Buttermilk and Poppy-Seed Pancakes

THE word lovely comes up over and over again in the Ard Bia cookbook. Lovely extras to serve with cheese, or lovely extras to serve with the perfect steak.

Perfect poached egg and lovely extras, it’s got a comforting homely ring to it which I love — in fact I really loved a lot about the new Ard Bia cookbook.

The zany photos, the clean layout and design, the line drawings, and the eclectic collection of Ard Bia classics that so many of Aoibheann Mac Namara’s loyal fans will love to have.