Get ready to kick off the festive season in style! Meadows & Byrne, Dun Laoghaire, is delighted to host celebrity chef Clodagh McKenna for a magical evening filled with Christmas inspiration, seasonal recipes, and holiday entertaining tips. Date: Wednesday, 3rd of December, 2025 Time: 7 PM – 8:30 PM đź“Ť Location: Meadows & Byrne, Dun…
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Clodagh Mc Kenna Book Launch: Celebrate ‘Happy Cooking’ at Meadows & Byrne
We’re thrilled to invite you to a very special event at Meadows & Byrne, Dun Laoghaire: the Dublin launch of Clodagh McKenna’s latest culinary masterpiece, Happy Cooking! This is her ninth book, and it promises all the warmth, wit, and wonderful recipes you’ve come to love from Clodagh. Date: Thursday, 30th October, 2025 Time: 6:30PM…
Easy Whipped Feta with Balsamic Strawberries: A Perfect Summer Bite.
Whipped feta blended with cream cheese makes a smooth, creamy base for this simple summer dish. Sweet, juicy strawberries are tossed with balsamic vinegar and honey, then spooned over the chilled feta. A scatter of toasted nuts, a drizzle of honey, and a sprinkle of lemon zest and black pepper finish it off. Serve with toasted sourdough, flatbreads, or crisp crackers for an easy, elegant starter.
Stress Free Party Prep: Olive Tapenade
Get ready to impress your guests with this delicious, salty olive tapenade from Orla McAndrew’s new book Larder! It’s incredibly versatile and easy to make, perfect as a dip, a spread, or as a compliment to roast lamb or chicken, or even mixed into pasta. This recipe yields a generous batch, but feel free to…
Turkey Toolbox – the ultimate gadget list
Nothing seems more daunting than the task of cooking Christmas Dinner, but with our Turkey Toolbox you’ll be all set. This is the ultimate list of tools and gadgets that you need to make sure that bird comes out juicy and tender and on time! Oven Prep One of the most important things when it…
Kitchen Focus
Kitchen Focus We all know that better ingredients make better food, but it’s hard to strike the balance between sourcing fresh ingredients and getting the dinner on the table before everyone in the house gets too “hangry” (a mixture of hungry and angry!). Luckily there are a few simple ways to enhance the way we cook…
Kids in the Kitchen – summer activities to keep them busy!
It’s midsummer, the school holidays are in full swing and it’s hard to come up with new ways to keep the kids busy on long summer days! If you find yourself at home with a full house, we have a few fun summer activities to keep them busy in the kitchen. In a world where…
You Guac My World
You Guac My World Guacamole or Guac as it’s fondly known, a dip made from avocados, is originally from Mexico. The name is derived from two Aztec Nahuatl words—ahuacatl (avocado) and molli (sauce). All you really need to make guacamole is ripe avocados and salt. After that, a little lime or lemon juice—a splash of…
Winter Warmers from Behind the Half Door – Stories of Food and Folk
This week we are delighted to feature our first guest blog from Kady O Connell, co-author of “Behind the Half Door: Stories of Food and Folk” with Biddy McLaughlin. With a fresh approach to Irish cuisine, it’s no surprise that the book has been shortlisted for a prestigious Gourmand Award! Filled with a charming patchwork of Irish…
We ❤ The Happy Pear!
At M&B we’re big fans of The Happy Pear and this week we were thrilled to discover our lovely Tola will be featured in their new cookbook! The dynamic duo have an amazing way with food and manage to create recipes that are so tasty and healthy at the same time. While we eagerly await their new…