Recipes by Jurgita Vaskel - Pannacotta with espresso

Last update: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 11:33 | © Metro Éireann

Pannacotta is a lovely classic Italian dessert. Try to serve it affogato style – with a shot of espresso – and impress your friends and family.

Spring salad with sweet and sour dressing

Last update: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 11:45 | © Metro Éireann

Spring is a perfect time for salads, especially since so many delicious vegetables are in season. This colourful and crunchy salad is simply delicious with a bit of exotic sweet and sour dressing.

Food fit for a president

Last update: Sunday, May 15, 2011, 16:29 | © Metro Éireann

Guest food blogger Renata Poccia presents a summery three-course meal to celebrate the visit of Barack ObamaFollowing in the vein of Michelle Obama’s healthy food campaign, here’s a meal plan for four with a selection of recipes featuring the best of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Feel good and be healthy!

Cream of cauliflower soup

Last update: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 13:37 | © Metro Éireann

Soups are delicious and makes for a satisfying dinner you can prepare for your family. This French-inspired creamy and rich cauliflower soup is made with milk and vegetable broth, enhanced with cream and seasoned with fresh thyme and grated nutmeg.

Polenta cake

Last update: Friday, April 1, 2011, 22:37 | © Metro Éireann

Bring a touch of Italian taste to your table with this simple but delicious polenta cake, made without flour and eggs. The recipe includes chopped almonds and sultanas, but you can substitute pine nuts and chopped dates if you wish.

Carrot pancakes with nuts

Last update: Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 22:01 | © Metro Éireann

Pancakes make a great treat for breakfast any time, not just Pancake Day! Why not start your day with a glass of milk and these slightly unusual but very delicious and sweet carrot pancakes.

Ken Doherty's Recipe - Jaggery Spread

Last update: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 02:45 | © Metro Éireann

Jaggery or gur is one of those food items that we think we know but are never quite sure exactly what it is. If we call it palm sugar, the picture becomes slightly clearer but not wholly so.

Ken Doherty's Recipe - Date Pickle

Last update: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 15:56 | © Metro Éireann

For Muslims breaking their fast during Ramadan, dates are an excellent source of energy and will slowly help restart the digestive process back to its pre-fasting norm after the Islamic holy month.

Pear Relish

Last update: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 13:31 | © Metro Éireann

Fruit expert (or pomologist) Edward Bunyard believed that “the duty of an apple is to be crisp and crunchable, but a pear should have such a texture as leads to silent consumption.”

Hibiscus Iced Tea

Last update: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 12:54 | © Metro Éireann

Dried edible flowers are a surprisingly aromatic addition to the canon of preservation. The dried leaves and petals of the hibiscus flower in particular make for a tasty iced tea that is drunk all over north Africa and the Middle East.

Ken Doherty\'s Recipe - Papaya Chutney

Last update: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 01:49 | © Metro Éireann

Our anxieties over the carbon footprint of our food will not be eased until the likes of citrus fruits, mangos and papayas grow this far north of the equator. Judging by July’s deluge, that seems a long way off. So we have no reason not to make use of the abundance of mangos and papayas from the many Asian delis around the country.

Ken Doherty's Recipe - Raspberry Vinegar

Last update: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 17:29 | © Metro Éireann

The raspberry, the first soft fruit of summer, deserves a transformation other than mere jam.

Ken Doherty's Recipe: Ful Medames

Last update: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 13:03 | © Metro Éireann

Broad beans have the reputation of being a cosseted bunch of legumes. These kidney-shaped beans, sheltered away in their furry pods, seem indifferent to our demands. But once eaten all is forgiven, as we are won over by their sweet and bitter nuttiness.

Pickled peaches

Next time you’re eating a peach, take a moment to examine the stone nestled deep within its flannel-like jacket, encased in pulpy fruit.

Cherry Compote

Fruit and alcohol have always been sweet bedfellows.

Apricot Jam

For the people of Beit-Jala in Palestine, the apricot is a fruit of longing. According to food writer Christiane Dabdoub Nasser, it is the fruit that most emigrants from this part of the West Bank miss most about their region.

Gingered Gooseberry Chutney

A rather reluctant member of the berry family, the gooseberry is a much unloved summer fruit. Its hairy and veiny exterior alone would scare off even the most forgiving berry fanatic, while its sourness is far too tooth-clenching for those looking for a sweeter hit.

Strawberry Granita

“A famine of snow, they themselves say, would be more grievous than a famine of either corn or wine.” Eighteenth-century author and traveller Patrick Brydone's keen observation indicates not only the importance of that frozen matter in the development of a culture’s cuisine. but that this pivotal moment was due in no small part to the Arab influence on southern Italian food.

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