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Dug spuds, carrots, onions and picked some stored garlic for dinner tonight. If I combine with locally caught fish can #whatplanetareyouon and @rte tell me how eating avocados would be more sustainable?#sustainablemehole

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Margaret Leahy
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Dug spuds, carrots, onions and picked some stored garlic for dinner tonight. If I combine with locally caught fish can #whatplanetareyouon and

@rte

tell me how eating avcadaos would be more sustainable? #giy #growyourown #Sustainability #sustainablemehole

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Aveen Bannon’s banana and berry oaty bread.

Ingredients:

  • 125g Greek yogurt
  • 2 bananas mashed – ripe work better
  • 100g berries (strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries would all work with this bread)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 100g brown sugar
  • 200g  Self-raising flour
  • 100g Oats
  • 75g Oat Bran

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180”C.
  2. Combine the yogurt, bananas, berries and eggs together and mixed well.
  3. Stir in the vanilla and brown sugar until combined.
  4. Fold in the flour and Oat Bran follow with the oats.
  5. Transfer the mixture to a bread pan and then bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked through.
  6. Remove and allow to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the pan and transferring to a cooling rack.

Preparation: 10 mins cooking time 45 mins

Recipe courtesy of Aveen Bannon, Flahavan’s and Keelings

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Odlums Chocolate Banana Swirl Cake

Banana-Swirl

 

CategoryCakes

Cook Time45 mins

What you need:

  • 275g/10oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 1 Teaspoon Shamrock Bread Soda
  • 50g/2oz Butter
  • 150g/5oz Shamrock Light Brown Sugar
  • 125g Carton Natural Yogurt
  • 2 Large Bananas (mashed)
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
  • 100g Packet Chocolate Chips (melted)

Icing

  • 125g/4oz Chocolate
  • 4 Tablespoons Cream

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease and base line a 20cms/8″ round tin.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar together. Add the yogurt, bananas, egg and vanilla essence. Beat until smooth.
  3. Sieve in the flour and bread soda into the mixture and mix well. Gently stir in the melted chocolate until it looks marbled۪.
  4. Transfer to the prepared tin. Bake for about 40 to 45 minutes until risen and firm to the touch. Cool in tin for 5 minutes then transfer to wire tray to cool completely.
  5. Warm the chocolate and cream until chocolate has melted. Stir well, and then allow to cool and thicken.
  6. Spread over cold cake. Cut into squares or slices.

To Decorate: Add some banana to the top of the cake

 

Chocolate Banana Swirl Cake

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Mary Burns’s Butterific Irish Scones

kgold mary burns scones apr 16

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups (about 8 ounces) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar, plus additional for sprinkling over tops
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) cold Kerrygold™ Pure Irish Butter,
  • cut into pieces
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1 large egg, plus additional beaten egg for brushing over tops

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425° F
  2. Sift together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl
  3. Using fingertips or pastry blender, rub or cut butter into flour mixture to form coarse crumbs
  4. Add raisins
  5. Whisk together milk and 1 egg
  6. Make a well in the flour mixture; pour in milk mixture. Using fork, stir just until soft, moist dough is formed
  7. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; gently knead 1 or 2 times to incorporate loose pieces
  8. of dough. (Do not over-knead)
  9. Pat dough to 1 1/2-inch thickness.
  10. Using well-floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter or bottom of a glass, cut out
  11. about 6 rounds.
  12. Place rounds on lightly-buttered baking sheet. Brush
  13. tops with additional beaten egg; sprinkle with additional sugar.
  14. Bake until golden brown and delicious, about 14 to 17 minutes, rotating pan
  15. halfway through baking for more even browning
  16. Serve warm with Kerrygold™ Irish Butter and jam

Makes about 6 servings (depending on hunger level and capacity for
sharing)
Note: These scones are more muffin-like in texture; dough will be moist
and wet, which ensures a tender texture.

http://kerrygoldusa.com/recipes/kerrygold-irish-scones

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Kathryn’s tips for staying healthy in the office..

flahavans

Kathryn has shared her easy-to-follow tips for keeping healthy in the office: • Always keep a water bottle at your desk
• Take the stairs instead of the lift
• Host walking or standing meetings
• Stand instead of sitting for phonecalls
• Take your lunch and get out for a quick walk to re-energise
• Team up with your colleagues to sign up for a park run or challenge
And of course, kick start your working day with nutritious and delish Flahavan’s Quick Oats!

#officeoats #flahavans #flahavansoats #kathrynthomas #pureresults #huckletreed2