DAIRY farmer Ned McCarthy from Kilnamartyra, Co Cork, has been in the yogurt making business only for the past five months, but already he has tasted success with his artisan Labneh Yogurt, winning the Best Emerging Food Product Award at the recent Listowel Food Fair.

NOWADAYS more than ever before we need comfort food. So I’m going to devote my first column of the year to simple homely dishes guaranteed to warm and cheer the family when they traipse in tired and hungry from school or after a long day’s work.