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No-Cook Blueberry and Banana Fruit Purée
Packed with natural sweetness.
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Sep 9th 2020, 9:30 AM
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A healthy New Year recipe: One caramelised carrot soup, done 12 ways
Here’s an easy and adaptable recipe from Susan Jane White’s latest book, Clever Batch.
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Jan 5th 2020, 1:00 PM
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From the Garden: Storing, drying and stewing a large harvest of apples this season
Having your own fruit trees is both a joy and a challenge.
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Sep 28th 2019, 1:00 PM
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From the Garden: Some notes on immature onions and homemade ratatouille
Immature onions and homemade ratatouille are the focus from the garden this week, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jul 13th 2019, 1:00 PM
# party season
These 3-ingredient cocktails make for the perfect Christmas tipple
You’ll stay for one.
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Dec 23rd 2018, 6:00 PM
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From the Garden: Leeks don't get the recognition they deserve
Leeks often don’t grab the health headlines the way their allium cousins – garlic and onions do. But they contain most of the same flavonoids and sulfur-containing nutrients, writes Michael Kelly.
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Dec 8th 2018, 1:00 PM
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GIY tomatoes: 'We are in what I like to call 'bruschetta' season'
It’s a wonderful time of the year, when a simple lunch or dinner can easily be conjured up from nothing, once you have some decent sourdough bread in the bread bin, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jul 21st 2018, 12:30 PM
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GIY: 'The Khaki Campbell is one of the most prolific backyard ducks'
Some of them literally lay an egg a day all year, contributing food for the table even when your hens have given up laying in the depths of winter, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jun 30th 2018, 12:30 PM
# Follow Nutrition
A homemade granola recipe guaranteed to kick start your day
Healthy and hearty.
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Jun 10th 2018, 8:30 AM
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GIY: Get creative with delicious new potatoes using this Spanish tortilla recipe
Serve as a generous lunch or light dinner with a salad of peppery green leaves, writes Michael Kelly.
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May 19th 2018, 12:30 PM
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Chickweed: 'Not only is it edible, it’s considered to be a nutritional powerhouse'
It’s a nice surprise to discover that what you have considered a real nuisance in the veg patch, could in fact turn out to be a blessing, writes Michael Kelly.
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May 12th 2018, 12:30 PM
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Bio-insecticide Supernemos: 'Sometimes GIYing is not for the faint hearted'
In a demise worthy of the cheesiest horror movie the nematodes then eat the wire worms from the inside out, writes Michael Kelly.
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May 5th 2018, 12:30 PM
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GIY: Courgettes are easy to grow and incredibly prolific, growing freakishly fast
Your only problem in fact will be working out what to do with all those courgettes, writes Michael Kelly.
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Apr 28th 2018, 12:30 PM
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GIY: 'We really don’t need a heatwave – just a few days with the sun in the sky'
I don’t know how the poor plants will react if we skip spring altogether, writes Michael Kelly.
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Apr 21st 2018, 12:30 PM
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Michael Kelly’s top tips for putting food and food growing at the centre of your workplace
Food growing is a simple, practical way to really engage employees, writes Michael Kelly.
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Apr 7th 2018, 12:30 PM
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GIY: Our guru's 'nerdy' guide to growing onions for home-made marmalade
This onion marmalade recipe is a sinch to make so if by chance you still have a glut of onions from last year, writes Michael Kelly.
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Mar 31st 2018, 12:30 PM
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GIY: Even if you don't have much space, you can still grow spuds in pots and containers
This week our GIY guru gives his tips on how to trick potatoes into thinking they have lots of space available to grow.
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Feb 3rd 2018, 12:00 PM
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GIY: Sow seeds on a sunny indoor windowsill and try this cheesy leeks recipe
We’re coming out of our winter shell this month, writes GIY guru Michael Kelly.
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Jan 27th 2018, 12:30 PM
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GIY: 'Don’t think about giving stuff up, think about taking things up instead'
Learn a skill, eat delicious things, sow a seed. Be kind to yourself, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jan 13th 2018, 12:30 PM
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Gardening: 'January is a great month to decide what you are going to grow this year'
I often can’t wait to get started and at least plant something – perhaps some winter salad leaves, spinach and the like, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jan 6th 2018, 12:30 PM
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Supermarket promotions: 'Down the road there is a ruinous cost to cheap food'
As you tuck into Christmas dinner, spare a thought for the Brussels sprout grower, writes Michael Kelly.
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Dec 9th 2017, 12:30 PM
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GIY: Ophelia's casualties in the garden and collecting seaweed post storm
I spent Monday hunkered down at home, waiting on The Storm Formerly Known As Hurricane Ophelia to do its worst, writes Michael Kelly.
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Oct 21st 2017, 12:30 PM
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'October is "stock pot" month when carrots, leeks and parsnips come into their own'
It is only now after the first frosts that carrots and parsnips start to really sweeten up, writes Michael Kelly.
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Oct 14th 2017, 12:30 PM
# nutrition
The42 recipe book: Quick, easy and nutritious broccoli and apple salad
A perfect post-gym meal.
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Oct 9th 2017, 6:19 PM
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Autumn's here. Cosy up with a steaming apple and blackberry crumble
Late September means baking crumbles and pruning your blackcurrants, writes Michael Kelly.
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Sep 30th 2017, 12:30 PM
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Lunches: Think beyond sandwiches as new school term begins'
One of the best things we ever did was to buy flasks for our kids to take hot lunches to school, writes Michael Kelly.
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Sep 2nd 2017, 12:30 PM
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Grow it yourself: 'Onions - a phenomenally useful veg'
Onions have been revered through time, not only for their culinary use, but also for their therapeutic properties, writes Michael Kelly.
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Aug 5th 2017, 12:30 PM
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GIY: 'Turnips are perfect for late summer sowing'
Pickled turnips might not sound all that appetising but this is delicious – promise, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jul 29th 2017, 12:30 PM
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Gardening: This week, a beer trap for pesky slugs and seasonal soups
Slug hunting is a grim task and it brings out the worst in me, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jul 22nd 2017, 12:30 PM
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Gardening: Pick your beetroot early for summer salads and slaws
We’ve been enjoying the first batch of fresh beetroot from the veg patch, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jun 24th 2017, 12:30 PM
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Grow it yourself: New potato salad with capers and herbs
The new potato crop is looking healthy right now, writes gardener Michael Kelly.
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Jun 10th 2017, 12:30 PM
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Gardening column: Growing carrots in the veg patch and roasting radishes in the kitchen
In a chaotic world, the veg patch is a place of such calm, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jun 3rd 2017, 12:30 PM
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Grow it yourself: Barley salad with green garlic and sugarsnap peas
We occasionally get some sugarsnap peas from the polytunnel to the kitchen (if the kids don’t eat them in situ first), writes gardener Michael Kelly.
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May 27th 2017, 12:30 PM
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GIY Comfrey: Grown for it's healing powers, comfrey is a great garden fertiliser
Comfrey sends its roots deep into the soil and brings up nutrients, most notably potassium, writes Michael Kelly.
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May 20th 2017, 12:30 PM
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Grow it yourself: Pearl barley and spring greens soup
Plants are bursting forward into life, producing green leaves which are nature’s great and wise spring tonic, writes Michael Kelly.
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May 13th 2017, 12:30 PM
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Gardening: Grow your own ingredients for the Hairy Bikers' cheesy, oniony panhaggerty
The humble onion is one of the most important and versatile vegetables of all, so much so that it’s still worth shedding a few tears over, writes Michael Kelly.
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Apr 22nd 2017, 12:30 PM
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GIY column: This week, it's time to start sowing your vegetable seeds
I am constantly looking for things that simplify my gardening, writes Michael Kelly.
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Apr 8th 2017, 12:30 PM
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GIY: Growing tomatoes successfully and a pitta pocket recipe
Growing tomatoes successfully in Ireland is about cheating our climate, writes Michael Kelly.
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Apr 1st 2017, 12:30 PM
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Gardening column: What to grow when you don't have much space, plus a wild garlic pesto recipe
Not all vegetables are equal if you’re space constrained, writes GIY Guru Michael Kelly.
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Mar 11th 2017, 12:30 PM
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Luscious starter of broccoli gratin with anchovy-infused cream: Grow it yourself
Rich anchovy-infused cream is a lovely foil to the fresh greenness of the broccoli, writes Michael Kelly.
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Mar 4th 2017, 12:30 PM
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