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From the Garden: A strategic approach is required to water your tomatoes
Because they are a deep-rooting plant, it’s not effective to spray water at the soil, you need to get down to the roots, writes Michael Kelly.
From the Garden: The Hungry Gap must be filled and this kale and gnocchi broth will do the job
Katie Sanderson cooked this recipe in the Kale episode of this season’s GROW COOK EAT and the reaction was amazing, writes Michael Kelly.
From the Garden: A little frost damage on the spuds - but not to worry they will recover
Learn to make ‘a one-pot veggie wonder that’s crammed with healthy vegetables, herbs and pulses and as an added bonus uses up stale bread too,’ writes Michael Kelly.
From the Garden: Learn to make nettle tea - it has a rich and earthy taste and is a super tonic
Obviously, if you are harvesting nettles from the wild, wear gloves or you will get stung, writes Michael Kelly.
From the Garden: Learn how to grow peas in an old gutter pipe and to make a delicious gnocchi
Michelin star chef, Derry Clarke, with us at Grow HQ recently and he shares our homegrown, seasonal ethos, writes Michael Kelly.
From the Garden: It's time to reflect on all the food we are importing that could be grown here
It’s no longer just about ‘exotic’ fruit and veg that are difficult to grow in Ireland, we are now importing lots of veg that grow perfectly well here, writes Michael Kelly.
‘It’s a bit like Ready Steady Cook’: How FoodCloud and charities are fighting food poverty in the west of Ireland
As charities see demand increase this Christmas, the team behind FoodCloud is making things a little easier.
From the Garden: Every cloud has a silver lining and bogland proved useful this summer
Bogland is usually not the best place to grow things, but it came in handy this summer for growing squash during the drought, writes Michael Kelly.
From the Garden: Artichokes have an unfortunate nickname but don't let that turn you off
Fermenting artichokes will reduce their – ahem – windiness and this recipe is delicious, writes Michael Kelly.
10 things you can relate to if you're trying (and failing) to learn how to cook
Why does it always end up on fire somehow?
Salad, side or sweet: What's your go-to dish to bring to a summer BBQ?
Share your secrets for the next edition of TheJournal.ie’s Lidl Food Magazine.
Public warned to take extra care with food after 96 cases of E.coli infection in ten days
The number of cases is over three times as high as this time last year.
Off-duty dinners: 7 top Irish chefs share the meals they cook when nobody's watching
At the end of a long night in the kitchen… what’s for dinner?
'We were in danger of losing the roof over our heads - there's a lot to be said for desperation'
Celebrity chef Darina Allen talks about starting the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School.
Good food shouldn't go to waste - here's how to use up leftovers and make something out of nothing
This Monday miso noodle soup recipe will set you up nicely for the week, writes Melissa Hemsley.
Politicians are (slowly) taking to Instagram - and showing different sides
A cooking show next for the Education Minister perhaps as he showcases his skills?
Want to learn some simple recipes to impress at Christmas?
Lynda Booth from Dublin Cookery School – and author of Fearless Food – takes us through some easy-to-prepare Christmas treats.
11 essential facts of life for people who really, truly, HATE cooking
Can’t we do something else?
10 memories everyone who did Home Ec in school will recognise
It’s a subject that we all look back on fondly until we remember those coursework journals.
7 surprising benefits of eating fish you may not know about
Nothing fishy about these benefits. (Sorry.)
Irishwoman 'teaching France to cook' after becoming one of the country's bestselling food writers
“People felt liberated because I was taking the fuss out of cooking.”
This sketch will resonate deeply with anyone who is absolutely shite at cooking
*puts on kettle* *forgets* *puts on kettle again*
5 sweet treats you can make now and store for Christmas
If you have the willpower to wait that long.
New York Times to start delivering recipe ingredients to readers
Consumers will be able to chose and order meal kits from a selection of recipes.
Your mam could be a big factor in how much you weigh
Mothers perceive the weights of their children differently.
Saturday Kitchen viewers have completely fallen in love with our Donal Skehan
The chef was guest host on the latest episode of the BBC cooking show, and people were HERE FOR IT.
Take a break and watch tiny doughnuts being made in a tiny kitchen
It’s mesmerising…
This is what Europe's top chefs keep in their fridge
Pickled herring, hand-churned butter and foie gras – just some of things some of the world’s top chefs like to cook with.
7 reasons Irish people need to start celebrating Chinese New Year
It’s the Year of the Monkey. Cheeky.
Chard is highly nutritious and should be a popular addition to your healthy January diet
As part of Michael Kelly’s 52 Veg – A Year of Growing, Cooking and Eating your own Food series – this week, we talk chard.
7 apps that can teach you something useful during your commute
Learn on the go.
People are now cooking meals in their dishwasher
They’re not just for washing dishes, it turns out.
'Dishwasher cooking' is a real thing people are literally doing
Yes, it involves cooking meals in your dishwasher.
This root vegetable isn't blessed with good looks, but it's popping up on menus everywhere
As part of the 52 Veg – A Year of Growing, Cooking and Eating your own Food series, Michael Kelly tells us about celeriac
12 easy ways to be really good to yourself this January
Self-care is important.
Fed up of sweeping up Christmas tree pine needles? Save them, they could prove handy
Tips on making the most of your seasonal produce, as well as a delicious vegetable pie recipe from GIY’s Michael Kelly.
6 things that always happen when the family gets together for Christmas dinner
The chances are high that someone is going to be pelted by a sprout.
11 ingenious solutions all lazy people will covet in the kitchen
Never think in the kitchen again.
13 people who should've never been given access to a kitchen
It’s like the fire just APPEARED.
Some genius has discovered a scaldy (but super easy) way to cook an omelette
Gis that eggy goodness.
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