Well isn't this just fab, two days before the first festival of the year and I get sick.. Great, just perfect! I mean don't get me wrong I love an excuse to stay in bed, watch tv and gorge myself on food as much as the next person.. But not this week, ok? How am I supposed to sing my heart out when...

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Hunger makes you do incredible things people, and being too lazy for Quorn to defrost turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I present to you, all veg spaghetti bolognese! Please, please, hold your applause!  Ingredients:- Red pepper- Half a courgette- 1 onion - Clove of garlic - Stalk of celery- 1 tin chopped tomato - 1 carrot- Hand full of mushrooms- Few stalks of...

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                                 Oh these? No, don't worry about these.. These arnt for you. They are all mine! Last weekend I jumped at the chance to visit The Happy Pear in Greystones with my friend, Sophie. It is like a meca for all things vegetarian. A much cooler, tastier cornucopia!...

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'I'll bake a cake for nannys lunch tomorrow mom, don't worry about buying one' -god I'm such a great daughter, and granddaughter.  What did she do? She bought one right under my nose this morning! Traitor!! 'I didn't need the anxiety of not having a cake anna'. Well she has a point there, dessert anxiety is real, but with 4.5 hours to complete...

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Time consuming and very filling... That's how I would describe the process of making sushi! Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the challenge of making it and we laughed so much after so many failed attempts (you gotta laugh) but it's not something I would be rushing back to make. The combination of so much seaweed and Chinese rice wine (similar to...

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Oh hot dawg! We made mars bars squares with a delicious twist... Aero bars! Mmmm minty! Ingredients:- 4 Mars bars - 3 tbsp butter- about 100-200gs rice crispys  - 200gs cooking chocolate - 200gs aero chocolate  Recipe:1. Melt together the Mars bars and butter in a sauce pan2. Add in rice crispys 3. Melt chocolate and drizzle over rice crispys 4. Shave half the aero bar over the chocolate,...

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I found my favorite shop ever, it was an absolute treasure trove! It had so many items iv never seen before, like a jar of salted jellyfish or giant spiky Durian fruit, and so many I thought id never see again, like my old holiday friend Chang Beer. Hidden away on Drury Street you'll find Asian Market, the best shop in the world....

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He showed me how to make it... So what did he really expect? This granola tastes so good, lasts so long (that jar is actually huge), and is so much better for you then the stuff you buy in the supermarket. Winner all round! His family also had the really smart idea of taking it into work in little mason jars with Greek...

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Sunday's are made for cups of coffee, listening to RTE 1 in your pjs, and having a really long breakfast that basically spans into lunch. As long as you weren't out last night and feeling rough, these pancakes should make for the perfect Sunday pick me up before the week starts all over again.  This recipe comes from the Jamie Oliver website (quite...

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Before you ask.. I'm not exactly sure this is an authentic Turkish chocolate cake recipe (or if there is such a thing!). All I know is my boyfriends mother, who is Turkish, showed us the recipe and I convinced myself that I was exploring a different culture. Side note: That is a Turkish tea pot in photo, so let's just pretend! Ingredients: -...

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I had hoped that these would turn out more colourful considering all the goodness that goes into them. Imagine bright purple (beetroot), vibrant green (lettus), glissoning yellow (mango) and obnoxious orange (sweet potato), but alas you'll just have to take my word for it when I say these are really healthy and yummy. I was inspired from my trip to Taco Taco and...

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Summer is just around the corner which means we've got two weeks of heat wave weather coming our way early June! Celebrate the fact you're not doing your Leaving Cert by tucking into this sinfully delicious, yet somewhat healthy salad and rejoice! (no not joyce.. clam down!) Ingredients: - 1/2 avocado  - 1 clementine/ satsuma - Squeeze of lemon  - 2 1cm thick...

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Food glorious food! Taco Taco is a new trendy pop up taking residence in Odessa, 14 dame court, Dublin 2. I really hope this little guy finds a permanent home because the food is unreal! The menu has so much to offer. Obviously tacos are the main attraction here but they have nachos, prawns, salmon, chicken, and burgers... Something for everyone!  The atmosphere...

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Heat wave in Ireland? Can only mean one thing... BBQ!! We get to have about 4 BBQs a year on this Emerald Isle and I don't know about you guys but I'm sick of being the only veggie at the party and eating bread all day! Well guess what? No more! No more sitting in the shadows pretending you're not hungry! Pictured above are...

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This recipe is so simple and its a great way of getting lots of veggies into you. Its perfect for taking into work, or school, as a packed lunch of leftovers. And since any vegetable works well with it you can use up whats left in the fridge... no more rotten veg! The reason this recipe is so quick and simple is because...

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This is nacho average chilli my friends. Found the recipe on Jamie Oliver's website and it is to die for! Sure there's a little effort that goes into it, but it lasts so long and tastes so good you'd be a fool to let it pass you by! A fool I say!  It does take a little while to get ready, the sweet...

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Last Saturday my boyfriend and I decided to go to a Japanese film in town followed by sushi and drinks (because we like to think we are quirky and fun). Unfortunately the film was sold out and the sushi was all booked up.. cool. Lack of organisation strikes again! Although this was highly annoying at the time it turned out to be a...

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Breakfast for basic betches.   Found an avocado in the fridge this morning and couldn't help myself. Avocado toast with tomatoes, the most instagramed dish by far! So simple, so easy, and so basic!  You'll need: 1 avocado half  1 piece of toast 1 tomato  Salt and pepper Recipe: 1. Put the bread in the toaster 2. Smush the avocado half on the...

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This recipe looks simple (and it is), however the taste is anything but! How many times have you been stuck for a simple appetizer for a group dinner? Never hosted a group dinner? me either! but id like to think that when the day comes, and i'm serving italian, and my group like mushrooms, and spice, then ill have the perfect dish! (everyone...

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This is a Jamie Oliver recipe minus the good stuff (chorizo). I say that because chorizo is at the heart of this recipe and at the time of creation we didn't have a decent substitute. In the future I would use Quorn sausages and plenty of paprika, chilli flakes or real chillies.  Here's what we did!  Ingredients - One medium potato  - One...

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Very simple, pretty quick, and super delicious dinner idea for Mexican food lovers.. I give to you, the burrito in a bowl 2.0! Bursting with fresh lime and coriander flavours, this dish is truly a masterpiece. I only wish I had made more!  Ingredients: - olive oil  - red pepper  - yellow pepper - onion  - avocado - Can of black beans (400gs)...

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Iv mentioned Erin's dine in's before, see veggie korma, and I just can't get enough of them! They are literally the easiest way to cook a curry that actually tastes delicious! Honestly, do yourself a favor and stock up on these if you're a curry lover, or naturally, a human being with a life who can't spend all day on dinner! Last night I...

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Having been recommended by a friend, and featured on LovinDublin, my boyfriend suggested dinner at M&L Chinese off cathedral street for some good food and good fun. Fortunately, we managed to book a table on Chinese New Year's Eve, what an absolute stroke of luck! The restaurant was packed with familys and friends all celebrating the new year together. Definitely a night to...

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My sister recently told me about a bad date she had... The only positive thing she had to say about it was the restaurant! She's a tough woman to please, so when I heard this I knew I had to try it out! Platform Pizza is located on the sea front of bray town. On a lovely summers day you could take advantage of...

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