The start of the college year can be a stressful time, for those returning and the poor unfortunate freshers and what’s the best way to deal with stress? Baking, always baking. There’s a reason that “stressed” backwards spelled “desserts” Servings: 16-20 cookies Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 12-15 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup of softened…
Kebabs: once you master this, you will truly be the Monarch of junk food that’s also kinda healthy so you don’t get scurvy. Not a particularly good monarch, mind you, but like not awful either. An alright one. Not really Louis XVI (The only French monarch to be executed) but you’re no Trajan either (the…
Salads, the last great hill to conquer on being able to eat like an actual person, and not someone who gets their carbs in the form of fermented barley. I haven’t done this before, because mostly everything was out of season and would actually be a bit ‘eh’ but now that we’re hitting spring, and…
Serves; two to three people, or one person if you’re in the doghouse with the missus. What you need; A frying pan, a spatula, a bowl for mixing, whisks or an electric mixer, a sieve. Ingredients; 100g of plain flour, two large eggs, 300ml milk, sunflower or vegetable oil, salt. Extras; Whatever you want to…
Okay, actually only two places but they’re 3000 miles apart. This week, we’re going to do things that are a bit less traditionally irish insofar as they’re from foreign countries, but still full of carbs. It’s a fair warning that vegans and the lactose intolerant should stop here because these dishes are goddamn full of…
This week, under the assumption that the only people who actually read this far into the paper are either my die hard fans or Exchange students, I’m going to talk about traditional Irish Food, and give you a recipe for Boxty, as well as go through some staple Irish food. ‘Boxty’ is a potato pancake…
Recipes come courtesy of Theresa Storey, author of the new book, ‘Fruit on the Table’. Fruit on the Table has been published by The O’Brien Press, and is available in all good bookshops now. RRP: €19.99/£16.99. Text copyright of Theresa Storey (2016), images copyright of Valerie O’Connor. Partridge in a pear tree chutney This…
4-6 servings, for ‘Normal people’ I don’t judge, I can eat a lot of curry. So easy a Lamb could make it, and those guys are dumb. And they don’t have opposable thumbs. Prep time, 30 min. Cooking time 45 min + What you need A knife and board. A pot. Ingredients. 1 tablespoon of…
let’s look at reasonably priced places to take people on a date. We’ve even brought in a completely arbitrary rating system to make your life easier to deal with. Crane Lane, off Oliver Plunkett St. The Crane Lane is a delightfully rustic venue, with its stone furnishings and literal alley adding an air of…
Serves one American It’s American Style because I love freedom. Prep time, 15 minutes, Cooking time, 1 hour+ What you need: A pot. A knife & board. Ingredients: 400 grams of minced beef. 2 tablespoons of olive or sunflower oil. 1 medium onion. 1 cloves of garlic. 1 bell pepper. 1 400 Gram…