Seasonal Recipes & Cast Iron Cooking - The Irishman's Wife

A black dutch oven full of black bean chili con carne with a chopped salad and corn chips.

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Delicious Recipes

Woman holding a jar of balsamic fig jam with both hands

Preserve

The Harvest

A apple cobbler in a cream Le Creuset skillet drizzled with butterscotch sauce and a scoop of ice cream.

Sweets

For My Sweet

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MORE Dutch oven recipes

A large white enamel dish of ragu lasagna with sage leaves scattered on top. A knife and truss tomatoes sit beside.

Slow Cooked Beef Ragu Lasagna

A black Le Creuset cast iron Dutch oven with a fish pie in it. A serving has been scooped out revealing the creamy seafood mornay inside.

Creamy Seafood Pie with Colcannon Mash

A Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with some of the meat pulled apart on a timber chopping board.

Slow-Cooked Roast Lamb Shoulder with Herbs de Provence

frypan of slow cooked beef stroganoff with black pepper pappardelle

Slow Cooked Beef Stroganoff (Dutch oven)

Guinness Bread

Here’s a quick and easy loaf of soda bread to whip up, with no yeast, and it is super delicious alongside a hearty stew on a cold night. Oh, and…

IRiSH Faves

A traditional full irish breakfast just cooked in a cast iron frypan. On a bench alongside baked beans, orange juice and brown sauce.

Traditional Full Irish Breakfast (fry up)

creamy colcannon mash in a red Le Creuset pot

Colcannon Mash – Creamy Irish Mashed Potatoes with Cabbage

A black cast iron pot of slow cooked, Irish lamb Stew on a bench

An Irishman’s Wife’s Traditional Irish Stew Recipe

Craving Dessert?

MORE SWEETS RECIPES

A white skillet with a baked cherry cobbler in it. A scoop of vanilla ice cream is melting on the top of the cobbler.

Super Easy Summer Cherry Cobbler

A cast iron roasting pan of speculoos tiramisu. A bite has been taken out of one end with a spoon.

Boozy Speculoos Tiramisu with Biscoff Cookie Butter

A metal box of golden Irish buttermilk scones.

Easy Irish Buttermilk Scones

Apple and Blackberry Crumble

Grill it!

MORE BBQ Recipes

A white shallow casserole cast iron pan full of prawns, oysters, bugs, seafood sauces and lemon wedges.

How To Make A Simple Seafood Platter

A white cast iron pan with bacon and cheese rolls baked in it.

Cheese and Bacon Rolls

A large grey bowl of orzo pasta salad with a serving spoon in it. A split open burrata sits on top with pesto drizzled on top.

Orzo Pesto Pasta Salad

A stack of smokey chipotle corn ribs drizzled with lime mayonnaise and scattered coriander leaves

Smoky Sweet Corn Ribs in the Oven (Mexican Corn Riblets)

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THE LATEST RECIPES

A bowl of meatballs sits on a timber table with a side salad a glass of white wine.

Harissa Chicken Meatballs

A cream enamel cast iron roasting pan full of cheesy potato bake. A spoonful has been eaten out of the corner.

Easy Cheesy Potato Bake with Caramelised Onions

The finished loaf of Irish Brown Bread with two slices cut laying on their side on the plate. A small jar of honeycomb and a knife sit beside the loaf.

8 Irish Side Dishes To Serve Up This St Patrick’s Day

A rare medium rare roast beef being carved on a timber board. A bottle of Angullong red wine sits behind.

Roast Beef Topside with Red Wine & Rosemary

Preserving the Seasons

MORE PRESERVES

Balsamic Roasted Strawberries

A jar of dehydrated strawberries on a bench surrounded by fresh berries and foliage.

How to make dehydrated strawberries (with a dehydrator)

A black garlic clove cut to reveal it's black interior.

How to use black garlic (plus 4 black garlic recipes to try)

A jar of lemon and passionfruit curd on a wire cooling rack surrounded by small lemons and more curd.

Lemon and Passionfruit Curd (Passionfruit Butter Recipe)

Find tonight’s dinner right here!

A white cast iron pot with slow-cooked Italian Pork and Nduja Rugu in it. A wooden spoon is stirring the Ragu.

DUTCH OVEN

ROAST NIGHT

A black cast iron Dutch oven with a loaf of soda bread in it and a pot of honey beside.

SIDES

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Behind the recipes

Hi, I’m Emma

Slow Cook + Photo Taker + Recipe Creator + 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 around the kitchen table.

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