Brussel Sprout Petal Salad

Recipe, Christmas, StarterClodagh McKenna18 November 2024Autumn, Winter, Starter, Christmas

Crab, Blood Orange & Fennel Salad

Recipe, Christmas, StarterClodagh McKenna11 November 2024Autumn, Winter, Starter, Christmas

Clodagh's Christmas Cake

The perfect fruit cake recipe for Christmas. It's boozy and fruity, with loads of cherries, currents and raisins.

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna11 November 2024Autumn, Christmas, Winter, ITV TM

Salted Caramel Bread & Butter Pudding

This decadent dessert is the ultimate comfort food dessert - Spiced bread and butter pudding topped with a salted caramel liqueur sauce.

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna1 September 2024Autumn, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Irish

Date and Almond Bread and Butter Pudding

There’s nothing like a chewy homemade dessert to give a cozy end to a family meal. A twist on a classic pudding. Puréed dates bring a toffee-like flavor to the dish, which is topped off with almonds for a nutty, crunchy addition to this sticky sweet treat.

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna1 September 2024Autumn, Christmas, Winter

Salmon Rillettes

Recipe, Starter, ChristmasClodagh McKenna26 March 2024Fish, Glow, Starter, Christmas

Chocolate Pecan Brownie Trifle with Orange Blossom Cream

If you are thinking of kicking it up a gear this Christmas, this is a a table showstopper! Layers of fudgey pecan brownies, fluffy chocolate mousse and lightly whipped orange blossom Irish cream... Sounds amazing right?

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna31 December 2023Christmas, Winter

Irish Cream Liquor Chocolate Truffles

Fresh Chocolate Truffles dipped in raw coconut flakes; pistachio & cranberries; and the third simply in cocoa powder. SO incredible simple to make. I love serving these instead of dessert followed by a hero farmhouse cheese.

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna31 December 2023Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Irish

Marsala & Star Anise Poached Pears

Marsala wine is a must for your pantry as it's so good for poaching fruit, adding a delicious rich sweetness.

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna31 December 2023Autumn, Christmas, Winter

Tiramisu

I think tiramisu has to be my all-time favourite dessert, and this is my top way to make it. I am not going to give any alternatives because, for me, adding fruit or flother flavours just takes away from this perfect pudding – creamy with thin layers of velvet chocolate and notes of coffee throughout.

Recipe, Christmas, dessertsClodagh McKenna31 December 2023Christmas, Dessert, Winter, Summer, valentines

Plum Tarte Tatin

Plums are the fruit of autumn! This is so delicious and so much more simple to make than it looks!

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna31 December 2023Autumn, Christmas, Winter, ITV TM

Affogato With Rich Chocolate & Zesty Peel

This recipe is incredibly simple to put together — perfect if you just need something easy to serve. The sauce can be made in the morning, so all that needs to be done is to scoop the ice cream and pour the sauce on top, at the table.

Recipe, desserts, ChristmasClodagh McKenna31 December 2023Winter

Fluffy Rosemary Roast Potatoes

Perfect roast potatoes! Crunchy on the outside, fluffy and moist on the inside.

Recipe, Christmas, Side DishClodagh McKenna31 December 2023Autumn, Winter, ITV TM, Christmas, Side Dish

Sticky Figgy Cake

This is a true autumnal hero cake, and very simple to do — just weigh, mix and bake. I absolutely love a sticky toffee pudding and this is a little similar, but much lighter. A lovely cup of coffee is the perfect thing to drink with this — you’ll have that cosy autumnal feeling in no time.