Clodagh's Entertaining

Serves 6   INGREDIENTS: 3 tbsp olive oil 3 medium carrots, peeled, cut into cubes 2 celery stalks, cut into cubes 1 onion, peeled and diced 3 cloves garlic, crushed 600ml chicken or vegetable stock 2 x tins of cherry/chopped/plum...

Serves 2   INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp olive oil 1kg cherry tomatoes 250g spaghetti or linguine (snap in half if needed to fit) 3 cloves garlic 2 tsp capers A handful fresh basil Parmesan cheese Sea salt and freshly ground black...

Serves 8   INGREDIENTS:   80g butter 1kg diced stewing beef 150g smoked pancetta lardons 16 shallots, peeled 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and left whole 300g chestnut mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp of tomato puree 1 bottle of red wine...

Serves 2     INGREDIENTS: 2 beetroot, cooked, peeled and grated or julienned  2 carrots, peeled and grated or julienned 6 large chard leaves (or use kale, spinach or cavolo nero) coarse stems of kale and cavolo nero removed, chard stems finely...

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS: 2 Lemons 100g Caster Sugar 200ml Double Cream 2 Sprigs of Mint, Torn   For the topping: 2 Meringue Nests, Crumbled 1 tbsp Softly Whipped Cream 4 Half Moon Slices of Lemon   METHOD: Zest and juice...

Serves 6 INGREDIENTS:  Olive oil 400g fresh Italian sausage, sliced into 1-inch pieces2 cloves of garlic, crushed1 tsp dried chilli flakes1 tsp dried oregano 1 tbsp tomato puree 1 x 400g tinned cherry tomatoes 1 tin of water 300g trofie pasta...

Serves 8-10 You have to try this recipe, honestly! It’s really fantastic: fast, simple to make, delicious and healthy and with only three ingredients. You can take it directly from the blender once it’s smooth, put a spoon in a...

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS:  800g cherry tomatoes  2 shallots, chopped roughly  2 cloves of garlic, sliced   1 tsp dried oregano 2 tbsp olive oil  400g can of lentils, drained and rinsed   300ml double cream  500ml hot vegetable stock For...

Serves 4  INGREDIENTS:  500g fettuccine pasta  1 lemon, thinly sliced  500ml double cream  1 clove garlic, whole   and skinned 110g salted butter, cut into small pieces 75g freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and more for serving  A grating of fresh nutmeg Sea...