An essential companion for home cooks, no matter what your skill level. It's packed with tips and personal anecdotes from much-loved Irish cook Donal Skehan.
An essential companion for home cooks, no matter what your skill level. It's packed with tips and personal anecdotes from much-loved Irish cook Donal Skehan.
Shortlisted for An Post Irish Awards Cookbook of the Year 2023
Become a more confident, creative and instinctive home cook, with inspiration, tips, and delicious recipes from much-loved Irish cook Donal Skehan.In his new book, Donal brings us into the heart of his kitchen, showing us how he cooks for his family and what inspires him - from his granny's handwritten recipes and his Irish heritage to his time living in LA. Donal shares delicious recipes from his many experiences and travels, as well as his decades as a home cook, that you'll want to make time and again. Donal has all aspects of the week covered with chapters such as make-ahead Sundays, everyday dinners, weekday rush, slow-cooking weekend wins, and scrumptious desserts. Recipes include:Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese with Chorizo CrumbsSheet-Pan Sticky Korean Popcorn Chicken with Rice and SlawSlow Cooker Butter ChickenPrawn and Dill Rolls with Wild Garlic MayoBasque Burnt Cheesecake with CherriesIrish Coffee, Hazelnut and Chocolate TiramisuPacked with amazing recipes, tips and tricks, this book will help you get the most out of every week and learn to truly love your own home kitchen.The trademark excellent recipes are there with great photography, but adding to its value as a book to curl up with is the fascinating introduction - a poignant account of his and his wife Sofie's journey from Howth, Co Dublin, to LA and back again, learning along the way lots of lessons including the value of his culinary heritage. -- Sunday Independent
Master of comforting, delicious cooking. -- Image magazine
Donal Skehan is the ultimate companion for busy home cooks! As a TV host, award-winning food writer, and father of two, Donal knows exactly the fun involved in how to balance family life, work, and a love for cooking. With nearly 20 years in the food world and 11 cookbooks under his belt-including Everyday Cook (2021), which snagged Cookbook of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards- Donal makes delicious home cooking feel easy. His most recent book, Home Kitchen (2023), is packed with accessible recipes, and he's set to release his highly anticipated Real-Time Recipes in 2025.
A well-known TV presence, Donal has become a household name in Ireland with his TV shows airing year on year on RTE and distributed worldwide. He regularly appears on ITV's This Morning, BBC's Saturday Kitchen and has headlined multiple shows on RTE, Food Network, HBO Max & FOX International. His YouTube channel, with over a million subscribers, brings easy, flavorful meals to kitchens worldwide.Recently, Donal expanded his passion for quality ingredients with Wind Shore Goods, a lifestyle brand inspired by coastal living in his hometown of Howth, Dublin. This new venture blends his love of cooking and the natural beauty of Ireland's coast, adding even more inspiration for home cooks looking for quality kitchen staples and beautiful, thoughtful products.This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.