Donal Skehan
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Indian food that’s better than the takeaway? Here’s how to do it at home
- Food & Drink
- February 12, 2021, 06:00
This week’s Fakeaway is a much-loved Indian dish that isn’t really Indian at all. Chicken tikka masala is widely believed to have originated in the UK(...)

Chinese food that’s better than the takeaway? Here’s how to do it at home
- Food & Drink
- January 29, 2021, 06:01
Lockdown longings can do funny things to a person, and while takeaways are available, not everyone has access to the food they crave. In addition, the(...)

Baked spuds get a tasty, crunchy filling and topping
- Food & Drink
- January 20, 2021, 06:00
Sometimes what is called for, even when we are trying to eat healthily, is a dinner that can be shoved in the oven and forgotten about while other tas(...)

How to cook Christmas: Spectacular desserts
- Food & Drink
- December 17, 2020, 06:00
It’s now time to turn our thoughts to what desserts to make to bring Christmas lunch or dinner to a suitably show-stopping conclusion. We’ll take it (...)

How to make the best ever French onion soup
- Food & Drink
- November 19, 2020, 06:08
How long does it take to caramelise onions? The answer to that cooking conundrum is about the same as how long is a piece of string, and it’s the tech(...)

Patrick Freyne: Pooing in a bucket? That’s the whole point of the show
- Culture
- November 6, 2020, 05:00
These days people frequently observe how dystopian novels like The Handmaid’s Tale and 1984 are harbingers of today’s unpleasant realities (see this w(...)

‘Adultery is like getting a dent in a new cor. Once you’ve done it the first time, it becomes easier’
- People
- May 30, 2020, 06:00
Sorcha is pacing the kitchen floor. “Mom,” she goes, “you shouldn’t actually be here?” But her old dear’s like, “I have nowhere else to go.” “Yes, (...)

Relive your holidays with lobster rolls and seafood platters delivered to your door
- Food & Drink
- May 27, 2020, 06:01
The restaurant meal-kit collection and delivery model has taken a distinctly fishy turn this week, with the launch of two lobster and shellfish option(...)

It’s very nearly Ireland’s new national dish. Here are three banana bread recipes
- Food & Drink
- April 15, 2020, 06:00
It’s National Banana Day, so what else would you be eating other than a freshly baked loaf of the cake that pretends it’s a bread? As its popularity h(...)

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘It’s like a hostage exchange. For focking banana bread’
- People
- April 11, 2020, 06:00
We’re one of those families. You might be one of those families yourselves. When we’re filling the supermorket trolley every week, we’re not shopping (...)