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a loaf of rosemary fig and walnut soda bread in a black cast iron frypan. Its sitting on a bench alongside balsamic vinegar some flour and rosemary.

Rosemary, Fig and Walnut Soda Bread

a jar of homemade chicken stock made in a pressure cooker. There is a bunch of parsley, some garlic and peppercorns on the bench around the jar

Pressure Cooker Chicken Stock

a oval cast iron french oven full of slow cooked beef cheeks in red wine with carrots and mushrooms.

Big Batch: Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks in Red Wine

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I believe in memories and moments. Gathering around the table. Sharing good food, stories, the odd bottle of wine, and there’s noise. Lots of noise.

Winter Warmers

a load of bacon, chive and cheese soda bread in a black cast iron frypan on a floured surface

Bacon, Chive and Cheese Soda Bread

Irish Stew in a bowl

Big Batch: An Irishman’s Wife’s Irish Stew

Butternut pumpkin and chipotle soup

Butternut squash (pumpkin) chipotle soup

flatlay of a frypan of slow cooked beef and red wine ragu on a bed of capunti pasta, with parmasean and basil leaves.

Big Batch: Slow-Cooked Beef and Red Wine Ragu

On repeat in the kitchen

Chocolate Chip Banana Brownies

Looking for easy-to-make, gooey-centered, chocolate chip banana brownies? You’ve found them!

What’s for dinner tonight?

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a pesto and slow roasted tomato pizza on a round pizza board on a table

Pesto & Slow Roasted Tomato Pizza

A cast iron frypan of chicken chorizo orzo bake with a spoon already dished out

One Pan Chicken and Chorizo Orzo Bake

herbes de provence roast chicken just out of the oven with roast vegetables

Herbs de Provence Roast Chicken

Three plates with fettucine boscaiola, a glass of wine, grater and parmasean

Fettuccine Boscaiola

Slow Cook Sundays

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a oval cast iron french oven full of slow cooked beef cheeks in red wine with carrots and mushrooms.

Big Batch: Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks in Red Wine

A enamel saucepan full of Persian lentil sweet potato soup with a spoon in it.

Persian Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

frypan of slow cooked beef stroganoff with black pepper pappardelle

Big Batch: Slow Cooked Beef Stroganoff

cheats chicken curry in a cast iron pot ready to be served

Big Batch: Cheats Chicken Curry

HI THERE

I’m Emma

Slow Cook, Photo Taker, SHOPKEEPER, Wine Drinker, Mum & Wife to my Irishman

Welcome to my collection of food stories from my life in the kitchen. There are no three-page recipes here, just good food to share with others.

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My top 3 slow-cook recipes…

and how to rehash them to create more than one night’s dinner!

From the larder

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a jar of homemade chicken stock made in a pressure cooker. There is a bunch of parsley, some garlic and peppercorns on the bench around the jar

Pressure Cooker Chicken Stock

a mortar and pestle full of homemade greek spice rub on a marble bench

Greek Spice Rub

How to dehydrate Autumnal fruits

How to dehydrate Autumnal fruits

two hands holding a few bulbs of garlic

Why every cook should try growing your own garlic (and how to do it)

Preserving the harvest

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a tray of whole figs being cut, ready for dehydrating. A jar sits in the corner full of sliced dehydrated figs

Dehydrated Figs

Woman holding a jar of balsamic fig jam with both hands

Balsamic Fig Jam

caramelized balsamic onion and thyme jam

Caramelized Balsamic Onion and Thyme Jam

lemon and passionfruit curd in a glass jar with a tasting spoon in it

Lemon and Passionfruit Curd