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Talking Ballymaloe, Paddy O’s Granola and Chicken Laksa with Paddy O’Connell!
The very handsome Paddy O’Connell talks healthy eating, Ballymaloe, and Paddy O’s while helping me cook my really easy and healthy recipe for Chicken Laksa! This tasty one is a midweek winner!
Mushroom Crostini from Sunday Business Post Feature!
Last Sunday my Mushroom Crostini recipe featured in the Chef’s Table piece in the Sunday Business Post. As I received a few requests on facebook for the recipe I thought I would post it here for you to enjoy! It’s super quick and easy but most of all totally delicious!! The recipe along with others […]
Chats with Brendan O’Driscoll of Soundwave at Archie Talks!
A few weeks ago we held the first Archie Talks event of 2013! It had been quite a while since the last one because the amazing archipelago co-founder Steven Menton sadly had a stroke at the end of last year. I’m delighted to say he’s recovering very well and thank god we’re going to have […]
Cooking Video of my Chicken, Leek, and Butterbean Soup!
This is one of my all time favourite soups and it’s nice and chunky so is a meal in itself! Whipped up in 10 minutes and really healthy, this is one to turn to when you want dinner in a hurry! I hope you enjoy xx
Image Magazine Young Businesswoman of the Year!
2012 was a brilliant year for me with one of my biggest dreams ticked off the list – my cookbook being published. You can imagine my delight then when at the end of the year I was awarded Image Magazine’s Young Businesswoman of the Year 2012! (It was the under 30 category so I just […]
Spiced Lamb Burgers!
Last weekend I escaped down to Clifden, one of my favourite places in the world, so I could see my Granny before Christmas! It was great to just completely unwind for a few days before the madness of December begins! We’re doing the RDS National Crafts Fair this week which is always manic so it […]
Kerrygold Listowel Food Book of the Year Award!
What a surprise I got a few weeks ago when I got a call from Minister Jimmy Deenihan to tell me that Sophie Kooks was chosen as the winner of the Kerrygold Listowel Food Book of the Year Award! I hadn’t even entered the book, they just looked at all the Irish cookery books that […]
Chatting to Louise Hodgson of the Undergraduate Awards at Archie Talks!
A few weeks ago Archie Talks #8 took place in The Sugar Club. It was my 3rd Archie Talks as host and as each talks goes by I’m loving it more and more. I’m so thrilled the guys at Archipelago, John and Steven, asked me to be the permanent host because it’s one of my […]
Bangers and Mash.. It’s all about the Caramelised Onions!
Tonight nothing else would do apart from good old fashioned Bangers and Mash. 100% comfort food sometimes you just can’t beat it! For me, bangers and mash just aren’t the same without a big heap of gorgeous caramelised onions on top. The sweet and sour flavours of the onions are absolutely awesome with the sausages […]
Cooking Beef and Thyme Cobbler with Pure Brazen!
It’s November and winter is well and truly here. When it’s bitter outside all I crave is warming comfort food like stews, soups and casseroles. I actually love crisp, cold winter days because it’s an excuse to cosy up in front of a fire and tuck into yummy comfort grub! Beef and Thyme Cobbler is […]
