Home grown carrots, butter, star anise. When you have beautiful produce, you don’t need much else. #organicfarming
Stunning sunset image @CorrigansFood @VPLodge Virginia Co.Cavan
Chef Corrigan’s Virginia Park Lodge Apple Pie.
Julie digging up old horse shoes for Richard @CorrigansFood @GooseberryFarm

Little rain today, giving the plants a boost, julie found a horse shoe while forking over a bed. There was luck in the rain today. #farmtofork #tasteofcavan #virginaparklodge
Priscilla picking fresh produce for the kitchen@VPLodge.#cavan#lakeland

Virginia Park Lodge @VPLodge 2 hours ago
Our gardener Priscilla picking fresh produce for the kitchen 
#thisisireland #giyireland #growyourownveggies #irishfood #thisisirishfood #cavan
Sprouts with crispy bacon and beautiful garlicky cream recipe @CorrigansFood #GBM

Sprouts with crispy bacon and beautiful garlicky cream will lure in the most stubborn of sprouts haters.

Ingredients
- 1 kg/2lb 3¼oz Brussels sprouts, trimmed
- 8 rashers cured bacon, cut into lardons
- 250ml/8¾fl oz double cream
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
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Cook the Brussels sprouts in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes. Drain and refresh in a bowl of ice and water. Drain again when the sprouts have cooled.
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Add the bacon lardons to a non-stick frying pan, and fry over a medium heat until crisp.
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Add the cream and crushed garlic to a small pan and bring to the boil.
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Stir the sprouts into the crisp bacon; then stir in the hot cream.
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Season with salt and pepper and serve straightaway.

Stunning sunset image @CorrigansFood @VPLodge Virginia Co.Cavan #foodaware #cometocavan
Home-made ice-cream using meadowsweet harvested from the estate. @VPLodge
Virginia Park Lodge @VPLodge 35 minutes ago
We make our ice cream from scratch for all of our lunches, weddings and events. We have a gelato machine in our kitchen specifically for this purpose. This one is a fragrant and delicious meadowsweet ice-cream using meadowsweet harvested from around the estate.
Home-made ice-cream using meadowsweet harvested from the estate. @VPLodge
Virginia Park Lodge @VPLodge 35 minutes ago
We make our ice cream from scratch for all of our lunches, weddings and events. We have a gelato machine in our kitchen specifically for this purpose. This one is a fragrant and delicious meadowsweet ice-cream using meadowsweet harvested from around the estate.
Apple tart at Richard Corrigan’s VP Lodge Virginia, Co.Cavan

Virginia Park Lodge@VPLodge·50m
The apples in the orchard are almost ready to be picked, looking forward to the apple tart that is baked with fresh organic fruits from the trees.





