Christmas Series

Roast Ham for Christmas There are many ways to cook a ham. However, Its Christmas time, so you want to cook the perfect roast ham. A roast Ham for Christmas is a favourite of ours and for many families on Christmas day. With the right preparation, it can be a straight forward process. We recommend […]

Rib Of Beef The rib of Beef or Rib roast is a classic choice for a Sunday roast. However, it’s becoming very popular for Christmas Day too. You might be surprised, but not everyone chooses the popular bird -Turkey. The Christmas Rib Roast, however, is an all-round favourite and a very succulent cut of Beef. […]

Cooking a Turkey – made simple Preparing the Christmas dinner is usually a stressful task for the host/chef. However, it shouldn’t be. It should be a stress-free day shared with your loved ones. One of the main questions we get asked every year regarding cooking a Turkey is “How do you cook the Turkey?” or […]

“Each year, once I smell those aromatic spices in late November – that to me is the first tell tale sign, its almost Christmas” –  Hugh Maguire. In the first two weeks of November, the silverside or topside of beef is cured by Hugh or William in Ashbourne. They cure the beef for almost 48 […]

Black pudding rosti with a Guinness and onion gravy Ingredients Serves: 4 ·       3 tablespoons butter ·       1/2 large onion, thinly sliced into half moons ·       3 tablespoons plain flour ·       250ml beef stock ·       125ml Guinness or other stout For the rosti ·       900g baking potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes ·       6 […]

Top Tips for a safe Christmas. Over the past few weeks, Safe Food Ireland is pushing out the message about the importance of safe cooking around Christmas with their Christmas Food Safety Campaign. A survey of 1,001 adults carried out lst year on behalf of Safe food found that 27% of people have had Christmas […]