Oatmeal, leek and coconut soup with broccoli and almonds – it’s Asian flavour meets Irish texture

Norwegian lefse – a classic potato flatbread

Oaty flapjacks made with Baileys Irish Cream. Just because.

Irish colcannon made with kale and a slight Mediterranean twist

Introducing oven-dried potato crisps – salt, vinegar, crunch and a distinct lack of fat

Shortbread bars with redcurrants and lemon – pink, tangy and perfect

Smoked salmon stuffed with creamy potato and egg salad – perfect summer fare

Lemon cake with redcurrants – tart, sweet, moist and everything I’d want in a cake

Fried dandelion flowers – just one of the many ways in which dandelions can be eaten and enjoyed!

Curried potato and cauliflower soup – it’s got coconut, it’s got tomatoes, it’s got cashew nuts and it’s all in a good cause, too

A dessert involving both rhubarb and beetroot – this is one to surprise and delight

Duchesse potatoes as you may not have seen them before, with musical shapes inspired by Handel’s Messiah

Now this is what you call playing with your food! Cut shapes out of an omelette and fill with egg white for some playful inside-out eggs.

Do come and visit the Paddy’s Day Food Parade, a round up of recipes for the best of eats for that most Irish of holiday celebrations.

Why not try raclette for St Patrick’s Day, complete with potatoes, plenty of green vegetables and some fine Irish raw milk cheese

Minestrone – a great big bowl of hearty Italian soupy goodness

Potato crepes with a chili bite, something a little different for pancake day

Lemony apple pudding with a buttery, creamy whiskey sauce – dessert as inspired by that classic Irish winter tipple, the hot whiskey.

Potato, salmon and cream cheese chowder – an extremely happy meeting of three very tasty friends.

Hot whiskey – it’ll warm you up from the inside out…

Potato and Yellow Turnip Gratin with Lemongrass, a very non-traditional take on Scottish neeps and tatties…

Greek potato and almond dip – a treat with crisp veggies like romanesco cauliflower or just very tasty all on its own