Clodagh's Entertaining

From my cookbook: Happy Cooking! Order your copy here. Makes 1 loaf   This looks impressive, though it’s simple to make. If you have a stand mixer, the machine does all the work, but it’s equally easy by hand. If...

Serves 4   INGREDIENTS:  50g butter  3 shallots, very finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 300g risotto rice (arborio)  100ml white wine 1 can of cherry tomatoes  1 tbsp tomato puree 500ml of hot vegetable or chicken stock 1 fresh large...

Serves 4   INGREDIENTS: 6 small chicken thighs, bone‑in and skin‑on (about 900 g)   Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper   3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil   1 brown onion, finely diced   3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp capers, drained   2...

From my cookbook: Happy Cooking! Order your copy here. Who doesn’t love banana bread? The key is the ripeness of the bananas: you want them as ripe as they can possibly get, so this is a brilliant way to use...

Pickling is one of my greatest passions and has been ever since I started growing my own vegetables. I love being able to nestle away food throughout the year, ready for those months when there’s not much coming from the garden. I...

This tart is fantastic! It really couldn’t be more simple to make – slice tomatoes, roll out shop bought puff pastry (make sure you get all butter pastry), make the dressing and off it goes to the oven, and it...

Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS: 2 red onions, finely sliced 1 apred on approx: 400g 450g cherry tomatoes 1/2 cucumber 250g feta cheese, crumbled 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tsp fresh mint, torn 2 tsp fresh...

Sweet Peas are my absolute favourite cutting flower, I grow them from seed every year, starting them off in the glasshouse from March and then planting them outside in the garden once they are established as seedlings. The smell at...

Serves 4-6 INGREDIENTS:  500g brown basmati rice, rinsed   260g (1 tin) sweetcorn, drained   120g French beans  3 sticks celery  20 black olives  2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped   2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped  For the dressing  Juice...