Family-friendly recipes and snippets of family life from an Irish kitchen.
Each month I receive Easy Food- A brilliant Irish food magazine that's packed with a vast variety of lovely recipes. I keep my back dated issues together on a shelf and I regularly refer to them. To buy from a newsagent this magazine is fantastic value at 3 euros, however I ...
This toastie can be pan-fried, cooked in a sandwich toaster or in a George Foreman grill. It is delicious whichever way it is cooked. To make it a little bit healthier add some sliced banana with the chocolate and marshmallow. Chocolate & Marshmallow S'more Toastie Ingredients 2 ...
Fionn doesn't exactly have a nervous disposition, however he has a tendency to express concern over random television programmes such as shows on Nick Jr featuring children singing. He runs frantically out of the room until the t.v is switched off. No reassurances from us will ...
Yesterday I was in Lidl and I was delighted to see beautiful, healthy basil plants for 99c. I love basil, it's a really versatile herb. It is great in soups, as a main ingredient in pesto, scattered over a homemade pizza and in many pasta dishes, basically anywhere you ...
Head Gardener!!! Sean, my nephew who has fantastic patience with the kids, is helping the boys to plant some peas. Potatoes ready for digging. Men at work!! We are lucky to have a great variety of fruit in the garden. The vibrant colours from the fresh fruit ...
This has to be one of my favourite topping for buns and one that many have asked me for the recipe. I always find that decorated buns keep best when iced soon after they cool. This topping would keep well, in the fridge, for 4-5 days. Recently I have started to omit the ...
This is a recipe from Nigella Lawson's Forever Summer Series- As with many of Nigella's recipes this one is just assembly and perfect for entertaining. Get your butcher to chop the whole chicken into 10 pieces. A fantastic way to cook chicken as there is very little waste, delicious ...
I have approximately 70 strawberry plants in the garden and I'm amazed at what a large crop we had this year. Hence I am constantly in search of recipes which include strawberries. Normally for most deserts strawberries are served cold, but in this recipe, they are cooked with a ...
Homemade potato wedges taste so good and they are similar to chipper chips without the guilt of all those extra calories! I regularly make these to accompany any meal and the boys love them. It's important to dry the wedges well before drizzling with olive oil, as the starch in ...
This recipe is from Neven Maguire's - Neven Cooks 2 (2003). It is well worth having a variety of spices to hand in your larder. It makes a recipe like this easy to rustle up quickly. Chillies can also be bought chopped and ready for use in the refrigerated area in the supermarket. ...
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Nessa's Family Kitchen is an Irish food blog with family-friendly recipes and snippets of family life from an Irish kitchen.
