The holiday season is almost upon us and the dark nights have taken over. The Irish have a fail-safe solution for winter weather however – we call it chocolate. We sent blogger Jane Casey to a chocolate factory with these instructions: do not come back without the perfect chocolate dessert recipe and a metric ton [...]

It’s the time of year when talk around the office turns to our favourite festive treats and tipples. Given it’s the season of giving, we decided to share some of the team’s top home-grown recipes with you all. Try them out, tuck in, and bring a little of Ireland to your Christmas table this year! [...]

In a lunchtime hunger pang assault, our minds drifted to food. What would me most like to munch right now. Homemade Irish Fish Pie topped the list. We had to find a recipe. Thankfully, award-winning food blogger Margaret O’Farrell was kind enough to oblige. Fish… there’s no two ways about it, we love fish in [...]

“Ireland has long had some of the best raw ingredients in the world” says Aoife Carrigy. As a food writer and co-author of the new Ard Bia Cookbook, this is one lady who knows what she’s talking about. She shares her love affair with Irish food and a smoked trout recipe flavoured by the Burren. Living [...]

Just because Ireland isn’t famed for its scorching summers doesn’t stop us getting in the seasonal mentality. Along with picnics in the park, seaside strolls and slathering on sunscreen, we partake in the holiest of summer rituals: the barbeque. To me, barbeques in Ireland mean friends and family gathering around for some well smoked grub [...]

We’re going to keep this intro short because I’m drooling so much that I may damage the keyboard. Traditional Irish Recipes are the kind of munchables that send our tummies into grumble overdrive. The following recipes for success; Potato Bread, Roast Beef and White Wine Steamed Mussels have the whole office crowded around my desk. [...]

That most green of parties is coming around again (St Patrick’s Day, for those living under a rock. On Mars.) So to help you celebrate wherever you are, we’ve selflessly eaten our way through countless recipes. Last year, we gave you typical savoury St Patrick’s Day recipes and suitably green drinks recipes. Now, it’s time [...]

You know we love eating around here. Blogging about recipes, food, and eating out in Ireland we have actually used the term ‘nomnomnomnom’. And it was spot on. But if all those TV chefs are to be believed, there is a whole other satisfaction before the finger-licking, belly-rubbing, tipping the waitress part. They call it… [...]

Barm Brack can contain raisins, sultanas, and even statues of the Virgin Mary. But it always contains a good helping of Irish tradition. Lot of people who grew up in Ireland have found memories of eating Barm Brack at Halloween, praying for the slice that contained the penny or ring. But you can enjoy it [...]