My Day on a Plate: Jane Harrison, Wicklow Rose 2016

Jane Harrison is the inspiring 2016 Wicklow Rose of Tralee Contestant, who lost an incredible 13 stone following gastric band surgery. Here she tells me all about what's in her fridge and on her shopping list, ...

Vanilla Raspberry Ripple Overnight Chia Oats

This is the type of breakfast you could make to impress friends or family staying with you. It looks rather fancy, yet it's so simple to make as most of the magic happens overnight in the fridge and in the...

Strawberry-Lime Sorbet Chia Pudding

  As we have enjoyed quite  few warm and humid days in these final few weeks of summer, plus I haven't made chia pudding in a while, I made this fruity and refreshing Strawberry-Lime Sorbe...

Strawberry and Banana Porridge Bread on Ireland AM

I set off bright and early this morning to the TV3 studios for a cookery demo on Ireland AM. As it was a short five-minute slot on air, I decided to make one of my favourite breakfast recipes from my new book, ...

Nutty Banana Bread

Happy Friday everyone!! If there's one thing I've discovered from writing this blog, it's that banana bread is extremely popular. I've been tagged countless times on Instagram by readers who have made my Ch...

Cacao Berry Protein Smoothie

Smoothies feature in my diet daily. I love the huge boost of energy they give me without being difficult to digest, and you can really pack them with all the goodness your body needs to power you throu...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss Balls

Bliss by name and most definitely bliss by nature... I literally face-planted into these about 0.5 seconds after a took the final photo. What? Peanut butter and chocolate is a classic combo, and these bl...

Rainbow Lunch Bowl

We're always advised to eat a rainbow of colourful fruit and veggies each day, to avail of all their wonderful antioxidants and key nutrients. One of my favourite lunches to throw together is a Rainbow Bowl, an...

Raspberry Cream Slices

Mmmm raspberry cream slices. Even those words sound so delicious and summery.  With these baby pink beauts, I wanted to evoke some of my fave flavours of summer, and raspberries are right up there at t...

Loaded Sweet Potatoes

Healthy, wholesome, hearty, colourful and simple.... They're definitely the words I would use to describe this super satisfying meal of baked sweet potatoes loaded with chickpeas and mixed veg! I love the...