Easter Cooking

Be inspired by gorgeous Irish beef, a tin of the black nectar, cabbage and the humble potato.

Welcome to our second step by step post, a complete guide to making a simple but lovely family lunch of a gorgeous sausage casserole and mash main and a dessert of an apple tarte tatin. Perfect for a relaxed meal.

Baklava is essentially a filo pastry dessert layered with nuts and sweetened with a honey syrup that is poured over the top.

So this year I have been inspired by all things chocolate and honestly, what's not to love? It started with a jar of chocolate hazelnut spread.

I can still remember the first time I ate stroganoff, I had seen a Mary Berry recipe of pork stroganoff and just knew I needed to make it. I really like paprika and so was excited to try it and it has since proved to be a firm favourite, especially since it is such a quick recipe to make.

Did you know that 25th January is not only Burns night but also St Dwynwen's Day? No neither did I until very recently. St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers which makes her the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine.

Welcome to our new series; step by step. This has been prompted by Victoria moving out and the dishes she has been asking for help with.

Make a gorgeous easy make ahead dinner menu using sparkling wine as the celebratory theme to make it feel a little more special. Everything is cooked beforehand and literally just popped into the oven and finished off on the night, what can be better, fabulous food, very simply assembled.

Comforting delicious South African bobotie, yellow rice, sambal and cooling banana yoghurt