chipotle crema and kale verde
Image By Imen McDonnell Abstract Once a week, the farm kitchen is transformed into a Tuesday taquería. Whether we use our own chicken, whatever is fresh and fun at the fishmonger (squid is always...
View ArticleBaklava and pistachio ice-cream sandwich
Image By Kulsum Kunwa Abstract During our five-day stay in Istanbul, we made the journey to Karakoy Gulluoglu, a baklava parlour. As we navigated our way there, we resisted the urge to pull up a chair...
View ArticleCurried red quinoa, pea and paneer salad
Image By Kulsum Kunwa Abstract My daughter loves quinoa in salads. I'm continuously experimenting to introduce Indian food in quinoa-fied form and this one has been on rotation for a while. Though it...
View ArticleZucchini koftas in coconut sauce
Image By Kulsum Kunwa Abstract My family moved to India from Kuwait when I was just out of high school. The move made me an angry-at-the-world seventeen year old. To add to the pain, we moved to very...
View ArticleCumin, black pepper and ghee shortbread
Image By Kulsum Kunwa Abstract When we arrived in Kuwait some seven years ago, most of my days were spent filling out forms or cooking up a storm with the Food Network playing in the background. I’d...
View ArticleFrozen coconut yoghurt
Image By Alexx Stuart Abstract The good news is, food doesn’t have to be fake. Here’s a real frozen yoghurt, packed with goodness and nutritionally sound enough to have for breakfast, dessert or as an...
View ArticleChocolate coconut cupcakes
Image By Alexx Stuart Abstract These delicious cupcakes definitely have more calories than your average white flour cupcake, but you know what I notice? You actually feel satisfied after one or two...
View ArticleBanoffee pie
Image By Alexx Stuart Abstract A healthy banoffee pie: Is it possible? Yes, it is. It’s even possible to be completely dairy-free and low fructose. Once the components are made, it’s super simple to...
View ArticleMango curry (amba maluwa)
Image By Alice Storey Abstract This deceptively modest dish derives its sweet yet tart flavour from cooking green mangoes until just tender in a typical Sri Lankan vegetable curry base of aromatics,...
View ArticleSpiced pork with green mango (wettha thayet thi chet)
Image By Alice Storey Abstract Appearing widely in our research for this dish, the following rhyme is a neat summary of Burmese cookery: ‘Of all the fruit, the mango is best; of all the meat, pork is...
View ArticleDouble chocolate and dirty mint chip ice-cream sandwiches
Image By Natasha Case & Freya Estreller & Kathleen Squires Abstract It's going to get messy. There's no option but to chomp down on these chewy brownie cookies and watch as the brown sugar...
View ArticlePraline peanut butter pops
Image By Colin Fassnidge Abstract You don't need an ice-cream maker for these pops from Colin Fassnidge of Sydney's 4 Fourteen. Freeze the creamy mixture in a slab, insert popsicles, dredge in praline...
View ArticleMalteser ice-cream with candied bacon
Image By Mitch Orr Abstract "The idea for this has been in the back of my mind for about a year. I thought the combination of saltiness, sweetness and maltiness was good, plus I like taking the piss....
View ArticleCaramelised pineapple frozen yoghurt
Image By Stefano Marano Abstract "This is a twist on a previous dessert on the menu at The Apollo: “ouzo-marinated pineapple, pomegranate granita, vanilla cream”. This version is more summery and...
View ArticleLychee granita, strawberry sorbet and compressed melon
Image By Dan Hong Abstract "The fruit, granita and sorbet combo makes for a really refreshing dessert this time of year. In Asia, there are lots of iced desserts made with shaved ice, coconut milk,...
View ArticleCold soba salad with shrimp
Image By Nicole Gulotta Abstract I came across this recipe [adapted from Aida Mollenkamp] on Twitter of all places. And I say that with a dash of surprise because of the limited amount of time I spend...
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