Warm and toasty, ideal for cold and snowy days, the Hot Toddy is a classic hot drink. Most black and green teas mix well with honey and lemon, but from there it’s a personal preference. The hot toddy – that age-old cold remedy – really does work wonders at helping you recover from a virus!…

I first tasted paradise cake on a visit with my BFF, Marion Brown, to the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Liverpool where they have a great collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Seeing the art was wonderful, but must confess it was the delicious paradise cake that I remember most. Had never tasted or even heard of…

  The American version of soda bread often includes caraway seeds and raisins. Caraway, though not common, was traditionally added to soda bread in Donegal, Leitrim and County Clare. A real soda bread is a simple loaf with a beautifully browned, craggy crust and a nice chew, best eaten liberally smeared with salty Irish butter such as Kerrygold.…

This quick bread is delicious for breakfast or dessert as is or toasted and slathered with butter or plain or flavored cream cheese. You can even turn stale quick bread into French toast and a slightly dense bread pudding. Tomato quick bread really needs no adornment but, if you want to gussy it up a…

Brining chicken not only adds moisture to the chicken, making it nice and plump, it also helps prevent it from drying out when you cook it. The result is a delicious, moist and juicy chicken. Also tea, which contains a lot of tannins, naturally tenderizes meat and enhances its natural flavor. Make ahead:  The Chicken…