The 'hidden' ingredient in soups, sauces and stocks is worth a starring role in dishes such as celery and celeriac salad with caesar dressing or celery soup or a creamy baked celery

Portuguese Steamed Clams with Coriander and Mussels with Saffron and Spinach could give you that holiday vibe at home

My visit to Galway lasted 27 hours. It was short and sweet but also tangy, savoury, spiky, delicate and indulgent with some bitter and sour touches added in to keep things interesting.

Marine mammal activity in such large numbers never before seen at this time of year in Irish waters