Nicholas Mosse Pottery salad dressing
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Glorious summertime salad dressings

Every year there’s a certain point when a change in the weather acts as the catalyst for a shift in my cooking. Using pretty much the same ingredients I move from warming roasts and bakes to fresh,...
NM lemon & rosemary drizzle cake
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Edible Flowers

Breaking news… weeds are to be ‘rebranded’! The well-renowned Royal Horticultural Society has announced that we are all now to welcome these ‘resilient plants’. In my gardening book, I’ve often tur...
Nicholas Mosse Pottery quiche and salad on blue blooms
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Variations on the theme of quiche

Quiche is a fabulously versatile dish. It can be flavoured to suit any meal of the day, occasion, season or tastebud. The most ultimate of tarts find that winning combination of creamy filling that...
Chocolate Easter Bunny in Nicholas Mosse pottery Easter fruit bowl
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In the unlikely event of leftover chocolate

All the golden-wrapped chocolate bunnies going hippity-hoppity on the shop shelves for Easter also remind us that this is also the lunar year of the rabbit. Said to be a symbol of hope and quiet op...
Nicholas Mosse Pottery Classic Pie Dish, Batter Bowl and Large Bowl in Apple Pattern against a green background with red apples for Autumn
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A spice for every season

Every season has its spice. Over the summer, I hear that slices of chilli pepper in chilled rosé was the sensation. Did anyone try that? As soon as the air has a new edge I think we all subconsciou...
Falling Apples Blog Nicholas Mosse Pottery
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Falling apples

We’re relishing this time of year, when it’s not just the leaves or apples falling, but we are too, down the seasonal slide into an autumnal feast of caramel and nutty sprinkles. Join us as we make...
Pesto Sauce in Blue Tulip bowl Nicholas Mosse Pottery handcrafted spongeware Ireland
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Pesto Power

So, maybe there’s no basil available, or no pine nuts to come by, both of the traditional elements in pesto. But you will be able to find many alternatives that are easy to sub in - there are endle...
Pasta bowl Nicholas Mosse Pottery handcrafted sponge ware Ireland
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Cobb Salad

One of the ways I’m surviving during this pandemic is making food that provides a variety of uses, and one of my favourites is this salad
Classic Pie Dish Old Rose Nicholas Mosse Pottery handcrafted sponge ware Ireland
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Strawberry and rhubarb crumble

Easy-peasy pudding for right now. You will have a lovely crunchy, gooey, fragrant, pink pudding to serve with cream or ice cream.