Author Archives: Dean Brennan

Hake has become an exceedingly popular fish on this island over the 2-3 years. Personally, it is one of my favourite types of fish, and today we are going to show you an excellent recipe using a excellent quality piece of fish from Kirwans Fish Shop in Drogheda. The Kirwan family sold fish from aContinue reading “Kirwans Oven Baked Hake with Tomato and Mozzarella”

Probably the most popular thing any restaurant can offer is of course chicken wings. You know you hit the jackpot when you get to the bottom of the bowl and that last piece is submerged in all that sauce ;). Today I’m going to show you how to simply make your own at home. It’sContinue reading “Spicy Chicken Wings”

Pistachio nuts are one of my favourite snacks to have so adding them white chocolate is a bonus. Now for this recipe I picked one type of nut and fruit but really you can use as many as you like dried mango works really well. If you have a nut allergy of course leave itContinue reading “Cranberey-Pistachio White Chocolate Bark with Sea Salt”

The list of things that can be done is endless and with only 4 ingredients to make that’s even better. Delicious over ice cream or fruit salad. One of my favourites is with some fresh berries and meringue it’s the small things in life. You have no excuses not to give this a go. ItContinue reading “Easy Raspberry Sauce”

This is a healthy snack for crisp lovers like me, and it takes minutes to cook. They are quite handy for busy week at work you make a batch and place them into a zip lock bag or lunch box, and you can take them whenever you want them. This is also an excellent wayContinue reading “Parmesan Crisps”

You can not have tapas with out some sort of chorizo that is just my humble opinion , however there is so many things you can do with it, the list is endless so this not so much a recipe it’s a few tips on how to use and incorporate them into your dishes 5Continue reading “Tapas with Chorizo 5 ways”

These tasty, deep-fried bites can be made ahead and frozen, perfect for no-fuss entertaining as part of a party buffet spread. Ingredients 25g butter ½ small onion, finely chopped 50g plain flour 250ml milk 140g sliced smoked ham, diced 50g mature cheddar, coarsely grated 50g gruyère, finely grated 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tbsp double cream For the coatingContinue reading “Ham and Chesse Croquetas”

One of my favourite fruits, yet not many people would pick up a mango in their shopping every week. This is basic smoothie with that lovely mango taste. Excellent for the children also. Ingredients 1 cup non-fat milk 1 cup greek yogurt (plain, vanilla or honey will work) 1 ½ cups ice cubes 1 banana (if frozen, leave out some of the ice) 1 mango (aboutContinue reading “Mango Smoothie”

We are back with another excellent cut to meat from Tuites Butchers and if you tried that last recipe, we did with them which was the Roasted Lamb you know we are in for a real treat. Pork Belly is up there with the best cuts of meat and when its cooked correctly it canContinue reading “Tuites Crispy Roasted Pork Belly”

In recent years, a movement has begun. It’s a movement that takes consumers away from large, impersonal big-box retailers and introduces them to the people doing business in their very own cities. These are local farmers, craftsmen, antiques dealers, and other product providers, with items made locally and sold on a small scale.When a consumerContinue reading “Support and Shop Local”