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Leftovers
Give your leftovers a new
lease of life this year and
make the very most of them!

Fruit and
nut cake

YIELDS One 9 x 5in
(23 x 12cm) loaf
Serves 6 - 8

You will need “I tried a version of this cake Scrape the mixture into the Brussels
55g tapioca flour when visiting a friend’s sprout and
25g oat flour shop, Talbott and Arding, prepared pan and place in pecan quiche
1 tsp sea salt in Hudson, New York. It’s
¼ tsp baking soda a charming little shop, full › the oven. Serves 6
¼ tsp baking powder of warmth and delicious Bake until
335g dried dates or figs smells, selling cheeses as You will need
200g dried apricots, nectarines, well as beautiful prepared 1 batch of shortcrust savoury
plums, peaches, or cherries (halve foods and baked goods. This pastry
large fruits such as figs or peaches) cake, originally from Alice 100g pecans, soaked in hot water
300g assorted nuts, such as Medrich, is displayed in giant, for at least 30 minutes
walnuts and pecans 7lb [3kg] loaves. I bought a 500g Brussels sprouts, rinsed,
160g brown sugar, firmly packed huge chunk of it, and ate the topped and halved
3 large eggs entire thing on my train ride 400g firm tofu
1 tsp vanilla extract home along the Hudson River 200ml unsweetened soya milk
to New York City through 120g sauerkraut, homemade or
Method the snow. It’s full of dried deep brown in shop-bought
summer fruits - cherries, 20g cornflour
› Position a rack in the lowest apricots, and golden raisins colour and a knife inserted 20g nutritional yeast
- warm, tart fruits that lend 1 heaped tsp (10g) Dijon mustard
their acidity to li this cake into the centre of the loaf 3 tbsp maple syrup or 2 tbsp
from the usual overly sweet brown sugar
position of the oven and holiday fruitcake. I pressed comes out crumb free, 1½ to 1 tsp black salt (optional) a good
bits of cheese into this as
preheat to 300°F/150°C. I snacked on it on the train, 2 hours. If the cake gets too
and I still eat it this way; it’s
Grease and line a 9 x 5in a wonderful addition to a dark, loosely cover it with
cheeseboard.”
(23 x 12cm) loaf pan with › foil.
Cool
› parchment paper. completely on a wire
In a large bowl, whisk
rack. To serve, slice with a

together the flours, salt, sharp, heavy knife. Store,

baking soda, and baking tightly wrapped, at room

powder to combine. Add the temperature for 1 week. e

fruit, nuts, and brown sugar loaf also freezes beautifully

and mix thoroughly with for up to 1 month.

› your fingers. whisk
In a small bowl,

together the eggs and vanilla.

Pour the egg mixture into

the fruit and nut mixture Recipe from Tartine: Revised Edition
by Elisabeth Prueitt (Chronicle Books)
and thoroughly combine available now. Photography by Gentl
+ Hyers
with your hands until the

fruits and nuts are covered.

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RECIPES

grating of nutmeg rapeseed oil salt while shiitake powder has a smooth. Transfer to a mixing
meatier umami character. bowl and fold in the roasted
Utensils sprouts* (add in variations
28cm fluted tart tin Utensils here). Check the seasoning
Parchment-lined baking tray Mixing bowl, ideally ceramic and pour into the baked
High-speed blender quiche shell. Sprinkle over the
Rolling pin Method toasted pecans and return the
Foil quiche to the middle shelf of
Sift the flour, mushroom the preheated oven for about
For the shortcrust savoury powder, nutritional yeast and 30 minutes or until the filling
pastry salt into a large mixing bowl. has set.
Cut the vegan spread into the
is pastry has a higher our and massage the mixture Variations
proportion of fat to flour, but the into ne breadcrumbs. Add the
additional alcohol helps to retard brandy and water and bring is basic quiche recipe can
the formation of gluten, while the mixture together into a
the extra ingredients lend a sticky pastry. Transfer to the be used with lots of different
savoury character. is quantity fridge to rest for 30 minutes
of ingredients is for a 28cm tart before use. flavours; feel free to swap out
tin.
the Brussels sprouts and pecans
You will need
200g plain flour and replace with some of these
1 tbsp shiitake or porcini powder
(optional), homemade or shop- Method combinations instead, adding
bought
1 tbsp nutritional yeast › Preheat the oven to 190°C. ›thRemoasattpthepispsetra,gteominatthoearnedcipe:* “These smoky sweet potato
1 tsp salt cakes are delicious for
120g full-fat vegan spread, from Prepare and bake the pastry oregano: 2 red peppers, breakfast or brunch. You may
the fridge 25ml brandy, vodka or need a bit more time to prep
whiskey, etc. › shell. deseeded, diced and roasted, and cook them but they are
15ml cold water Strain certainly worth the wait. They
the pecans and toast 100g cherry tomatoes halved, o er a good source of protein
For the mushroom powder from the egg and bacon, and
Buy powdered mushrooms or, them in the preheated oven 2 tablespoons chopped fresh a reasonable amount of
to make your own, simply blitz carbohydrate from the sweet
dried whole shiitake or porcini for about 10 minutes, keeping › oregano. potato tops up energy levels
mushrooms (both available in Leek and and keeps you feeling full.”
most supermarkets) to a powder an eye on them so they don’t feta: 2 leeks, rinsed
in a high-speed blender, food Smoky
processor or coffee grinder. › burn. well and finely shredded, 150g bacon sweet
Porcini powder will lend a Meanwhile, potato cakes
stronger mushroom flavour, bring a saucepan feta, homemade or shop-

of salted water to the boil and › bought.
Roast cauliflower
blanch the Brussels sprouts and almond:

for three minutes. Strain 1 small head cauliflower,

them well and transfer to broken into florets and

the parchment-lined tray, roasted, 1 teaspoon chopped

drizzle with a couple of fresh dill a handful of flaked

tablespoons of oil and roast almonds (scattered over the

in the preheated oven for top before placing in oven).

› about 10 minutes. Recipe from Cornucopia The Green Serves 2
Purée the remaining Cookbook: A collection of vegan Prep Time 10 mins
recipes from Dublin’s Cornucopia Cooking Time 30 mins
ingredients (everything Restaurant (Gill Books) available now
You will need
but the oil and plain salt) The perfect quiche should 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
be light and crispy while and thinly sliced
in the blender until velvet deeply satisfying, with ½ tbsp olive oil
each element of flavour, 4 slices of smoked bacon, chopped
texture and appearance 1 onion, peeled and diced
in balance. Here, the 4 fresh basil leaves
texture of oven-baked 1 free range egg, beaten
whisked egg is replicated ½ tsp smoked paprika
with a combination of A pinch of sea salt and freshly
tofu, cornflour, sauerkraut ground black pepper
and soya milk, while the 1 tbsp coconut oil
black salt gives an egg-
like flavour as a backdrop Method
to the sprouts and nuts.
All of this is encased in a › Steam the sweet potato
short pastry with a high
fat content and a drop of slices over a pot of gently
alcohol to retard gluten simmering water for
formation. approximately 20 minutes
until soft.

continued on next page

WOMANSWAY.IE 53

› In the meantime, heat the “The combination of sweet
potatoes, baked eggs and
oil in a pan and fry the Cheddar cheese in this recipe
tastes delicious. This could
bacon, onion and basil over easily become one of your
favourite breakfast options
a medium to high heat until as it is easy to consume first
thing in the morning and
the onions are brown and the will provide all the energy
you need for your upcoming
› bacon crisp. sweet day. The eggs will deliver a
Mash the cooked complete source of protein,
while the spinach and
potatoes in a large bowl with vegetables hit you with an
array of essential minerals
› the egg. cooked bacon mix and vitamins.”
Add the

to the bowl and season with

smoked paprika, salt and

pepper, then use a tablespoon

to form the mixture into 4 Biscotti with
pistachios &
› ‘cakes.’ pan over a medium cranberries
In a large
Serves 24 (approx)
to high heat, melt a knob of Recipe from Eat Up, Raise Your Game by
Daniel Davey (Gill Books) available now
coconut oil and fry the cakes

until the outsides are golden

and the insides are heated

through – about 4 minutes

each side. Enjoy as they are 3 sprigs fresh thyme You will need
2 bay leaves 150g plain flour
or served with scrambled egg to low heat in large non-stick 2 litres fresh turkey stock 150g fine polenta
500g shredded cooked turkey ½ tsp baking powder
and sliced avocado. pan. Add the onion, garlic, 100 g small pasta shapes of your ½ tsp salt
choice 80g butter, at room temperature
salt and pepper and sauté for 10g sea salt 225g raw sugar
3g freshly cracked black pepper 2 eggs
Recipe from Eat Up, Raise Your a minute until beginning to Grated zest of 1 orange
Game by Daniel Davey (Gill Books) 1 tsp vanilla extract
available now › soften. sweet potato and 100g pistachio nuts
Add the 100g dried cranberries
About 150g white chocolate, finely
cook until it has softened, chopped

Sweet potato stirring often. is should
hash with
baked eggs › take around 10 minutes. Method
Sprinkle everything in the
› In a large stock pot, melt
pan with the cayenne pepper

› and smoked paprika. butter and add the vegetables
Add the red pepper and
cook and seasoning. Sauté until

Serves 3 for about 2 minutes until vegetables are tender, this
Prep Time 5 mins
Cooking Time 20 mins tender. Add the spinach and › takes 6-8 minutes. Method
Add turkey stock and
› cook until wilted. bring › Preheat the oven to
Crack the 3 eggs over
the to the boil, turn down heat,

You will need hash, scatter the cheese on add rosemary, thyme, bay 180°C/350°F and line two
1 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil
1 medium onion, peeled and finely top then place the skillet/pan leaves and pasta of your baking trays with baking
sliced
4 cloves of garlic, peeled and in the oven for roughly 5 to 6 › choice. paper. Combine the flour,
chopped Simmer
¼ tsp sea salt minutes until the eggs are set on medium heat polenta, baking powder and
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and the cheese is bubbling. until the pasta is cooked salt in a mixing bowl and set
and cut into small cubes
¼ tsp cayenne pepper Note: Only bake in the oven through and all the flavours › aside.
¼ tsp smoked paprika Beat the
1 medium red pepper, deseeded if your skillet/pan has a are combined together. butter and sugar in
and sliced
100g spinach, washed and metal handle. Otherwise Add the shredded turkey another bowl until light and
coarsely shredded
3 free range eggs place under a preheated grill. and heat through until all is creamy, about 3 minutes. Stir
100g strong Cheddar cheese,
grated Avoca piping hot. in the eggs, one at a time,
roasted
turkey broth until well combined, then add

the orange zest and vanilla

extract.

Serves 6 TIP

You will need This is a perfect way to use
80g salted butter up le over turkey and also
1 carrot, diced making fresh turkey stock
2 celery stalks, diced from the le over turkey
1 medium onion, diced bones.
1 sprig fresh rosemary
Method

› Preheat the oven to 180°C. Recipe courtesy of AVOCA, see Avoca.
Heat the oil over a medium com/en for more information.

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› Turn it out on to a lightly spread over the base of the

floured work surface and tart. Next whisk the eggs,

knead briefly to form a flat egg yolks and sugar in a

› round. heatproof bowl with a metal
Wrap the
pastry in cling › whisk until smooth. Set aside
Put the cream into a medium
film and chill for at least 20

› minutes before rolling out. saucepan. Stir the split
Pre-heat an oven to 190°C/Gas
vanilla pod and seeds into

Mark 5. Roll out to a round at the cream. Heat the liquid

least 5cm (2in) larger than the gently until hot but not

tin. Wrap the pastry around boiling, stirring regularly.

the rolling pin, lift into place Slowly stir it into the egg

and unroll loosely over the mixture until thoroughly

Recipe from New York Christmas Baking by chilled tin. Gently lift and combined. Pour the custard
Lisa Neischlag and Lars Wentrup (Murdoch
Books). Photography by Lisa Neischlag. press the pastry into the tin to › into the pastry case.
Bake in the oven for 40-45
line, then roll the rolling pin

over the top of the tin to trim minutes, or until only just

› off the excess pastry. set. e custard should
Line the chilled pastry
Biscotti are a delicious version of the famous Italian case still be fairly wobbly in the
cantuccini biscuits. Green pistachios and red cranberries make
this version a perfect Christmas sweet. The crunchy biscuits with baking parchment, fill middle, as it will continue to
are also delicious dunked in co ee or espresso. If you don’t
like cranberries, use other types of dried fruit – there’s no with baking beans and cook › set as it cools.
limit to your creativity here. Remove from
for 10 minutes. Carefully the oven and

remove the beans and paper allow to cool before cutting

and cook for another 10 and serving. Serve with
softly whipped cream. WW
minutes or a little longer, until

› Gradually fold in the flour Christmas › a light biscuit brown colour.
pudding pie Turn down the oven

mixture, followed by the temperature to 140°C. Recipe by Eunice Power of Food the
Waterford Way. Photography by
pistachios and cranberries. For the filling Shane O’Neill. Food styling by Leona
Humphreys, One Fine Plate
You should end up with › Break up the Christmas

a sticky dough. Cover Serves 8 pudding into chunks and

and leave to rest in the

› refrigerator for 30 minutes. You will need
Halve the dough and form For the pastry
175g plain flour, si ed
each portion into a small loaf. 50g Icing sugar
100g very cold butter, cut into cubes
Moisten your hands a little 1 egg yolk plus 1 tbsp of iced water

and smooth out the loaves.

Place on the baking trays and

bake for 25–30 minutes, until

golden brown. Remove from For the filling
454g Christmas pudding
the oven and leave to cool for 4 Large free-range eggs
75g caster sugar
15 minutes. Reduce the oven 450ml cream
½ vanilla pod (split lengthways and
› to 160°C/320°F. to cut seeds scraped out)
Use a serrated knife

the loaves into 1.5 cm (½in)

› slices. the slices to the trays
Return

and bake for 7 minutes, then Method

turn and bake for another › Lightly butter a 23cm (9in)

7 minutes. Remove from

the oven and leave to cool tart tin and put it in the

› completely. fridge. Put the flour, and icing TIP
Melt half of the
white sugar in a food processor and Serve with
a large
chocolate in a heatproof bowl aerate with a couple of quick dollop of
cream –
over a pan of simmering › on/off pulses. absolutely Waterford has just won the accolade of ‘Foodie
Add the butter delicious Destination’ 2019. The members of ‘Food the
water. Remove the bowl and process for Waterford Way’ are a passionate group of
Christmas makers, bakers, chefs, growers, producers,
from the pan, add the rest until the mixture resembles day! hoteliers and fabulous eateries who work
closely together to o er visitors delicious local
of the chocolate and stir › fine breadcrumbs. dining experiences, tours, festivals and tasty
Add the egg yolk and treats. Eunice is a member of the collective,
until melted. Dip the base water see www.foodthewaterfordway.ie for more.

of the biscotti in the melted (if necessary) and process

chocolate and set aside to dry until the pastry just draws

on a wire rack. together.

WOMANSWAY.IE 55

FOOD get lost. At the same time, that “It’s part of the keeping
legacy needs to be challenged- up with the Joneses (and
IOTNHFFEWOROOOMDLEEN we have to look at the gaps Kardashians!) rat race. is
American writer Charlotte and at who was left out of the applies to cooking and eating.
Druckman talks about carving telling, and of what was told.” And I don’t see how it’s
a space for women in food You spoke to Nigella Lawson conducive to any meaningful
to talk about their industry and Irish writer Diana Henry – or actual wellness-this making
why do you love them? people think they have to
When the #MeToo movement drive the conversation and spend tons of money on the
hit the food world at the end culture, whether that’s in “Nigella and Diana both share newest CDB-laced body cream
of 2017, New York food writer media, or restaurants and food a background in journalism or matcha drink, so they can
Charlotte Druckman realised businesses. I want us to OWN, and a love of language and post it on Instagram to validate
that, whether they worked or at least have equity in, literature, and you see that their relevance or status.”
in restaurants or wrote about whatever our space is. Instead in their food writing. ere’s But food can have an impact on
the industry, women were of seeing us fight so hard to poetry – and sensuality – in your mood?
confined. achieve parity and gain power their prose and in the recipes “ ere are some very real ways
in the existing institutions, I themselves. eir passion for in which the act of cooking
“I realised I felt trapped, like want to see us build our own.” food and cooking comes off the can improve one’s mood and
I’d been forced to make myself Are you braced for any page, and it makes you want to even fight depression, and
smaller, and that so much of backlash? keep reading, and, maybe the feeding people can accomplish
that was directly related to my greater achievement, to cook. that, too. Of course, eating
being a woman,” she explains. “ ere’s always the question: a well-balanced diet and
“I figured if I felt this way, ‘Why do we need separate ere’s so much generosity and having access to nourishing
surely other women did too, versions of things dedicated pleasure in it.” ingredients without worrying
and that for women of colour it to women?’ And I understand What practical things can we do about going to debtors’ prison
would have to be exponentially that. It’s a valid question. I to make the world of food more for it is also important for
worse.” don’t like seeing separate, inclusive and accessible? being a healthy human.”WW
gendered categories for
So, she decided to “create a awards, like ‘world’s best “We’ve got to change our value Women On Food by
place for other women in my chef’, or lists of the country’s system, around food, in terms Charlotte Druckman
industry to write what they best restaurants helmed of what and how we value it, (Abrams Press) is out
wanted, how they wanted, and by women. Anything that what we value, and why, but now
to express themselves freely.” makes us seem like we need also, we need to redefine or
a ‘special’ category because reclaim the idea of value itself. By Ella Walker
The result is Women On we can’t compete with men,
Food, an anthology that brings that handicaps the game, so to “Even when we’re dealing
together 115 women from the speak, is absurd and offensive. with fast food, which the food
world of food (including Nigella media loves to cover as a kind
Lawson and Ruby Tandoh). “But that’s about evaluation of cheeky nod to what’s cheap
There are hot takes (‘The and perceived ability. and popular, we should be
best thing since sliced bread’, looking at how that food gets
‘Describe a time you were is project wasn’t about made, where its ingredients
reminded you had boobs in evaluating women or their come from, how the people
the workplace’) Q&As, essays, work differently. is was who grow it are treated, and
opinions, doodles, stories and simply about giving us room how the people who work in
more to explore... to manoeuvre, and space to be those franchises are treated...
ourselves. instead of fetishising the
Why make Women On Food? fried chicken sandwich of the
What changes do you want to “It was also an attempt moment.”
see for women in the industry? to secure the legacy of food How problematic do you find
writing - to make sure that ‘wellness’ in relation to food?
“I want OWNERSHIP - I history doesn’t get erased or
want more of us to be able re-written and that the vital “Wellness, as it stands in
not just to be in charge and roles women had in it don’t 2019 - and you can look at
self-care, while you’re at it -
exists primarily as a murky
conglomeration of marketing
jargon, or as what I refer to
as hashtaggery or ‘lifestyle.’
With that comes all of the same
anxiety attached to any other
consumer phenomenon. What
we’re looking at is personal
health (physical or mental),
or taking care of oneself as
something aspirational, which
is absurd.

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ENVIRONMENT

11 EASY ECO
SWAPS Being greener has never been easier.

How to help protect the planet by
using less plastic and recycling more
This has been a big year when it comes to Think about the cards you buy
plastic. So many more of us are now finally to DS Smith, means that 25 per cent Greetings cards can be recycled, as long as By Claire Spreadbury
trying to use less, recycle more and just more cardboard will make its way into they’re not covered in glitter or other non-
generally think about the planet. And it’s residential collections. To make sure that paper materials, so only buy ones you can
high time. But there’s always at least one all recyclable paper and cardboard is sent actually recycle.
extra change you can make. for recycling, residents need to make sure
“We believe that simple swaps, from that it ends up in the correct recycling bin. Stop buying records and CDs
plastic to paper and cardboard alternatives, I know, I know, we love vinyl too, but do
could significantly reduce single-use Bin the bubble wrap you really need any more stuff cluttering up
plastic, says Alex Manisty, group head Bubble wrap and plastic-lined envelopes your home? Sign up to a music streaming
of strategy at DS Smith, a sustainable are extremely difficult to recycle, so use service like Spotify, where you can select
packaging company. “While there is no paper versions instead. They’ll protect any and play pretty much any song you fancy
silver bullet, sustainable packaging has goodies you’re popping in the post and can listening to. And if you treat yourself to a
a huge role to play - and unlike plastic - then be recycled. new Google Nest Mini, not only will you
paper and cardboard are materials that are be able to listen to your tunes on a quality
recyclable not just in theory but in practice, Use a good old hankie speaker, but you don’t even need to use
achieving recycling rates of 85 per cent Tissues, paper towels and kitchen roll the app - you can just ask Google to play
today across Europe.” cannot be recycled once used - mainly for you anything you want to listen to. Oh, and
hygiene reasons. So why not go old school the Nest Mini base is made of 35 per cent
So, how can you do more? and swap these for a handkerchief or cloth? recycled materials, while the cover is made
from 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles,
Keep food fresh without using clingfilm Treat yourself to a reusable coffee cup so it’s also a green product to invest in.
You can use off cuts of fabric, covered If you frequent the likes of Starbucks or
in beeswax and coconut oil instead of Costa for your morning caffeine fix, maybe Shop with recyclability in mind
clingfilm, to keep food fresh in the fridge. it’s time to get yourself a reusable coffee up. Look for the on-pack recycling
Or if that’s too much like hard work, you information and avoid foods packaged
can buy your own beeswax wraps. Try Don’t forget to recycle your pizza boxes in single-use plastics. Black plastic can’t
Bee’s Wrap Assorted Reusable Food Wraps - Pizza boxes are 100 per cent recyclable be recycled, and companies like Marks
Pack of 3 (€19 approx from Lakeland). even when greasy, as long as there is no & Spencer are doing something about
food left in them and they aren’t heavily this. Their priority is to remove or reduce
Only use recyclable wrapping paper stained. The best way of ensuring your plastic packaging, and as part of this,
Most of us are aware you can’t recycle all pizza box can be recycled is to remove they’ve removed 1,700 tonnes of black
wrapping paper, but we often throw it in any crusts, leftover food, and soak up any plastic from products such as fruit and
with the paper waste and hope for the best. excess oil. veg, meat and fish and their Mini Bites
tubs, while also launching new, widely
Non-paper gift wrap, such as foil- recyclable terracotta CPET trays to replace
based wrapping paper or bags, cannot black plastic.
be recycled. You can check if your wrap
can be recycled by scrunching it; if it Use more eco-friendly ways to stay warm
springs back when you scrunch it, it’s not If you feel the cold, it can be massively
recyclable. Just buy lovely brown paper and tempting to have the heating on more
decorate presents with ribbons or string, frequently, but if you want to use less
which can also be re-used. When you are energy, why not focus on just warming
recycling wrap, remember to remove any yourself up? Throw on an extra jumper,
bits with labels or sellotape on them, too. or cosy up in a super-efficient electric
blanket - perfect for popping on the bed
Put your recycling in the right bin at nighttime, having on your lap if you
It sounds obvious, but so many people put work from home or snuggling up with on
items in the wrong recycling bins. This the sofa. WW
Christmas, more than 90 per cent of us
are set to shop online, which according

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Ireland’s Blue Book has added two exciting new additions to their offerings for 2020. The
historic Glin Castle in Co Limerick and the sleek The Wilder Townhouse in Dublin are the
latest properties to join the collection. Speaking about the new properties, Ireland’s Blue
Book Chairperson, Laura Bowe, said: “I am delighted to welcome The Wilder Townhouse
and Glin Castle to Ireland’s Blue Book. Both properties are beautiful and completely
unique, which is a true representation of what a quintessential Blue Book property is.”
For more details log on to www.irelands-blue-book.ie

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HOME & AWAY

TERRIFIC TWIXMAS New Routes Magical markets

Now here’s the ultimate treat for the Air Lingus recently unveiled two Take in the famous Viennese Christmas
festive period – a post-Christmas new summer routes direct from Markets with this gorgeous break from Travel
escape. Embrace Twixmas this year Shannon airport for 2020. The airline Department. On this three-night break, you’ll
and head to beautiful Co Mayo where will be commencing flights to Paris, get the chance to tour Vienna city, taking
you can enjoy the ‘Christmas calm’ France from March 2020 and flights in the main attractions such as Schönbrunn
package at the Ice House Hotel. to Barcelona, Spain from May of next Palace, the Hofbug, Ringstrasse and more.
Running between December 16 and 30, year. The route expansion underlines You’ll also enjoy a full day at your leisure
this package includes a two-night stay the airline’s commitment to Shannon where you can explore at your own pace.
with breakfast on both mornings and airport and for Summer 2020, Aer This package is available from €399pps and
dinner on one evening and is available Lingus will be the largest airline includes return flights, three nights’ bed and
from €335pps. operating from the airport in terms of breakfast accommodation in a four-star hotel,
For details call 086 23500 or log on to frequency of services. transfers and a half-day Vienna city tour.
www.icehousehotel.ie Departures are available in December.
For details call 01 637 1600 or log on to
New www.traveldepartment.ie
Year cool
BRILLIANT BASH Good times
Enjoy a stylish New Year celebration in Galway
at The Shelbourne in Dublin. New Year’s The Cork International Hotel has
a fantastic night planned to ring Take a pre-Christmas trip to Galway and
Eve dinner is available for residents in in 2020 this year. Celebrate in soak up the atmosphere in Eyre Square with
The Saddle Room with table reservations style with a Gala black tie themed a stay at the beautiful Hotel Meyrick. You can
evening. Receive a champagne enjoy a two night Christmas Market package
from 5pm to 10pm. You can enjoy an reception on arrival in the hotel’s that includes a two night stay in one of the
overnight stay in a deluxe room followed by foyer before sitting down for hotel’s luxury executive rooms or junior
a lavish four-course dinner in suites, breakfast each morning and dinner on
traditional Irish breakfast on New Year’s the International Ballroom. Live one evening in the Gaslight Brasserie, plus a
Day from €295pp per night. entertainment will be taking place festive sweet treat to enjoy on arrival, from
all evening with Cloud 9 on the €212pps midweek.
For details call 01 663 4500 or log main stage followed by a late- For details call 091 564 041 or log on to
on to www.theshelbourne.com night DJ set. This is available from www.hotelmeyrick.ie
€78pp and wine is included with
Take a cruise the meal. An overnight stay special
is also available from €70pp for
Fly from Dublin to Tenerife and step bed and breakfast, based on two
aboard the Marella Explorer for people sharing.
a seven-night ‘Colourful Coasts’ For details log on to www.
cruise. On this cruise you’ll visit corkinterantionalairporthotel.com
Las Palmas, Funchal, Agadir and
Arrecife. Accommodation is in an SUPER SPIRIT
inside cabin on an all-inclusive basis
and prices start from €849pps. Tourism NI recently launched a new destination brand designed to
Flights depart from Dublin airport promote Northern Ireland in the Republic of Ireland and internationally
on January 10, 2020. to help transform how prospective visitors see Northern Ireland and
For details call 1850 453 545 or log to encourage them to visit. It is hoped that the new destination brand
on to www.tuiholidays.ie ‘Northern Ireland – Embrace A Giant Spirit’ will show potential visitors
that Northern Ireland is warm, engaging and filled with a rich cultural
history. The new brand was launched at the recent World Travel Market
in London. With tourism in Northern Ireland growing into a £1 billion
industry, Tourism NI is projecting a doubling of tourism revenue by 2030.

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OPINION

Picture of me

The wedding day
they wanted to have
Author Sue Moorcroft describes
and flowed around her as kept being drawn back to
each other after both going to
her son’s wedding day and the she walked. Paul, who never university in Brighton.
stopped beaming on his August
ey shared a house the
pride she felt throughout wedding day, looked fantastic first year and drifted between
in his suit and bow-tie. friendship and ‘more than
friends.’ e second year they
He was boiling hot though each lived with other people
and sometimes it seemed they
In February this year I was was over the moon too. and took ice packs from our weren’t in touch at all.

giving a talk on my journey to e wedding Paul and Hollie freezer and wore them inside en, in their final year,
they shared a flat again,
becoming a bestselling author planned was typical of them. his waistcoat. bought a dog and committed.

to the South East chapter ey never see why they Just before the ceremony It wasn’t until the day before
the wedding that I was happy
of the Romantic Novelists’ should do things a certain he passed them, soggy and with the reading. I called it
Sometimes, People Just Find
Association in Marylebone, way just because that’s how floppy, to me to look after. Each Other. I’m an emotional
person and as I read I probably
London when I received a other people do them. e Kettering parish church looked as if I was being
theatrical with my long pauses
message from my 29-year-old only guests were to be parents is graced with gothic arches between sentences. Actually,
I was having to take deep
son Paul, asking whether I was and grandparents and there and stained-glass windows. breaths to get the words out, to
express how deeply glad I am
free to take a phone call. would be no wedding As our number was so that they’ve found each other.

As soon as I was free, I found reception. I have small the wedding ough we had been so
few in that gracious church,
a spot halfway up a staircase to admit I hoped took place in the as the bells rang out friends
and family members waited
where I could both get a phone they’d change “I'd been asked choir rather outside to ambush the happy
signal and be far enough from their minds on to write and than the body couple, including their dog,
chattering voices to hear Paul that last point of the church Milo - who promptly snagged
say, ‘What are you doing on but they were deliver a reading. and we had my tights. You can tell from
August 3? Because Hollie sure that it I found it almost a lovely, the photographs how happy
we were to share their joy in
and I are getting married in wasn’t what harder than special, family their wedding… done their
Kettering parish church.’ they wanted. writing a book” wedding. way. It was a day that will live
Hollie’s on in my heart. WW
It was an emotional ey created
Let It Snow by Sue
moment. Paramount was joy their wedding grandad drove Moorcra (Avon Books)
is available now
that Paul and his girlfriend with very little her to church in

Hollie were so happy together help and at times they a Morgan vintage car,

that they wanted to cement seemed more interested in the Paul wrote the music to which

their relationship. ere was honeymoon in Mauritius than Hollie and her dad Andrew

delighted surprise too because the ceremony. walked up the aisle and instead

Paul had hinted that if they Hollie sent me pictures of a of hymns they had a playlist of

got married they’d go alone to wedding dress she bought and favourite songs, through which

some exotic location to do it. it brought a tear to my eye, Paul and Hollie chatted happily

Returning to my meeting she looked so beautiful. en to each other.

after wringing every detail I she changed the dress because My husband Michael was

could out of Paul - not that Paul had seen the picture and best man and witnessed the

there were many at that stage said, ‘It’s nice but not the one.’ signing of the register.

- I blurted out to my friends, ‘ at,’ I told her, ‘is why you I’d been asked to write and

‘I’m going to a wedding! I’m don’t show the dress to the deliver a reading. I found it

going to be mother-of-the- bridegroom!’ almost harder than writing

groom!’ When I was able to But the dress she finally a book. I wanted to reflect

ring my husband, Michael, he decided on was truly beautiful the way I felt Paul and Hollie

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