The garden is absolutely bursting with beautiful fresh produce at present, summer vegetables, berries, currants, edible flowers... scarcely enough meal slots to get around to using it all.

Cooking though really is the essential skill I truly believe we have to teach our children.

Summertime in Currabinny is when the place really comes alive.

Michelle Darmody whips up some delicious desserts with chocolate - the ultimate dessert ingredient.

IN the deep dark winters, sometimes the only thing that will do is a soothing, warming, creamy cauliflower cheese. It is this dish more than any other that has cemented cauliflowers’ place as a staple of winter eating.

TV celebrity chef Martin Shanahan’s Fishy Fishy restaurant in Kinsale posted a profit of €182,833 last year.

Her Simply Delicious books taught a generation of Irish people to cook. Now, in a new book, Darina Allen has compiled 100 recipes from the classic collection for the next generation, writes Joe McNamee

Scones are one of things that when made well are delicious but when made badly can cloud your judgment of them.

Jamie Oliver returns to our TV screens with a new show about the country where food is such a major part of the culture, writes Gemma Dunn.

Ever wondered what our five-star chefs cook up with their children? Joe McNamee rounds up their tips and recipes ahead of Father’s Day — and shares his own classic kids’ dessert too.

Cheesecakes can either be baked or refrigerated to set the topping.

A NEW cookbook, by one of the most popular contestants on the Great British Bake Off (GBBO), has been heralded as a “revelation”.

Ballymaloe Cookery School has agreed a partnership with Grow It Yourself (GIY) which will see a Slow Food educational project delivered at nine schools in Cork.

Helen O’Callaghan says kids thrive when given attention.

This week I’m sharing my favourite Irish online companies for Christmas shopping. Recipe wise, I’ve got my smoked mackerel pate and posh nuts, the perfect nibbles for any Christmas party.

POMEGRANATES are in season at the moment. At this time of year they are more likely to contain wonderfully rich, ruby red seeds.

This week I’m sharing some tips to help you make the most of your freezer space. 

Celebrity chef Neven Maguire has called for obligatory cooking lessons for all secondary school children to beat the obesity epidemic.

Danni Barry does not want to be known as the only ‘female’ chef in Ireland who has a Michelin star. Her gender is irrelevant, she tells Joe McNamee

A reader requested that I print some recipes that contain uncooked honey. She commented that I use honey quite often but it is generally heated.

Settling into busy Los Angeles has reemphasised for Donal Skehan the value of easy to do, one-pot meals, says Carolyn Moore

The following footage is Strictly for a good cause.

Getting hot under the collars of their tunics and neckerchiefs were 27 young chefs from second-level schools throughout Munster, bound by their passion for food and their ambition to take part in the 2016/17 Flogas Ireland and Fáilte Ireland Apprentice Chef Programme.

Roasting and frying starchy foods could increase the risk of cancer.

I’m not one to court controversy but my recent foray into eating more veg has led to gasps of “You’re vegan now?” from fellow foodies and passers-by.

So what to do with all those Christmas book vouchers?

If you’re the one doing the festive menu this Christmas, you could do a whole lot worse than have someone like Jamie Oliver hold your hand.

Helen O’Callaghan says kids can learn a lot in the kitchen.

Beekeeper, Mary O’Riordan is amazed at the amount of honey produced by bee farms in Lower Saxony, Germany, which she recently visited.

Sophie White refreshingly explores topics from her life that are often seen as taboo in polite society. Clodagh Finn meets for a chat and finds out the recipes that helped her through motherhood.

Palmento is a delightful and welcoming haven in Douglas.

Baby carrots are beginning to pop their orange tops through the soil. They are tender and sweet this time of year and look great kept whole in salads and other dishes.

I’ve always been a ‘we’ rather than an ‘I’. It’s because of Stephen, my twin. We shared a wardrobe until we were 30.

A for almond, B for blue cheese, C for caramel, D for dumplings, E for eggs, F for fat and so on.

A highly invasive weed has become the latest culinary trend to end up on your dinner plate.

A chef’s domain is his or her restaurant. But what happens at home when it’s the spouse who’s wielding the spatula, asks Arlene Harris.

A local politician and a well-known resident are set to square off, midweek, in the West Cork town of Dunmanway.

A new survey shows a generational divide in our cooking and eating habits.

Zest is a nice added extra when you buy citrus fruit, almost like a bonus ingredient.