Person: Willie Scannell

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Darina Allen: Cucumber, Radish and Mint Salad

There was great excitement in Midleton on the Bank Holiday weekend. The Midleton Farmers Market was joyfully celebrating its 15-year anniversary.

Salt Hake with Spiced Aubergines and Rocket

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The Menu: Seasonal veg

Hot Potato Cakes with Crème Fráiche and Smoked Salmon

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Spanish fling

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Willie Scannell’s Gratin of Potato and Wild Mushrooms

Serves 6. Willie is famous for the flowery potatoes grown on his farm overlooking Ballyandreen in East Cork. He, too, has a cult following at the Midleton farmers market.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2005

Great balls of flour

BRITISH Queens for sale — the sign on the side of the road both amused and perplexed our UK visitors. A gorgeous bowl of floury new potatoes in the centre of the kitchen table always makes my heart skip.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2003