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Eggs, especially runny eggs are a staple in my diet. There is little that can’t be bettered by putting an egg on top it, and as we sing in our kitchen, butchering Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ tune, “If you liked it then you should have put an egg on it…” You could get all postmodern about pasta (which is just [...]

Monday night problem….What to do with leftover roast chicken from Sunday? The solution tonight, chicken tossed in a sorrel yoghurt dressing with broccoli stems, crushed pistachios and sorrel leaves. Sorrel can be hard to track down, but is worth trying to for its unique sour lemony taste. If you can’t find sorrel, substitute with baby [...]

It’s always enjoyable turning something mundane into something marvellous. Chickpeas are a case in point. A couple of small steps, garlic, lemon, tahini, olive oil, blitz and you have hummus. Superb, mopped up with some pitta bread. This is different though to smooth, creamy hummus, roasting the chickpeas turns them into a crunchy snack or side [...]

Here at Kitchen72 we love nothing more than when friends call over for lunch. Opportunities to share food with family and friends become more frequent around now, and this is one of my favourite times of the year. As the seasons shift through the gears, the winter is shaken off, and the variety of food [...]

The last few days have been chilly, wet days in Dublin. Typical Irish summer. I had picked up a cauliflower in anticipation of trying out the cauliflower couscous which the vegetarian in my life had been raving about (where the tiny bits of cauliflower florets make a couscous-like dish). But the weather was greyish, and [...]

Thanks Yummy Supper via Thomas Keller for this one. Freely adapted based on what was in the store cupboard and what I was too lazy to do. I had picked up some Fennel and Chicory yesterday and Peaches were on offer (under-ripe of course). As I have said previously I am not generally a fan [...]

Thanks to Kirstin over at dinner du jour who suggested Smitten Kitchens Spinach & Cheese Strata for a fantastic Brunch! I was only cooking for myself so was reluctant to commit to the full execution of a Strata with layers of ingredients prepared a few hours in advance (to allow the bread to soak up [...]

In response to last Saturdays Brunch! posting @ethicalomnivore suggested to me their favourite “quiche made w/thinly sliced potatoes in place of regular crust. yumm!” YUMM indeed. I had to try it out. Not only just try it out – I decided to make two. I was unsure how these would turn out, but was pleased [...]

Look at the colour of this. Wow… am surprised at how well this dish turned out. I am no dietician or nutrionist (as can be seen  by previous posts adding butter to cook and butter to finish), but suspect that this could be relatively healthy as well…. How I cook rice…. Red rice. Added to [...]