To truly understand Irish food you need to cook with what’s around you in the hedgerows, gardens, fields and ocean. Irish cooking is rooted in simplicity, shaped by the land and sea, and passed down t

You can’t hurry these flavour-packed soups and stews for a hearty winter supper. This is calm cooking for a restorative start to the new year

By Riverford (riverford.co.uk) Serves 2 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 20 mins 1 tin of chickpeas, drained2 tbsp harissa paste1 red onion, roughly chopped8 dried apricots, roughly choppedJuice of 1 lemon, divi

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Take the stress out of the proceedings and let your kitchen appliances do all the hard work

SERVES 4 | PREP 10 MINS | COOK 25 MINS | EASY 2 tbsp olive oil225g halloumi, coarsely grated150g brussels sprouts, thinly sliced1 tsp ras el hanout100g swiss chard, stems roughly chopped, leaves shred