Colcannon
Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish, of which the principal ingredient is creamy, mashed potatoes. There are many, many recipes and variations, but the other most common additional ingredients are either kale or cabbage and lashings of…
- Main Courses, Potato Dishes, Recipes, Rice, Pasta, Grains and Sides, Starters and Lunch, Vegetarian Main Courses, Vegetarian Starters and Lunch
Anglesey Eggs or Wyau Ynys Môn
A thick layer of mashed potatoes loaded with sweet, buttery leeks, a few hard-boiled eggs, topped with a creamy, unctuous Caerphilly and cheddar cheese sauce and a crispy, cheesy topping! A comforting, homely vegetarian meal which can…
Gratin Dauphinois
Tender, melt in the mouth, thinly sliced potatoes slowly cooked with cream, and milk and flavoured simply with garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper. This rich, luscious, creamy, dreamy side dish needs nothing else although, I…
Roast Potatoes
No roast or Christmas dinner is complete without roast potatoes and quite frankly, unless the potatoes are gorgeously golden with a crispy crust and a soft melting centre, they shouldn’t be there! Roast potatoes are not difficult…
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Dirty Chilli Fries
Step up your chilli game and swap rice for fries! Delicious homemade oven-baked fries, crispy on the outside with soft, melt in the mouth potato on the inside, topped with either Chilli Con Carne or Vegetarian Lentil Chilli with Black…
Oven-Baked Fries
Delicious oven-baked fries, crispy on the outside with soft, melt in the mouth potato on the inside. Part cooked on the hob to ensure a soft centre and then crisped up in the oven, these fries are…
Irish Potato Farls
I had eaten Irish Potato Farls (or Irish Potato Cakes) on many occasions and, dare I say it, bought pre-made ones, but I had never made them until recently. I saw them on @guaca_coey insta feed and…
Mashed Potatoes
Light, fluffy, buttery mashed potatoes; a staple in most of our diets and easy to make, when it is not right it can ruin a meal. Follow a few basic tips and you will have perfect mashed…
- Basic Recipes, Dressings, Marinades, Pestos, Harissa, Main Courses, Potato Dishes, Poultry, Recipes, Savoury Basic Recipes
Skillet Roast Peri Peri Chicken with Coriander and Chilli Yoghurt and Hasselback Potatoes
Roasted in a skillet, this smoky Peri Peri Chicken combines melt in the mouth tender chicken with a spicy flavour bomb marinade which is also tangy, herby and loaded with garlic. Accompanied by cooling Coriander and Chilli…
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Swiss Rösti
Coming to the Alps and not eating Rösti would be like having strawberries at Wimbledon without cream, drinking gin without tonic or tea without some milk. (No arguments here please – I’m British and we drink our…