Cathal McBride
@GlassOfRedWine
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Food & Wine Writer | Ex @businessposthq wine columnist | Recipes | Wine & Spirits | Food Education | member @foodguild | He/Him | @glassofredwineblog @gmail .com
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If there’s one kitchen skill you learn this year please let it be how to joint a chicken. €17.60/kg for breasts or €3.74/kg for a whole one. There’s a load of tutorial videos on YouTube to help. I’d love to see some cookery programmes return to demoing these basic skills
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Let me just say this once. We are in a pandemic. You do not need the negativity of Dry January in your life. And while you’re at it eat that cheese too. Just stay at home.
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Cottage pie this evening. For me this may just be the ultimate comfort food. What’s yours?
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I have been deeply affected by the murder of those two men in Sligo. My heart goes out to their families and friends. Following on from an horrific homophobic attack in Dublin at the weekend it shows we always have work to do to dismantle hate. My spirit is a little flattened.
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It took me 4 days to put up that tree. This year my mam was diagnosed with dementia and is now in a nursing home. Recently my dad was diagnosed with cancer. I don’t share looking for pity but the end visible result & effort are not always comparable. Consider everyone’s struggle.
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I won’t share it in the case of inadvertently promoting it but a Galway restaurant has started a gofundme to launch a legal challenge against the vaccine pass. They can be safe in the knowledge that I shall not darken their door again.
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Got this gorgeous card from graduating TYs today 😭❤️
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I just happened to be in the oratory before school this morning as the morning sun shone through the stained glass effect. God works in mysterious ways…
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I’ve started a new post on my website to highlight Irish products to consider putting into hampers to give this Christmas. I’ll add a new product each week, giving you the chance to stock up and spread the cost. Starting with
@CafeBuilin
smoked onion mayo
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And as
@ceegy
said, that’s a wrap. I couldn’t have said it better so I’m stealing his post 😂 Many, many happy years together but today drew a line in the sand for us to follow separate paths. I look forward to his continued friendship
#DivorceDay
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Lads I’m traumatised... 30 seconds after this picture was taken, in a slow motion scene, a seagull swooped in and grabbed this
@ToonsBridge
cannoli FROM MY HAND 😭😭😭Wouldn’t happen with Galway seagulls. At least they have good taste 😂
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*Some News* Unfortunately my time as
@businessposthq
magazine weekly wine and drinks columnist has come to an end after a wonderful 3.5 years. Huge thanks to everyone I worked with & for the opportunity to share my thoughts & reviews. And finally thanks to all of you who read🍷❤️
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Sleep well CJ 💔 10 years we shared together and another 4 1/2 at distance but always in my heart. Thanks to
@ceegy
for always minding you (& his other Dad Vinny the past few years) and giving you the best send off that you deserve. You loved and were loved and always will be ❤️
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Who here likes Viognier? It’s a grape that seems to divide opinion!
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Old school(ish) salad here this evening. Homemade soda bread and all (most!) of the trimmings. Always works a treat!😍
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Ok so it maaaay be slightly getting out of hand... I can’t stop
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The
@SuperValuIRL
Spanish & Portuguese wine sale starts tomorrow and runs until 1st March. This
@Marques_Caceres
Gran Reserva 2015 is drinking superbly and is a steal at €15 reduced from €29.99. Perfect with some roast beef. Lots of other high quality bargains to be had👌
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I know this isn’t an original thought and it might seem early but I really urge everyone to look at Irish products for Christmas this year. I’m planning on putting together small hampers of Irish food products for family and friends
#supportlocal
#supportlocalBusiness
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I have yet to see anyone, with quite a following as she has, to be so gracious, kind and generous with her time in replying to tweets as
@Nigella_Lawson
It speaks volumes of the character of the person ❤️ (I get 10 replies to something and I feel overwhelmed 😂)
I fear I haven’t quite managed to answer all your lovely tweets today, so please may I take the opportunity to thank you all here! I still have my recycling to do, so Will wish you goodnight and see you tomorrow!
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One flight to Rome and two trains to Naples but I’m back to Mark ❤️ And not to ruin a tradition I picked up a bottle in the airport but there’s proper glasses this time 🍾🥂
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Officially announced a few weeks back, I am thrilled to tell you that I have been invited to join the
@foodguild
as this year’s newest member (along with and congratulations to
@dudara
👏) This is a huge honour for me and I look forward to being a part of this esteemed group.
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Hasselback potatoes. I’m not sure I know why I don’t cook them more often. Zero work bar slicing and an hour in the oven.
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Absolutely stunning day visiting Moët and Chandon, their cellars and tonight as a guest in the Chateau 🍾🥂
#presstrip
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Sometimes only a cottage pie will do. Deeply savoury mince beef, lashings of mashed potato with those gnarly crispy, bordering on burnt, bits at the top. Pure comfort
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Smashed roast potatoes with chorizo butter and finished with a crumbling of feta and oregano flowers and leaves that I served with dinner tonight. Inspired by
@Nigella_Lawson
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Roast chicken with a difference! Tandoori style roast chicken, spiced roast cauliflower and saag aloo. Both the saag aloo and cauliflower recipes are on my website, I’ll upload the chicken soon!
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Pan roasted organic salmon, crushed spuds, roast tenderstem and lemon caper sauce. Served with a great value Pouilly-Fuissé. That’ll do.
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Wine. That’s just my answer for everything now. Wine.
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Cheese and scallion (or spring onion if you’re posh) soda bread loaf.
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Why say love with flowers and chocolate? Say it with fried chicken like I do, straight to the heart and the soul ❤️
#friedchicken
#ValentinesDay
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Pressed potato gratin. I’m very pleased with how that turned out!
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Such a wonderful night celebrating Dad’s 70th birthday last night. The last time his siblings and him were together was over 2 years ago so it was a fantastic night for all. A gentleman of the highest order our Dad.
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50 day dry aged Côte de Boeuf from
@ranelaghbutcher
. I went with a Diane sauce for ease (thanks
@marky01
for the idea), bone marrow butter roasted sweetheart cabbage, roast onion purée and crispy spuds.
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Homemade chicken Kiev today with roasted garlic and parsley butter, Maris Piper potato wedges and a simple dressed rocket salad. Served with a William Fevre Chablis. There should always room in your life for the classics.
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Another gem in the
@SuperValuIRL
Spanish wine sale. The 3000 Años is down from €22.99 to just €15. A blend of Monastrell and Syrah, you’ll find well integrated alcohol & oak where spicy sweet vanilla notes exude in a full bodied yet elegant wine. Decant well for best results.
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I just love a good supermarket snoop when travelling. This is just a regular Carrefour in Rome, not a specialist shop. And fruit and vegetables mostly loose, not bound by mounds of useless plastic.
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I’m just gonna leave this here…
Let me just say this once. We are in a pandemic. You do not need the negativity of Dry January in your life. And while you’re at it eat that cheese too. Just stay at home.
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I can this shin and shank! Beef shin and venison shank encased in a butter and lard shortcrust. A bit cracked like myself but pleased with that 👌
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Roast rib of beef, pressed potato gratin, Yorkshires, red wine gravy. All is well.
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After all the recommendations for
@nevenmaguire
cookware range from
@dunnesstores
I couldn’t look past them and bought the 3 saucepans. Aren’t they beaut? 😍
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We’re going to Dublin on our summer holidays tomorrow. It’s the farthest I’ll have been in 18 months and I’ve forgotten how to pack 😂 *this tweet has been sponsored by the year 1962*
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Putting up the Christmas tree at home home with this absolute legend ❤️
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Roasted
@BallymakennyF
Mayan gold, Yukon gold and Red Emmalie potatoes. Stunning spuds and all with different textures when roasted 😍
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To my horror I had no lasagne sheets in stock so I used rigatoni instead, mixed with the bolognese ragù before spreading on a duvet of cheesy béchamel. I think it’ll do 😍
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I’m back on the fusion ramen buzz and this time with pork cheeks that were sent to me from
@ranelaghbutcher
Slow cooked in gochujang, soy, mirin and honey before glazing in the cooking liquor before serving. Kombu enriched the stock. This is my food 😍
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I’m not one for unnecessary hyperbole but my God that was heaven. An early birthday gift to myself and worth every bit of the 10kg of butter that
@MichaelsCoDub
added to the prawns and crab claws 😍 Good food guys... good food...
@higginsbutchers
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Shepherd’s Pie bubbling straight from the oven and made with lamb shoulder mince and lamb cheeks I got from
@ranelaghbutcher
. Topped with a potato and swede mash and forked old school style for crunchy bits
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Does anything hit as well on the comfort scale when you want minimal effort as much as spaghetti carbonara? Eggs, pecorino & Parmesan, pancetta (traditionally guanciale) and pasta water combine for this beauty. I served with a Godello, not perfect but very good!
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It’s always nice to spread a little cheer and love so I got my classroom set up for Christmas 🎄🎅🏻
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We get such beautiful light in here all day. It’s mellowing now as the evening descends 😍
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Monday roast! Mustard roast beef, pressed potato terrine, beef dripping roast potatoes and carrots, tenderstem broccoli and a red wine gravy. Roasts are not just for Sundays 😂 I’m already excited for leftovers
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Spent the evening mosaic tiling the inside of a large pot. It was a much quicker idea in my head but delighted with the results
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Crispy chicken in a chilli garlic sauce served with jasmine rice this evening. This is a recipe that I will be sharing soon; texture, flavours and satisfaction to the fore. I love this, if I say so myself!
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Not that I really needed reminding, especially about food and drink but the
@RTELateLateShow
tonight is inspiring in how creative, flexible, adaptable, determined and how diversely talented Irish people and business owners are
#TheLateLateShow
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Not a bad way to start a Tuesday morning I suppose... A tasting with Bollinger introducing the new RD 2007 and also two from 1976! What a treat!
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@SuzanneChase_
@ceegy
Just because things sometimes don’t work doesn’t mean it negates or cancels out the positive times before that ❤️
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This sort of price difference is huge, especially for people struggling and on a budget. It also offers you the opportunity to use the carcass which is ideal for making stock, delicious in soups, stews, broths, noodle dishes. My slow cooker method is here
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Lit for my mam, all mothers, the motherly figures in your life, or in the spirit of Nollaig na mBan, anyone who worked, toiled or took care of you over Christmas ❤️
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All from the freezer, fridge and pantry. Ling loin from the freezer, wrapped in Serrano ham pan fried and roasted for a 10 minutes in the oven. Served with a pouch of lentils, loosened with stock, a dollop of dijon mustard, splash of wine with some rocket stirred through.
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My website is 5 years old today and has been and continues to be a wonderful journey where I share my recipes, wine, cocktails, reviews and features. Thanks to all of you who have read, shared, cooked my food or interacted ❤️🍷
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The hope. Spending a night in a hotel. Going out for a meal. Getting a haircut. Seeing my now vaccinated parents. Getting back to a gym (badly needed! 😬) I know we have a long way to go, I’m not naive, but let us never take for granted these simple pleasures again
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Simple autumnal tray bake; chicken breast with chestnut mushroom, bacon, and kale in a white wine and creme fraiche sauce, with garlic and rosemary roasted
@BallymakennyF
Mayan Gold potatoes
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After a big lunch I hit
@SheridansCheese
in Galway for a grazing evening meal. A lovely ripe Morbier, a creamy Montagnolo blue and a Brie style from
@galwaycheese_ie
in Dunmore 😍
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I have the best friends and colleagues! Life begins at 40 they say! ❤️
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Whenever I make a ragù I always make a big pot so I can make a lasagne the next day. It means all you have to make is a bechamel. Decided to make some skinny style French fries akin to a well known fast food outlet 🤭 And served with a red cabbage slaw for, you know, balance 👀👀
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I made a ham yesterday and I am so excited about what to use the stock for. Am I the only person that gets exited about stock? 😂
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Turkey, sausage and ‘Nduja meatballs this evening. I’ve made turkey and sausage meatballs before but I added a good spoon of ‘nduja this evening and it just took them up a level to something special. Served with a simple homemade tomato sauce and spaghetti
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A simple plate of calamari this evening made from squid from
@GannetFish
and served with a roasted garlic aioli. Delicious! 😍
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Afternoon of baking Victoria sponge and cookies with my Godson! Very proud of himself and so he should! ❤️
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Cheeseboard for dinner! Some excellent
@kylemorecheese
and their alpine style with dilisk,
@StTolaCheese
,
@ballyliskarmagh
triple rose, very ripe
@CooleeneyFarm
, a bit of Stilton and Comté for good measure. Meats from
@Corndalefarm
. My own chutney and honey from my friend’s hives
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Well I’ve finally gotten around to the hallway display 🎄
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This was waiting for me at my desk this morning. I have the best colleagues and friends 🥰
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Berry trifle in preparation for NYE. The gym can wait for now 😂
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I’m not one to usually comment on politics but I’m feeling a distinct lack of leadership since
@MichealMartinTD
took office as Taoiseach. Just doesn’t seem very “present” like Leo and Simon were
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Ok so I know it’s Monday… A hape of cheese I bought in
@SheridansCheese
on Friday for a few didn’t materialise so now it’s a blowout. Like good wine there’s never a wrong day to eat great cheese. From top & clockwise: Montagnolo blue, Coolattin, BirbaBlu, Bookers Vintage, Durrus
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I’m always interested in tasting wines in “non traditional” packaging and these canned wines from
@winelabireland
certainly look very appealing. I’ll let you know how they taste
#presssample
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Personally I love overnight oats for breakfast, it’s make ahead grab and go, nutritious and tasty. But I’d love to hear your ideas for lunches, particularly if you’re not working from home like me. Any creative, simple, filling and healthy ideas?
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Lazy Sunday afternoon baking. Chanterelles and rainbow chard quiche with
@CashelBlue
blue cheese. Can’t wait to dig into this!
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What’s your go to “I’m cooking but not exerting myself” meal? I’ve found recently I’m often veered towards a simple tomato sauce. Sweat an onion for a few in EVOO, add some garlic, good quality tins of tomatoes, a splash of the bottle I have open if I do, and let bubble away.
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Delighted, and my privilege to be joining you ☺️🍷
I’ve a new partner in crime on the restaurant review page,
@GlassOfRedWine
, and he started on a high yesterday with five stars for the list
@cliffhousehotel
👍
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What an incredible welcome from
@MerrionHotel
for my 40th birthday celebrations. Huge thanks to
@vanessalampe
and all the team ❤️
#gifted
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