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Gillian
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I’m Gillian, a culinary and hospitality professional, with more years in the business than I care to remember! My goal is to make experts out of novices and to make hospitality and cooking approachable and dare I say fun?! More About Me

Peach Melba Tart on a plate topped with vanilla ice cream, with a fork on the side.
Peach Melba Tart

Peach Melba Tart combines the traditional ‘Melba’ ingredients of fresh peaches and raspberries, and bakes them in an all butter shortcrust pastry crust. A scoop of vanilla ice cream compliments and completes this dish.

Curried Turkey Meatballs

Curried Turkey Meatballs are a great way to use leftover cooked turkey and mashed potatoes. Serve them with a yogurt, cardamom & herb dipping sauce.

A selection of ingredients in the Grazing Box, cured meats, cheese, sugared cranberries, olives, spiced nuts and bamboo tongs.
Grazing Boxes

Grazing Boxes encompass the idea of small plates, tapas, ‘picky’ finger food, and appetizers all rolled into one beautifully presented Box. Choose ingredients that compliment each other and use seasonal foods.

7 Mini Christmas Cakes on a white plate, each cake is decorated with marzipan, fondant and marzipan berries and leaves.
Mini Christmas Cakes (Traditional Irish Fruit Cakes)

This traditional Irish Fruit Cake recipe is the best one to make Mini Christmas Cakes. These Mini Irish Christmas Cakes are easy to make and have it all – whiskey, fruit, marzipan and fondant. It is a bespoke Christmas Cake…

Dark bowl containing stuffing, and mushrooms topped with shredded chicken and garnished with a sprig of thyme.
4 Ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken with Stuffing

This easy Slow Cooker Chicken with Stuffing uses only 4 ingredients. This meal checks the Sunday Dinner box but it is simple enough for any day of the week!

Hand held Brioche Grill Cheese Sandwich split in two showing melted cheese.
Brioche Grilled Cheese Sandwich 3 Ways

A Brioche Grilled Cheese Sandwich is hard to beat! The soft richness of the Brioche bread compliments the smooth nuttiness of Irish Cheddar and mellow mozzarella. But what is the best way to grill a Brioche Grilled Cheese Sandwich? This…

Dublin Coddle in a white bowl garnished with bacon and parsley.
Dublin Coddle Recipe (Sausage and Potato Stew)

What is Dublin Coddle? Quite simply, it is a stew made from sausage, bacon, potato and onion cooked in a beef stock. A traditional Dublin Coddle cooks (boils) the meats and root vegetables together.

Plate of Crispy Butternut Squash Fries Air Fryer fanned out with a dish of dipping sauce in the middle garnished with fresh thyme.
Crispy Seasoned Butternut Squash Fries Air Fryer

These step by step instructions will teach you how to make Butternut Squash Fries. I will walk you through the peeling and cutting of the Butternut Squash into Fries, how to make them Crispy, how to Season them and what…

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