Seasonal carrots make a tasty lunch or a light dinner
10/10/2020 • 7 minutes, 51 seconds
Beef and Potato Soup with Crispy Potato Bread Croutons
A simple but delicious soup
10/3/2020 • 7 minutes, 34 seconds
Triple Cheese and Onion Pie with Radish and Pickled Walnut Salad
Enjoy this hearty vegetarian dish
9/26/2020 • 8 minutes, 59 seconds
Malaysian Chicken Curry with Tomato Rice
Spice up the chicken and enjoy with tomato rice on the side
9/19/2020 • 8 minutes, 45 seconds
Plum and Blackberry Torta with a “Plums in the Park” Martini
Plum & Blackberry Torta, oozing with seasonal plums and a 'Plums in the Park' cocktail
9/12/2020 • 6 minutes, 31 seconds
Lebanese 7 spice Lamb with Tomato and Red Onion Salad, Mint Yoghurt Dressing
Beautifully spiced Middle Eastern lamb dish
9/5/2020 • 9 minutes, 38 seconds
Mustard Fried Brined Pork Chops, Roast Apple Sauce, Celery & Apple Salad
Tangy apple and hot mustard ensures this dish is full of flavours
8/29/2020 • 8 minutes, 43 seconds
Peach Shortcake with Smashed Raspberry Cream
Seasonal juicy peaches make the perfect late summer dessert
8/22/2020 • 8 minutes, 59 seconds
Pepped Up Potatoes
Great for a BBQ or with a roast dinner.
8/20/2020 • 11 minutes, 7 seconds
Chocolate Pots with Plum Compote, Candied White Chocolate and Cornflake Crumble
If you like chocolate this is the dessert for you.
8/8/2020 • 6 minutes, 50 seconds
Mackerel with Brown Butter dressed Potato Salad
A tasty supper rich in omega-3.
8/1/2020 • 7 minutes, 34 seconds
Piadina with Herb Ricotta, Slow Roast Tomatoes & Salami
A little taste of Italy!
7/29/2020 • 7 minutes, 22 seconds
Blackcurrant cheesecake with lemon shortcake
Seasonal blackcurrants are perfect for a summer dessert
7/18/2020 • 8 minutes, 52 seconds
Sticky Ginger Pork with Pineapple, Chilli and Mint Salad
Add a little Caribbean sunshine to your salad with some juicy pineapple.
7/11/2020 • 10 minutes, 33 seconds
Beef Burgers with Cheese, Homemade Dill Pickles & Burger Sauce
A proper steak burger sizzling on the grill.
7/4/2020 • 6 minutes, 14 seconds
Strawberry Semifreddo with Orange Roasted Strawberries
A creamy Summer-time dessert Italian style!
6/27/2020 • 9 minutes, 49 seconds
Steak, Onion & Ale Pie with Flaky Pastry
A special treat for Father's day or any day of the week.
6/20/2020 • 8 minutes, 25 seconds
Sushi with Home Pickled Ginger and Radish
Celebrate International Sushi Day with this traditional Japanese dish.
6/13/2020 • 7 minutes, 15 seconds
Orange Cake with Elderflower Poached Apricots
A taste of Summer ....
6/6/2020 • 11 minutes, 12 seconds
Custard Creams and Ginger, Lemon Iced Tea
The perfect biscuit with a cuppa.
5/30/2020 • 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Barbecue Chicken Thighs, Cider Mop, Alabama White Barbecue Sauce
It's all about the Alabama white sauce when eating this barbecue chicken.
5/23/2020 • 8 minutes, 48 seconds
Custard Panna Cotta with Ginger Poached Rhubarb & Oaty Honey Crumble
A tangy, tasty dessert making the best of this season's rhubarb
5/16/2020 • 7 minutes, 20 seconds
Sri Lankan Carrot and Chickpea Curry with Coconut and Black Pepper Naan Bread
A healthy and tasty dish to kick off National Vegetarian Week
5/9/2020 • 7 minutes, 37 seconds
Crispy Fish Tacos with Salsa Roja & Smoked Chilli Sour Cream
A Mexican celebration for Cinco de Mayo enjoy!
5/2/2020 • 7 minutes, 26 seconds
Sticky Asian Beef with Ginger
A little bit of ginger, some garlic, you decide chilli in or out - some like it hot!
4/25/2020 • 7 minutes, 13 seconds
Souped up Vegetables for the BBQ
The perfect recipe for the lovely weather we are having
4/18/2020 • 7 minutes, 36 seconds
Lamb Hot Pot with Hot Pickled Red Cabbage & Beetroot
Delicious ingredients help create the perfect Easter dish.
4/11/2020 • 9 minutes, 36 seconds
Carrot Cake Flowerpots with Vanilla Mascarpone & Chocolate Soil
Celebrate International Carrot day with these gorgeous little cakes in pots.
4/4/2020 • 8 minutes, 49 seconds
Spiced Pot Roast Chicken Dinner & Chicken and Butter Bean Soup
Spice up your roast chicken and make it a juicy and succulent dish.
3/28/2020 • 6 minutes, 46 seconds
Soda Pizza with Potatoes, Caramelized Onions & Bacon
Simple, tasty and yum.
3/21/2020 • 8 minutes, 12 seconds
Mushroom Soup (very low Salt) with Whiskey Black Pepper Cream
A warm and creamy soup with a whiskey twist.
3/14/2020 • 7 minutes, 45 seconds
Teriyaki Mackerel with Hot & Sour Beetroot & Seaweed Buttered Potatoes
A healthy dish packed with Asian flavours.
3/7/2020 • 6 minutes, 1 second
Slow Cooked Shin of Beef with Fairtrade Coffee & Smoked Chilli, Rice & Black Beans, Toasted Pepitas
Perfect dish for the dinner table, tastes even better when you use Fairtrade ingredients.
2/29/2020 • 5 minutes, 39 seconds
Focaccia with Spiced Pork, Caramelized Onions & Herb Mayonnaise
On the side or as a sandwich with your choice of filling.
2/21/2020 • 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Corn Crepes with Creamy Chicken & Parma Ham
Stuff with your favourite fillings.
2/15/2020 • 5 minutes, 33 seconds
Burnt White Chocolate Cremeux, Flamed Oranges & Orange Crumble
Spead the love with this tasty white chocolate dessert.
2/8/2020 • 6 minutes, 37 seconds
Coconut Meringues with new season Rhubarb & Plum Cream
One of the best ways to serve up rhubarb
2/1/2020 • 6 minutes, 27 seconds
Haggis Sausage Rolls with Rumbledethumps
The perfect nibbles for a Burns night celebration.
1/25/2020 • 6 minutes, 33 seconds
Beef Brisket Cottage Pie
A hearty dish for a cold day.
1/18/2020 • 7 minutes, 32 seconds
Chocolate Baklava with Chocolate Coffee Sauce
A tasty Mediterranean Dessert.
1/11/2020 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Sticky Ginger Chicken with Broccoli & Rice
A tasty twist for any chicken dish.
1/4/2020 • 5 minutes, 57 seconds
Sausage & Mustard and Porcini Mushroom, Basil & Parmesan Vol-au-vents
A little retro taste from our childhood.
12/7/2019 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Bacon, Apple and Rosemary & Creamed Red Cabbage and Beetroot gratin
Now they are tasty sprouts!
11/30/2019 • 5 minutes, 19 seconds
Chocolate Christmas Cake with Vanilla Marzipan
This will look good on the Christmas table.
11/23/2019 • 6 minutes, 30 seconds
Choux buns with chocolate and spiced orange cream
Something sweet for the taste buds.
11/20/2019 • 6 minutes, 33 seconds
Buckwheat pancakes with apple compote and maple cinnamon cream
Paula serves up pancakes with a twist
10/5/2019 • 7 minutes, 22 seconds
Warm ginger and autumn fruit trifle
A trifle with a twist
9/28/2019 • 5 minutes, 42 seconds
Paula McIntyre cooks up Pasta Fagioli
Pasta Fagioli
100g chopped pancetta
1 onion , finely chopped
1 stick celery finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
200ml red wine
500ml passata
250ml chicken stock
350g pasta
1 tin cannellini beans drained
Handful chopped parsley
50g grated Parmesan
Cook the pancetta in a large pan until golden and fat is rendered. Add the celery, onion and carrot and cook gently for 15 minutes. Add the wine and cook for a minute. Add the passata and stock and cook until thick - about 40 minutes. Cook the pasta, drain and mix into sauce with some of the cooking water. Add the beans and cook for a minute. Add the parsley and Parmesan and serve.
9/21/2019 • 6 minutes, 4 seconds
Plum and pistachio frangipane tart with raspberry and honey cream
Paula gets creative with plums
9/14/2019 • 6 minutes, 46 seconds
Lamb schnitzel with slow roast tomatoes and fried rosemary and black pepper mayonnaise
Paula serves up something special for Lamb Week.
9/10/2019 • 6 minutes, 14 seconds
Sweet Coconut risotto balls with Strawberries
A sweet way to use up up left over rice.
8/30/2019 • 5 minutes, 47 seconds
Glazed pork fillet, local runner bean, lemon and mustard salad
Paula tries her hand at some fusion cookery, with delicious results
8/24/2019 • 7 minutes, 55 seconds
Gnudi with sugo sauce and fried basil
An Italian inspired treat
8/3/2019 • 7 minutes, 14 seconds
Coconut Cake and Peaches with smoked salt and whiskey
A mouth-watering summer treat!
7/27/2019 • 5 minutes, 39 seconds
Fried Potato and Corn Taco
Paula does some Mexican influenced cooking.
7/20/2019 • 6 minutes, 59 seconds
Pork Souvlaki
With potato flat bread and kebab shop sauce
7/13/2019 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Grilled Apricot and Serrano Ham Salad
With mint, smoked almond and elderflower salad.
7/6/2019 • 7 minutes, 31 seconds
Potato Cake
With poached rhubarb and barbecued strawberries.
6/29/2019 • 7 minutes, 37 seconds
Rhubarb, elderflower and strawberry trifle
A summer treat from the garden.
6/8/2019 • 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Asparagus and Parma Ham Quiche
Paula serves up a delicious quiche
6/1/2019 • 6 minutes, 33 seconds
Cabbage and bacon on the barbecue
Paula gets in the mood for BBQ season with some vegetables.
5/25/2019 • 6 minutes, 34 seconds
Sage brown buttered scallops with cannellini beans
A maritime feast, served with a delicious Italian twist "Bellissimo"
5/18/2019 • 6 minutes, 38 seconds
Souffled rice pudding with cider caramelized spiced Armagh apples
Paula serves up a treat with delicious Armagh apples.
5/14/2019 • 4 minutes, 59 seconds
Duck and Rice Salad
Succulent duck served with smoky, spicy mixed seeds
4/27/2019 • 6 minutes, 33 seconds
Barbecued lamb, mint & pistachio sauce
Paula serves up an Easter treat in Derrylin.
4/23/2019 • 6 minutes, 30 seconds
Fig and Chocolate Cake with Spiced Rum
Paula serves up an Easter treat with chocolate and figs.
4/13/2019 • 5 minutes, 48 seconds
Kippers with Harissa potatoes
Paula cooks up some kippers at the seaside.
3/9/2019 • 5 minutes, 58 seconds
Pancakes with garlic mushrooms, parma ham and spinach
Getting in the mood for Pancake Day with a savoury twist
3/6/2019 • 5 minutes, 47 seconds
Fairtrade banana bread french toast with fairtrade chocolate cream and caramelized banana
Paula serves up a delicious treat with chocolate and bananas.
2/23/2019 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
New season rhubarb and strawberry blintzes with crumble
Paula works wonders with some new season fruit and veg.
2/16/2019 • 6 minutes, 51 seconds
Beetroot marinated Pollan, Soused Onions, with Scallion and Bacon Potato Cake
A seasonable fish dish with delicious potato cakes
2/9/2019 • 9 minutes, 18 seconds
Char Siu Pork With Noodles
Paula celebrates Chinese New Year & the Year of the Pig, with Char Siu Pork and Noodles.
2/2/2019 • 6 minutes, 34 seconds
Ham Hock And Pea Soup With Potatoes
A perfect winter warmer.
1/15/2019 • 7 minutes, 41 seconds
Spiced Lentil, Potato And Aubergine Stew With Smoky Yoghurt
A hearty vegetarian stew.
1/8/2019 • 7 minutes, 21 seconds
Pavlova Garland with pears, plums and pomegranate, egg nog cream
A tasty festive treat.
12/15/2018 • 7 minutes, 50 seconds
Roast butternut squash stuffed with chestnuts, leeks and smoked cheddar & Roast parsnips with crispy bacon and oats
Paula serves up an early festive treat.
12/8/2018 • 8 minutes, 32 seconds
Gougeres with blue cheese mousse
Gougeres with blue cheese mousse, cranberry and port glaze
12/1/2018 • 7 minutes, 24 seconds
Mincemeat Streusel Tart with hot white chocolate, orange and brandy shot
Paula serves up the perfect treat for 'stir-up Sunday'.
11/24/2018 • 7 minutes, 17 seconds
White turnip soup with crispy bacon and hazelnut picada
Paula gets creative with the humble turnip.
11/17/2018 • 6 minutes
World War 1 Trench Cake with spiced apple and treacle, meadowsweet custard
Paula gives us a taste of a dessert from the trenches.
11/14/2018 • 4 minutes, 47 seconds
Sausage and parsnip hot pot with mustard mash
The humble sausage gets a makeover from Paula.
11/3/2018 • 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Roast pumpkin, sage and bacon pasta
Paula cooks up a spooktacular treat in the kitchen of BBC Radio Foyle.
10/30/2018 • 7 minutes, 16 seconds
Crispy squid with lemon and dulse mayonnaise
Paula serves up some squid, with a local twist.
10/20/2018 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Potato, cheese and roast onion pie
Paula serves up a hearty pie.
10/19/2018 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Braised Char Siu Pork
Braised Char Siu Pork with Potatoes and Pak Choy Char Siu Pork
2/17/2018 • 5 minutes, 23 seconds
Chocolate Fig Cake
Chocolate Fig Cake with Chocolate and Red Wine Sauce, Caramel Cream
2/10/2018 • 7 minutes, 41 seconds
Korean Style Fried Fish Bap
Korean Style Fried Fish Bap with Homemade Ginger Chilli Mayo
2/3/2018 • 4 minutes, 34 seconds
Aromatic Shin of Beef
Aromatic Shin of Beef with Udon Noodles and Mushrooms
1/27/2018 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Treacle Tarts
Treacle Tarts
1/20/2018 • 7 minutes, 6 seconds
Aromatic Lentil and Chicken Broth
Aromatic Lentil and Chicken Broth with Crispy Onions
1/13/2018 • 6 minutes, 31 seconds
King Cake
Paula bakes a traditional King Cake.
1/6/2018 • 7 minutes, 37 seconds
Christmas Party Food
Christmas Party Food
12/16/2017 • 11 minutes, 46 seconds
Beef, Potato and Horseradish Hotpot
Beef, Potato and Horseradish Hotpot with Bacon Crumb.
12/2/2017 • 5 minutes, 12 seconds
Mincemeat Shortcake
Mincemeat Shortcake and Hot Buttered Rum
12/2/2017 • 8 minutes, 18 seconds
Vanilla Baked Yoghurt
Vanilla Baked Yoghurt with Clementines and Dried Cherries
11/18/2017 • 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Ham Hock and Vegetable Soup
Paula Cooks Ham Hock and Vegetable Soup
11/11/2017 • 5 minutes, 54 seconds
Gingerbread with Spiced Plums and Red Wine
Paula cooks Gingerbread with Spiced Plums and Red Wine
11/4/2017 • 7 minutes, 45 seconds
Pork and Apple Patties
Pork and Apple Patties with Rib and Cider Gravy, Sautéed Cabbage
10/28/2017 • 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Grilled Beef Salad
Grilled Beef Salad with Mushrooms and Radish
10/7/2017 • 9 minutes
Raspberry Poached Pear
Raspberry poached pear, raspberry cream, chocolate sauce and candied hazelnuts
9/30/2017 • 7 minutes, 5 seconds
Sausage, Chickpea and Summer Savory Rolls
Sausage, Chickpea and Summer Savory Rolls with Sicilian Courgette Chutney
8/19/2017 • 6 minutes, 17 seconds
Plum fritters with hot chocolate sauce
Paula cooks plum fritters with hot chocolate sauce
8/12/2017 • 5 minutes, 19 seconds
Pork Salad
Pork salad with apple, radish, ginger and elderflower
1 pork fillet trimmed and cut into medallions
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons elderflower vinegar ( made by infusing vinegar with elderflowers) or substitute regular white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
25g finely grated ginger
2 red apples, cored and sliced
200g radishes, sliced
1 red onion, finely sliced
2 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 little gem lettuce, separated into leaves
Toss the pork in half the oil.
Place in a smoking hot pan and cook through.
Set aside to rest.
Toss the apple slices in the remaining oil and cook until golden in the pan you cooked the pork.
Place in a bowl.
Add the radishes, onion, yoghurt and mayonnaise and mix well.
Return the pork to the pan with any juices and cook.
Whisk the honey, vinegar, soy and ginger together and add to the pan.
Cook until the pork is glazed.
Place the gem around a serving dish.
Place the apple salad in the middle and add the pork and juices.
Elderflower and hibiscus cordial
15 elderflower heads, washed
1 litre boiling water
1 tablespoon hibiscus flowers or rose petals
450g castor sugar
1 lemon finely sliced
2 teaspoons citric acid
Place the sugar in a bowl and pour over the boiling water and add the hibiscus flowers. Add the lemon and elderflower heads and stir well.
Add the citric acid and cover for 24 hours.
Strain through muslin and store in sterilized bottles.
6/10/2017 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Flatbreads with Brisket
As part of bread and baking month Paula prepares flatbreads with brisket
9/10/2016 • 7 minutes, 26 seconds
Spiced Lamb
Spiced lamb and carrot sausage rolls
5/6/2016 • 6 minutes, 39 seconds
Rice Pudding
Paula makes a warming winter pudding to chase away the winter blues