Friday Night Tartiflette
Reblochon season begins in May so it’s time to indulge in a Tartiflette. If you want to try a sophisticated version then we recommend the Chicken Tartiflette we posted this time last year but it does...
View ArticleCrushed Potatoes with Broad Beans
We know it’s not broad bean season, but frozen broad beans are right up there with frozen peas as an excellent frozen veg and so we eat them all year round. This is a recipe from Summer Kitchens by...
View ArticleSautéed Potatoes with Bacon Lardons & Persillade
We often end up with all sorts of odds and ends after cooking at the weekend. So a regular Monday night dinner for us is lots of veggie side dishes, all served together. It’s a bit like a roast dinner...
View ArticleBeans on Toast
Much more filling than the tinned variety but unlike a number of other baked bean recipes, you don’t have to start with dried beans. This is quick and still pretty handy for lunch. Beans on toast –...
View ArticleCreamy Lentil & Spinach Soup with Bacon
We make soup most weeks during the cooler months and we really loved this one! The streaky bacon garnish is nice but it’s also good without it. Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon – serves 4 2...
View ArticleQuiche Lorraine
Pastry is not an area of expertise for us, as we make it so rarely. We tend to attempt a quiche or similar about once a year but we really must try and squeeze in a few more before next March. The...
View ArticleTurnip with Crispy Bacon & Onion
This is barely a recipe but it is an excellent way to serve turnip, which you may refer to as a swede. For clarity, we’re talking about the large orange-fleshed variety. We served this on St Patrick’s...
View ArticleMussels with Watercress & Bacon
We loved this mussel dish from Gill Meller’s book, Gather. Mussels, watercress and bacon are a truly fabulous combination, but not one we’d thought of before. Our farm shop had landcress rather than...
View ArticleMinted Pea and Spinach Salad with Bacon
We’re a bit salad-obsessed these days. This one is huge and will feed a crowd when you have them over to your garden. Perfect with a piece of barbecued lamb. Minted pea and spinach salad with bacon –...
View ArticleSmoky Beans, Mushrooms, Sausages, Bacon & Eggs
It’s very rare that we cook a brunch like this but we’re glad we tried this one. Buy top quality sausages, bacon and eggs and you will have a feast! Smoky beans, mushrooms, sausages, bacon and eggs –...
View ArticleBarbecued Chicken with Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato & Avocado
This is pretty much a meal in a brioche bun, don’t skip anything as it all comes together perfectly. Wine Suggestion: Given the weather and the dish we cracked open a Domaine of the Bee, Bee Pink Rosé...
View ArticleCauliflower, Bacon & Cashel Blue Gratin
Well it’s a cauliflower cheese … but a supercharged one by Diana Henry which has crunch, texture, silkiness and salty nuggets of blue cheese. She suggests whizzing any leftovers with some chicken stock...
View ArticleCaldo Gallego – Potato, Cabbage & Bean Soup
A traditional Galician broth from Claudia Roden’s superb book on Spanish food. Make it after you boil a ham as you will have lots of ham stock to use. Caldo Gallego – Potato, cabbage & bean soup –...
View ArticleBreakfast Tacos with Bacon, Eggs & Avocado
We loved these little breakfast tacos so much we made them a few days in a row; and the mini yellow corn tortillas from Picado work perfectly. Jono bravely picked each taco up with a bit of spillage,...
View ArticleMussel, Bacon & Leek Soup
This is all you need with some fresh bread and butter. The simple things are the best. Wine Suggestion: For a wine to work with this dish you need to balance a crisp, acidity to cut through the cream,...
View ArticleDublin Coddle
We’ve never tried Dublin coddle, mainly because it tends to be served with anaemic sausages. In this recipe by Neven Maguire you brown them; a far more sensible approach altogether. Wine Suggestion:...
View ArticleHalloumi, Bacon, Date & Apple Salad
A great starter dish from Persiana Everyday by Sabrina Ghayour. The sun came out so we could sit outside for a relaxed Saturday lunch, and this takes very little time to put together which was perfect....
View ArticleCabbage with Bacon & Chestnuts
This would be nice on the big day or any other day. Cabbage with bacon & chestnuts – serves 6 Remove the stalks from the cabbage and roughly chop. Bring a large pan of salty water to the boil and...
View ArticleMonkfish with Mushroom & Bacon Sauce
A surf-n-turf compromise maybe for the meat-eaters and such a delicious sauce to go with the fish. Looks a bit messy in the picture but it tastes delicious! We served with baby roast potatoes and...
View ArticleMussels with Leeks, Bacon & Cider
Mussels are our favourite Friday night treat and they taste amazing with this creamy leek and cider sauce. You will need a top quality baguette on the side. Wine suggestion: we’re just loving Domaine...
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