This dish has been created by Roz Purcell for the Theatre of Food at the Electric Picnic 2016 with ingredients from Ardkeen Quality Food Store.

Luscious and creamy, this or my Creamy Cabbage Soup with Black Pudding Crumbs will make a chic little starter to a springtime dinner. Super practical and easy to prep and then heat just before serving.

A terrific recipe to add to your repertoire. The most simple local, Irish ingredients (bar the vanilla!) will transform your tarts and crumbles. This is also the base for vanilla ice cream. Just add a little more sugar and use half milk, half cream in the recipe.

Luscious and creamy, this or my Creamy Cabbage Soup with Black Pudding Crumbs will make a chic little starter to a springtime dinner. Super practical and easy to prep and then heat just before serving.

You can make one large trifle or little individual pots. It’s up to you. The strawberries give a lovely colour and sweet finish to the rhubarb compote.  If you don’t want to go the whole hog, you can simply make the white chocolate cream and serve it with fresh strawberries and/or rhubarb compote. 

Such a simple and delicious way to make the most of the lamb’s cooking juices. Violette potatoes are nutty and fudgy with a striking colour. This dish has maximum wow factor and flavour factor, especially if you cook and serve it in a cast iron frying pan like mine! If you don’t have one just rely on your usual baking tin and serve the meat on a carving board with the vegetables and juices on the side

I’ve slow cooked the shanks specially for the broth but as this recipe works well with any leftover cooked lamb, it’s a good one for using up any uneaten roast leg from your Easter festivities. If you are not a fan of miso, you can use anchovy paste or good old Lea and Perrins to boost the broth’s flavour. 

A huge, heavy meal on St Valentines is unadvisable. And you are at home, not in a restaurant so do keep it simple. These Hereford steaks are tasty and tender, and not so gigantic that you will be dozing off before dessert. The mushrooms are a lighter alternative to the usual accompanying fried carbs, and can be prepped ahead.

Grown up and sexy. Serve with a good whiskey and skip dessert