Cooking with Colm O'Gorman: Chocolate, lime and smoked chilli cookies

Colm O'Gorman celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight, and shares a special recipe for Mother's Day

Who does not love chocolate? Not only does it taste amazing, but it makes us feel good too. It contains the feel-good chemical serotonin and the amino acid tryptophan, which the body uses to make serotonin. Dark chocolate is full of antioxidants, and, eaten in moderation, may even be good for our hearts.

It is a phenomenal cooking ingredient, not just for sweet dishes, but also for savoury. A little dark chocolate added to a chilli gives a beautiful bit of depth and richness of flavour. Chocolate is fantastic with venison if you are feeling a little fancy. Either a chocolate sauce or a sprinkle of roasted and ground cocoa nibs sprinkled over the meat to complement a blackberry sauce.