bordbia Meet Derek Ryan, a fourth generation grower from Oldtown, Co. Dublin. Ably assisted by his wife Aoife, and their three kids Louis, Elizabeth and Hazel, Derek has being growing rhubarb for 20 years!
Quality Assured rhubarb is now in season, ready for you to use in delicious desserts, cakes, crumbles and tarts this month.
Warm things up this Monday morning with this simple porridge recipe from @TheLittleGreenSpoon – it’s Vanilla Porridge topped with 3 Minute Raspberry Coulis – yum! This recipe tastes t-oatally amazing and is 100% worth a little extra effort…we promise! #FlahavansOats #FlahavansRecipes #Porridge
Serves 2|Takes 5 mins
INGREDIENTS:
90g of Flahavanâs Oats 400ml of Almond Milk 1 Vanilla Pod
For the Raspberry Coulis 120g of Fresh or Frozen Raspberries 1 tbsp of Water 1 tbsp of Maple Syrup
METHOD:
Add the oats and milk to a medium saucepan on medium heat and bring it up to a simmer. Let them simmer gently while you make the coulis. Add the frozen berries, water and maple syrup to a small saucepan on medium heat. Give it a stir and bring it up to a simmer. Turn the heat down so that itâs bubbling gently. Keep an eye on it as it bubbles and use a fork to gently mash the berries as they cook. Use a knife to carefully slice open the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape the seeds from inside straight into the oats. Stir well. After about 3 minutes, the berries should be soft and sticky. Serve the oats with the berries generously poured on top, and add some seeds from the cupboard if you have them handy.22h
When sheâs not exploring the jungles of Central America or following the great migrations across the plains of Africa, Liz Bonnin finds her true escape on Ireland West Coast in the rugged beauty of County Clare.
After Liz asks Anna to join her in the Burren is easy to see why!
Watch Anna and Liz as they explore the food and landscape that this corner of Ireland has to offer.
Anna Haughâs Big Irish Food Tour BBC One Northern Ireland Tonight – Fri 18 Apr, 19:3021h
Spring has sprung at Butlers Chocolate CafĂŠs đ¸đ°
Our windows have been transformed into a beautiful display of flowers, bunnies, eggs and chocolate in preparation for the most delicious day of the year đŤ
A quirky combination. The end result? A scrumptious cake for all to enjoy. Ingredients 4 stalks of lemongrass, base and tops trimmed, outer leaves removed but reserved for the syrup (see below) 250 g (9oz) caster sugar 4 eggs 200 g (7oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 125 g (41/2 oz) desiccated coconut 125 g (41/2 oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting 2 tsp baking powder greek yoghurt or creme fraiche, to serve for the syrup reserved trimmings and outer leaves of the lemongrass (see above) 75 g (3oz) caster sugar 23cm (9in) diameter cake tin with 6cm Method Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F/Gas 3). Butter the sides of the cake tin and dust with flour, then line the base with a disc of baking parchment. Slice the lemongrass stalks quite thinly into rounds about 3mm (1?8in) thick, then place in a food processor with the caster sugar and whiz for 1â2 minutes or until the lemongrass is finely purĂŠed and very aromatic. Add the eggs, butter and coconut and whiz again until combined, then sift the flour and baking powder together and add to the machine, whizzing very briefly just until the ingredients come together. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 40â45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. While the cake is cooking, make the syrup. Roughly chop the lemongrass trimmings, place in a saucepan with the sugar and 75ml (3fl oz) of water and set over a high heat. Stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved, then bring to the boil and boil for 2 minutes before removing from the heat and leaving to infuse. When the cake has finished baking, take it out of the oven and let it sit in the tin for 10 minutes. Loosen around the edges using a small, sharp knife and carefully remove the cake from the tin before transferring to a serving plate. Reheat the syrup, then pierce holes all over the cake with a skewer and pour the hot syrup through a sieve onto the cake, moving the pan and sieve around as you pour so that the syrup covers the top of the cake. Allow the cake to cool down completely. Serve with a dollop of natural Greek yoghurt or crème fraiche.
This recipe for breakfast croissants from our brand ambassador @nevenmaguire is the perfect Mother’s Day weekend treat. Find the full recipe below and shop the ingredients in your local Dunnes Stores.
Ingredients 1 packet Simply Better French Made All Butter Croissants 1 packet Simply Better Italian Prosciutto Di Parma 6 Simply Better Irish Free Range Corn Fed Large Eggs 2 Tbsp. Simply Better Jersey Cream 1 Pack Simply Better West Cork Co-Op Extra Mature Drinagh Cheddar 2 Tsp. Finely Snipped Fresh Chives Simply Better Oriel Sea Salt and Freshly Ground White Pepper Simply Better Handmade Tomato Relish, to serve
Method Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/Gas Mark 5). Place the croissants on a non-stick baking sheet and cook for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
Once the croissants are cooked, heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add two slices of the prosciutto and cook for about 10 seconds on each side to just crisp up. Transfer to a plate while you cook the remainder.
Break the eggs into the frying pan over a low heat and add the cream and season with salt and pepper. Stir gently with a spatula, allowing large curds to develop. Switch off the heat while the eggs are still very soft as they will continue to cook.
Carve each croissant in half and add slices of the Cheddar on to each one and then place the slices of Prosciutto on top. Add spoonfuls of the softly scrambled eggs then top with the other half of the croissant. Arrange on plates and garnish with the chives and serve with some of the tomato relish.1d