Recipes

I had a two over ripe bananas, so rather than waste, I mashed them with one egg, added three table spoons Velvet Cloud yogurt, 2 teaspoons of bread soda, a few drops vanilla essence, and then enough oatmeal to make

Inspired by a social media post of Turkish eggs with Velvet Cloud yogurt, posted by the lovely McHugs bar in Ennis over the weekend, I decided to put up a recipe for Baked Eggs which we use all the time. We find it’s a great one for a weekend lunch, and you can make it in single ramekins or a big dish if you are serving a crowd. Plus you can add and take away fillings as you wish.

Perfect as a warm or cold veg salad. The sweetness of the roasted carrots compliments the creamy tang of the harrisa sheep's yogurt sauce.

These are lovely in warm or cold weather and can be prepared in advance. Serve with a tossed green salad, or potatoes. The creaminess of the yogurt perfectly compliments the crunch of the toasted pine nuts and lemony fish.  You also don’t have to be very precise with the ingredients and can add and subtract according to taste, for example sometimes we like to add a bit of chili and ginger. All you really need to worry about is to make sure the mixture sticks together before frying.

This is a lovely lunchtime, spicy healthy option, and also great with barbeques now that we are approaching the summer months. The creamy sheep’s yogurt tip, is a perfect complement to the spicy cauliflower.

Porridge bread is by far the most requested and popular recipe we have ever featured. It is really really hard to get wrong. You can add and adapt according to your taste. Some people like to sweeten it with dried fruits, honey etc. Others like to swap out some oats for spelt or whole meal flour. We just like to keep it simple, and in our opinion porridge bread is the new banana bread, and much better for you. 

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Tzatziki makes a lovely accompaniment with lamb, pork or beef burgers. Its lovely drizzled over roast vegetables, or in a salad, and its great served as a dip with pita bread triangles or a fabulous topping for bruschetta...

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Dr Hillary Ray is a loyal customer of Velvet Cloud based in Co Dublin. She buys on a weekly basis from Hussey Fruit and Veg a wonderful box delivery service covering home delivery all over Dublin...

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This particular dish is a Middle Eastern style tomato, roast pepper & paprika stew… with eggs and sheep’s yogurt. It makes a really tasty breakfast, brunch, lunch or tea.

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