Brian McDermott's Donegal Table: Delicious Everyday Cooking

Brian McDermott has built a national reputation as a chef on one simple belief – that tasty, healthy food based around traditional recipes and local produce is something every family can make and enjoy.  As one of twelve children growing up in Burt in County Donegal, the focal point of the family was always his mother’s kitchen table, and that childhood memory of the family coming together and connecting over her home cooking continues to inspire Brian as he shares his own passion for food with others.  Whether it’s cooking freshly-caught mussels for the fishermen at Greencastle pier or sharing his skills with others at his cookery school, Brian loves to celebrate the best of his home county’s warmth and traditions. 

Table of Contents:
Foreword      PAGE 12 Introduction   15 My Store Cupboard   17 My Kitchen Garden   18 Getting to Know Donegal  21 Crispy Summer Mackerel on Toast  22 Surf ’n’ Turf Sliders    25 Bacon on Eggy Bread with Field Mushrooms     26 My Ultimate Open Farm Sandwich 28 BBQ Prawns on the Beach  29 Grown Here, Not Flown Here  33 Big, Hearty Veggie Broth   34 Cabbage and Bacon with Parsley Sauce  36 Carrots Three Ways   37 Roasted Honey and Herb Vegetables 38 Turnip, Leek and Potato Soup  41 The Local Butcher   43 Steak with Béarnaise Sauce   44 Mammy’s Irish Stew   47 Pork Chops with Toffee Apple   48 Sunday’s Finest Roast Lemon and Thyme Chicken   50 The Homes of Donegal Cottage Pie 51 Marinated Lamb with Slaw   53 Stuffed Beef Olives    54 Sausage and Pasta Bake   56 Fried Liver and Bacon on Sourdough in Minutes    57 Honey-Glazed Donegal Gammon 59 In Donegal Waters    63 Middle-of-the-Table Mussels with Dry-Cured Bacon    64 Greencastle Fish Stew   66 Grilled John Dory with Savoury Butter 67 Pan-Fried Hake with Rosemary, Leeks and a Runny Poached Egg  69 Wild Atlantic Way Fish Pie   70 Fried Cod with Greens and Beans 72 Crispy Prawn Dippers    73 Chargrilled Vegetable and Monkfish Kebabs with Couscous   75 Donegal Catch     76 Potted Smoked Haddock Mornay  79 One-Pot Wonders    83 Lamb and Barley Hot Pot   84 Beef and Ale Casserole   86 Pork, Apple and Cider Medley  87 Braised Burt Steak with Caramelised Onions and Gravy    89 Chicken Thighs with Chorizo and Tomato    90 Moville Regatta Gathering Pot  91 Lightly Spiced Chicken and Savoury Rice     92 Chicken and Ham Pie   95 My Best Ever Veggie Dinner: Early Summer Tart   96 Fifteen-Minute Orzo Pasta with Bacon and Cabbage    99 Poundies, Spuds, Potatoes  103 Perfect Mash     104 Poundies v. Champ   106 Savoury Bacon and Leek Potatoes 107 Coddle      109 Dauphinoise     110 Colcannon    112 Baked and Wedged   113 Boxty      115 Potato Farls    116 Scalloped     117 Bread in Donegal    121 Scones Three Ways    122 Barmbrack     125 Bacon and Cheese Soda Bread   126 Thick Batch Loaf   128 Traditional Hot Cross Buns  129 My Home Bakery    133 Harvest Celebration Carrot Cake  134 After-School Jam Sponge   137 Celtic Shortbread Biscuits with Strawberries and Cream   138 My Garden Rhubarb Crumble   141 Lemon Drizzle Cake with Summer Berries    142 Rustic Irish Apple Pie    144 Easy Chocolate and Raspberry Beetroot Cake with Crème Fraiche 145 Five-Minute Ice-Creams   147 Toffee, Hazelnut and Meringue Roulade     148 Apple and Blackberry Pudding  149 Pear and Almond Tart    151 What’s for Dinner, Daddy?  155 Make Us a Burger, Daddy   156 Aoife’s Breaded Chicken Goujons  159 Granny’s Homemade Chips   160 Mammy’s Leftover Dinner  161 Niamh’s Favourite Lasagne   162 Lazy Saturday Omelette  165 Hearty Chicken Dinner   166 Chicken Fried Rice – With No Peas, Daddy!    167 Easy Meatballs     168 Lamb Steak Sandwich with Mint Yoghurt    171 Cooking and Craic   175 Herby Roast Leg of Donegal Lamb  176 Inishowen Whiskey-Glazed Chicken Wings    179 Porky Pies All Round    180 Braised Beef Cheeks   181 Rack of Ribs to Die For   182 Black Pudding Dipping Fritters   185 Hand-Held Baby Quiche   186 Goat’s Cheese Tartlets   188

About the Author :
Brian McDermott is an award-winning chef and food consultant who is passionate about sharing his love of food with others. As a host, presenter and demonstrator, he is one of the most sought-after chefs on the Irish food-festival circuit. He is the author of several cookbooks and is a regular on RTÉ and BBC television and radio, and in the local and national press. He lives in Moville, Co Donegal, with his wife, Brenda, and daughters Niamh and Aoife. One of Ireland's premier chefs, Neven Maguire was born and reared in Blacklion, County Caven, where he runs MacNean House and Restaurant. He has written many cookery books and appeared regularly on television and radio both at home and internationally. 

Review :
Brian McDermott's Donegal Table is a cookbook featuring healthy, delicious meals for the whole family, grounded in local produce. Award-winning chef Brian McDermott showcases recipes based on tradition, such as Sunday's Finest Roast Lemon and Thyme Chicken, Wild Atlantic Way Fish Pie, My Garden Rhubarb Crumble, Black Pudding Dipping Fritters and much more. Beautiful, full-color photography and an index for ease of use round out this user-friendly cookbook. Highly recommended! the most ordinary – and most useful - book I’ve seen in a long time … little additions that give everything a boost … it’s a joy heavenly fuses the beauty of his beloved home county and the quality of its local produce to create mouth-watering healthy recipes that can be indulged under the summer sun an absolute winner - packed with lots of easy to follow recipes it’s just the book you need if you’re looking for practical, delicious family friendly recipes It's one of those books you'll find yourself using again and again a beautiful book a wonderful book … a great ambassador for Donegal and for Irish food we’re avid supporters of Irish food, and we fell in love with this cookbook immediately … every single recipe looks delectable Donegal Table is a celebration of a life where food is the fulcrum, and the centre, of the culture a real celebration of local Irish food, delicious recipes throughout and stunning images!