Chocolate and Olive Oil Truffles This will probably be a new one for you but chocolate tastes wonderful with olive...

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Cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums... summer fruit is heaven and all you need to start the day or end a meal....

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As winter turns to Spring it’s all about greens here in Ireland – the Glasnevin market on Saturday was full of spinach and chard which are so useful in the kitchen as they are great both cooked and uncooked. They can be shredded for any salad and I really love them like this in grain bowls which you can prep at the beginning of the week and have handy in the fridge. Toss them on a hot pan with Nobleza del Sur’s 1640 Picual, lots of garlic and chilli for a superfast side that goes with anything and everything. 

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One of the best things about olive oil is that it makes simple ingredients taste great. I'm a huge fan of seasonal eating and in Ireland that means A LOT of root veg and brassicas. The trick is to keep it simple. A great olive oil plus a little salt is often all you need to bring out the best in our humblest (and cheapest) seasonal varieties.

 

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