Donal Skehan

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Donal Skehan

This year, Emmy, a Norwegian artist singing an earworm of a dance pop song about a Soviet dog which was sent to space in the 1950s flies the flag for Ireland. To get you into the Eurovision mood, this week, I’ve a full-blown taste of Europe. Growing up, myself and my best friend hosted Eurovision parties, and these three dishes were regularly on the menu — they’re the culinary equivalent of waving a giant flag and cheering from your sofa.

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Donal Skehan

serves 4 prep 5 minutes cook 30 minutes difficulty Easy End Of Week Wizardry episode • Donal's Real Time Recipes • cooking • 24m G episode • Donal's Real Time Recipes • cooking • 24m G Ingredients 1 small cauliflower 2 fresh chorizo sausages 2 sprigs rosemary A few thyme sprigs 100 g fresh breadcrumbs 2 garlic cloves 350 g macaroni (or whatever pasta you have no hand) 50 g butter 50 g flour 1 litre milk 1 tsp Dijon mustard 250 g cheese (use whatever ends and bits and bobs you have left in the...

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Donal Skehan

serves 4 prep 10 minutes cook 30 minutes difficulty Easy Brilliant Bowls episode • Donal's Real Time Recipes • cooking • 24m PG episode • Donal's Real Time Recipes • cooking • 24m PG Ingredients 1½ tbsp olive oil 1 carrot 2 sticks celery 1 onion 3 tsp tomato puree 1 tsp soft brown sugar 3 tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 400g tins chopped tomatoes 1 veg stock cube 600-700 ml hot water 1 400g tin chickpeas 150 g dried orecchiette 2 large handfuls baby spinach 100 g parmesan cheese Basil leaves,...

4 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Donal Skehan

These three recipes are all about that energy. They’re celebratory, but not fussy. The kind of bakes you can pull together without requiring too much expertise, needing 75 bowls and a blowtorch, and yet still feel like you’ve pulled off something a bit special. If there’s one cake that sums up this time of year for me, it’s this limoncello cake — zesty, boozy and bright.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Donal Skehan

Don’t get me wrong, I will never be mad at the fact that people are cooking more, and discovering ingredients they wouldn’t usually use, but not every viral trend deserves a place at your dinner table. Some should be left in the app, along with the interior makeover and video memes. That said, every now and then, the whirl of the internet serves up something decent. A dish that actually works, shows a real understanding of food, and doesn’t involve putting feta where it was never meant to go.