Meg Walker

Dublin

Writer, Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Contributing Features Editor at Image Magazine

Freelance writer and editor @ The Perfect Word. Contributing features editor @ IMAGE. Love books, food, travel, cats and time with my kin. She/her. Views my own

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Crispy fish tacos are the easiest warm weather meal

1 week ago | image.ie | Meg Walker

Everybody loves crispy fish and the secret is in the batter. This recipe uses rice flour, which forms the lightest tempura-style batter while also being naturally gluten-free. Any type of meaty white fish would work well. Increase the amount of paprika to spice things up a little.
Sinéad O’Shea: 'Edna O’Brien is one of the great lives of the 20th century'

2 months ago | image.ie | Meg Walker

I first interviewed Edna O’Brien nine years ago for Publishers Weekly and ahead of meeting her, I read The Country Girls and the book she’d just published, The Little Red Chairs. I’d never read her work before, even though I’d studied English literature at college, so I had this false impression of her writing and when I finally read those books and met her, it was a huge revelation. From then on, I began to look at her as the literary great she really was.
What to bake: Pecan praline brownies recipe

Oct 28, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker |Martha Collison

Image / Living / Food & DrinkBy Meg Walker27th Oct 2024 Toasting glossy pecans in the oven before combining them with caramel and blitzing them into a praline brings out the distinctive buttery flavour of the nuts and works brilliantly with deviously dark, gooey brownies. You can use any nut you like, but I think pecans are particularly indulgent and have a sweet richness that other nuts struggle to match.
What to eat tonight: Ricotta and aubergine pasta

Oct 24, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker

Image / Living / Food & DrinkBy Meg Walker03rd Apr 2024 In Catania, this is called pasta alla Norma in honour of the operatic masterpiece by Catania’s favourite son, Vincenzo Bellini. Others call it spaghetti alla coppola (spaghetti with a hat on). My Vincenzo calls it pasta con le melanzane, so I do too. It is a favourite (along with all the other favourites), especially in the summer, when it is made with vegetables that are full of sun.
Supper Club: Chicken satay skewers with peanut dip

Oct 24, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker

Skip to content Image / Living / Food & DrinkBy Meg Walker11th Apr 2024 There are many different types of marinade, and this is one of the simplest, giving the chicken a smoky caramelised flavour with a hint of lemongrass, cumin and turmeric. For a complete satay meal, it is served with peanut sauce, cucumber wedges, red onion slices and, if you want to be really authentic, cubes of pressed rice.
What to eat tonight: Nori-crusted salmon with soba noodles

Oct 24, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker

Image / Living / Food & DrinkBy Meg Walker20th Feb 2024 I’m a huge salmon lover, so I’m always looking for new ways to prepare and serve it. Here, I’ve teamed it with nori, and its salty sea flavour works perfectly with the succulent rich fish. It’s served on a fresh, ginger-flavoured bed of soba noodles as the smart carb and a gorgeous mix of veggies.
What to bake this weekend: Neven Maguire’s brown soda bread, the bread that goes with everything

Oct 22, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker

Image / Living / Food & Drink Otherwise known as wheaten bread, this is a recipe that’s close to my heart, as it has taken me years to perfect. It’s a great bread for novice cooks to start with, as there is no proving or kneading – the bicarbonate is responsible for the rise when it reacts with the buttermilk. If you don’t have any buttermilk in the house, sour ordinary milk with the juice of a lemon or 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, which gives the bread a little more tang, will work too.
What to bake this weekend: Lavender shortbread

Oct 22, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker

Image / Living / Food & DrinkBy Meg Walker16th Jun 2024 Shortbread is one of the simplest biscuits to make. The key to keeping it short–- that is, crumbly and not tough – is not to over-mix the dough or overwork it when rolling it out. For a stronger lavender hit, use more lavender flowers or lavender sugar in place of the caster sugar (simply add a teaspoon or two of flowers to a jam jar of sugar, seal, shake and leave to infuse).
What to eat tonight: Gnocchi and tomato bake

Oct 22, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker

Image / Living / Food & DrinkBy Meg Walker25th Mar 2024 This is one of my guilty pleasures and makes for a great meal on a workout day. It’s a tasty dish with a range of different textures and flavours to enjoy, from the crunchy cheese on top to the al dente gnocchi and its delicious tomato sauce.
What to bake this weekend: Sophie White's chocolate pots

Oct 22, 2024 | image.ie | Meg Walker

For this recipe, inspired by my dad, I couldn’t not include something chocolatey. Chocolate was like his life force. Ordering dessert in a restaurant was no hardship for Kev – he would just scan the list for the word “chocolate” and, without further investigation into the dish, would simply point and order. I get my embarrassing penchant for hiding bars of chocolate from him also.