Ardkeen Quality Food Store Christmas Brochure 2016

Christmas Chocolate Star

by Speltbakers (Kilkenny)

CHRISTMAS The Most Wonderful Food of the Year

HAPPY CHRISTMAS from all of us at Ardkeen Quality Food Store.

We hope you enjoy the company of family & friends this Christmas and that we can make your time together memorable with the best quality food and wine on your festive table.

Christmas Cakes by Chef Eunice Power from Dungarvan are the perfect solution if you haven’t had time to bake your own. Eunice also has a range of beautifully packaged Christmas Puddings, including a gluten free version and her Mulled Wine Syrup is really quite special Siobhán Walsh Christmas Cakes (Co. Tipperary) Siobhán has supplied our Christmas cakes for many years & with good reason. The time taken in sourcing quality ingredients is rewarded with the best possible flavour and texture of a traditional, old fashioned fruit cake. Moist, rich and crammed full of fruit. You can buy Siobhán’s cakes both decorated or un-iced so you can add your own festive touches.

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Decorated cakes from €39.50 Undecorated from €30.50 Puddings from €5.90 Mulled Wine Syrup 500ml €3.45

8” Iced Cake €59 (above) 8” Un-iced Cake €21 (above) 7” Iced Cake €46 Half 9” Iced Cake €40.50 Triangle Iced Cake €24.50 (not pictured)

Local Waterford baker Margaret Fleming’s seasonal offering includes puddings (from €8.95 / 1lb), mincemeat (€4.50 / 360g) and Pedro Ximeniez (Sherry) Butter (€4.50 / 200g). Everything is handmade from the first step to the last; from the buttering of the bowls to the selection of the fruits & it’s this attention to detail that produces such outstanding goods. Her unique Dessert First Chocolate Biscuit Cake Pudding (pictured) in plain or dark chocolate (€9.95) is sure to please young & old.

*Front Page Image: Speltbakers (Kilkenny) Christmas Chocolate Star €14.50 (must be ordered instore) A wonderful festive brioche, perfect for sharing

THE MAIN EVENT Good taste comes naturally with our free range and organic poultry.

Full flavoured succulent birds with superior taste and texture, our free-range turkeys come from Bertram Salter in Carlow and our organic turkeys are provided by John Paul Crowe in Tipperary, whose family’s farm is also the source of our excellent hams.

NOW TAKING ORDERS...

TURKEY & GOOSE

Brendan Feeney Head Butcher at Ardkeen and turkey farmer Bertram Salter

Bertram Salter (Carlow) Free Range White/Bronze Hen Turkey €9.99/kg John Paul Crowe (Tipperary) Organic Bronze Turkey €12.99/kg DON’T FORGET

Skeaghanore (Cork) Large Fresh Duck €16.99 each (min 2kg) Free Range Fresh Goose €90 (approx. 16lbs)

fresh sausage meat for your stuffing & free range chicken livers for your pâté!

HAM

T.J. Crowe (Tipperary) • Outdoor Reared Ham Fillet (Green/Smoked) €10.99/kg • Outdoor Reared Ham on the Bone €8.99/kg • Dry Cure Ham Fillet (min 2.5kg) €19.99 each • Smoked Dry Cure Ham Fillet (min 2.5kg) €21 each Just ask…. Turkey & Hams can be boned & rolled on request.

PRIME IRISH HEREFORD BEEF • • • • •

Made in Store, Ardkeen Spiced Beef €13.99/kg Made in Store, Ardkeen Corned Beef €13.99/kg Aged Rib of Beef on the Bone €19/kg Aged Rib Roast of Beef €19.49/kg Aged Fillet of Beef €90/2.4kg+

COMERAGH MOUNTAIN LAMB (Waterford) • Leg of Lamb €12.99/kg • Rack of Lamb €12.49 each

LAST DATE FOR

GUARANTEED ORDERS SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER

MADE FOR SHARING….

Sophisticated sweet and savoury bites to serve at your festive party or as light starters, you can assemble homemade canapés in a flash with these fabulous ingredients.

Duncannon (Wexford) Organic Irish Side of Salmon (sliced) €29.99 / 800g Wild Irish Salmon 100g Was €8.99 Now: €7.39 / 100g

Ciara’s Pantry (Wexford) Sweet Pickles €5.30 / 220g

Mezze (Waterford) Labneh €3.50 / 120g Matbuka €3.50 / 120g Laragh Stuart (Dublin) • Hummus €3.55 / 170g • Butter Bean Lemon & Herb €3.55 / 170g • Guacamole €4.80 / 170g • Tzatziki €4.30 / 170g

Isle of Crackers Flaxseed Flaxseed with Black Olives €3.50 / 150g Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese Oatcakes €5.69 / 150g Sheridans Irish Brown Bread Mixed Seed / Rye& Linseed Crackers €2.95 / 140g Ditty’s Original Oatcakes €3.50 / 150g

Spoon Me (Kilkenny) • Caesar Dressing / Chicken Liver Pate €5.20 / 200g • Red Onion Marmalade €4.75 / 200g

Goatsbridge (Kilkenny) Trout Caviar €12.95 / 85g

The Sea Gardener (Waterford) Mushroom & Olive Caponata €4.85 / 180ml

Nude Food (Waterford) Chunky Cut Baked Beetroot Salad €3.65 / 145g Pure Food Company (Waterford) Sundried Tomato & Chilli Pesto €4.95 / 180g

Photography by Naomi Kamat.

Food Styling by Trish Deseine.

SAVOURY CHRISTMAS CANAPÉS Celebrated food writer and TV presenter Trish Deseine

Pidy canapé cases are just the best thing to have in your cupboards in the Christmas run-up. They come in all shapes and forms, are a perfect one or two bite size, do not go soggy and taste good underneath all sorts of delectable Christmas nibbles. You can mix and match to your heart’s content.

The best quality luxury festive ingredients can go a long way with a little inventiveness!

Apple and Horseradish Mash with Ummera smoked duck and raspberries Mix lightly stewed apples through buttery potato mash. Season with salt and pepper, add some Joan & Bobs or Grahams horseradish to taste and let cool slightly. (Do not serve completely cold or the butter will harden and make the mash taste unpleasant.)

Fill the pastry spoons or cases. Tear or cut slivers of Ummera Smoked Duck, set onto the mash, garnish with raspberries or cranberries and serve.

by TRISH DESEINE

Pidy Canapé Cases • Spoonettes 12’s €6.75 • Zakouka 12x3.5cms €4.50 • Mini Tart Sable 12x4.5cms €3.90

Graham’s (Meath) Horseradish Sauce €4 / 215g

Ciaras Pantry Cranberry & Port Jelly (Wexford) €4.85 / 245g Joan & Bob’s (Kilkenny) Horseradish Sauce €4.30 / 110g

Beetroot hummus with Ciara’s Pantry Cranberry & Port jelly and almond slivers Fill the pastry cases with the hummus, add a little dollop of port jelly and garnish with almond slivers.

De La Mer Crab mayo with preserved lemons and Goatsbridge trout caviar Mix De La Mer crab with a touch of Hellmann’s mayonnaise.

Add a little grated lemon or lime zest and a good twist of fresh pepper.

Fill the puff pastry shells and top with Goatsbridge trout caviar.

Tinnock Farm Butter (Wexford) €2.80 / 227g

Abernethy Butter (Down) €2.80 / 125g Ummera Smokehouse (Cork) Smoked Duck Breast €7.50 / (min weight 160g) Del La Mer Cooked Crab Meat 100% (170g) (Caught in The North East Atlantic) €6.49

Photography by Naomi Kamat.

Food Styling by Trish Deseine.

SWEET CHRISTMAS CANAPÉS

Tipperary Kitchen Butterscotch Sauce €3.79 / 180g

by TRISH DESEINE Tipperary Kitchen butterscotch and Wilkies chocolate ganache tartelettes Spoon a little butterscotch sauce into the tartelettes, filling to about 1/3 to half the shell. Melt the chocolate over a bain-marie with just a knob of butter to make it slightly softer to bite into once cooled.

Pour or spoon over the butterscotch sauce and leave to cool. Sprinkle with a little Irish Atlantic Sea Salt and serve.

Ciara’s Pantry raspberry and white chocolate tartelettes with white chocolate shards and raspberries Spoon Ciara’s Pantry White Chocolate & Raspberry Sauce into the tartelettes. Garnish with fresh raspberries and white chocolate shards.

Apple creams with Glenilen clotted cream and grated nutmeg Make your own stewed apples or cheat and use little pots of super fresh and pure Clotilde’s Apple and Pear Fruit Compote! Top with a little touch of whipped cream or Glenilen Clotted Cream or Crème Fraiche and a touch of grated nutmeg.

Wilkies Chocolate (Cork) • Amazonas Single Origin Organic 75% €4.30 (65g) / €1.35 (14g) • Tumbes Dark Single Origin Organic 75% / €1.35 (14g) • Amazonas Single Origin 89% Organic €4.30 (65g) • Amazonas Single Origin 64% Organic Bar €4.30 (65g) • Organic Hot Chocolate €8.60 (180g)

Glenilen (Cork) Clotted Cream €3.65 / 190g

Ciara’s Pantry (Wexford) Raspberry & White Chocolate €4.95 / 245g

Irish Atlantic Sea Salt (Cork) €2.85 /110g

Clotilde’s (Cork) Apple and Pear Fruit Compote €1.99 / 130g

EASY ENTERTAINING We know Christmas isn’t just one day….with so much preparation to be done in the kitchen, our made-to-order catering service will help you relax and enjoy hosting festive season parties and gatherings. Talk to our Deli team who will help you put together a menu where you cook a little or not at all, giving you more time to spend with your guests.

Charcuterie Platter for 10 €28.99 A selection of Irish & Continental cured meats: 20 X Gubbeen Irish Salami, 20 X Gubbeen Irish Chorizo, 20 X Italian Fennel Salami, 20 X Italian Garlic Salami, 20 X Italian Milano Salami, 250g Semi Sundried Tomatoes, 250g Mixed Olives Selection.

On The Pigs Back (Cork) • Pork & Plum Terrine Slice €4.60/125g • Pate Forrestier Terrine Slice €4.60/125g • Chicken Liver Pate With Garlic & Brandy Tub €3.87/150g • Duck Liver Pate With Port Tub €4.60/150g • Liver Port & Bacon Tub €3.87/150g Goatsbridge (Kilkenny) Trout Pate €3.75/125g Also available….

Ardkeen Chicken Liver Pate with Brandy & Thyme / Vodka & Cranberry €28.99/kg

Side of Salmon Poached in White Wine & Garnished with Dill €24.99 each (Min 1.2kg)

Baked from scratch instore each day…..

Ardkeen Classic Sourdough Bread €2.45 each Ardkeen Focaccia Roast Garlic & Rosemary Focaccia / Tomato & Herb €2.65 each

COOKED IN-STORE ROAST MEATS Ardkeen Traditional Spiced Beef (made to our top secret recipe!) €24.99/kg Callan Ham (Boneless) Glazed with Deise Honey & Lakeshore Mustard / Glazed with Deise Honey Studded with Cloves €18.99/ Kg. TJ Crowe (Boneless) Irish Ham Glazed with Seville Orange & Jameson Irish Whiskey (precooked weight 2.5kg) €36.99 each

CHRISTMAS DINNER TO ORDER Why not avoid all the preparation & hassle and simply let our chefs prepare your Christmas dinner with all the trimmings!

STARTERS

SIDES

Cream of Vegetable Soup Smoked Irish Salmon with Lemon, Dill & Vinaigrette & Brown Soda Bread

Braised Red Cabbage €13.55/kg Broccoli & Cauliflower Floret Mornay €9.69/kg

Chicken Liver Pate with Cranberry & Biscotti

Garlic Potatoes €12.49/kg Balsamic Roast Vegetables with Rosemary & Thyme €12.25/kg Cookshop Stuffing 200g pack €2.49 Sage & Onion / Gubbeen Chorizo & Sweet Chestnut / Cranberry & Orange / Apricot with Parsley &Thyme Cranberry Sauce with Orange & Ruby Port €2.90 /345ml

MAIN COURSE Salmon Darne with White Wine & Dill Sauce Glazed Loin of Pork with Parsnip Puree & Roast Onion Gravy Traditional Stuffed Turkey & Ham with Cranberry Sauce & Gravy

Main Courses Served with Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables

LAST DATE FOR

DESSERT Chocolate & Raspberry Roulade

CATERING ORDERS

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Caramel Sauce

WEDNESDAY 14TH DECEMBER

Three courses of your choice just

Lemon Cheesecake

€13.90 PER PERSON

(Minimum order of four portions for each course) Last date for catering orders Wednesday 14th December

RAISE A GLASS… If you’re looking for a bottle of something fabulous to offer hosts or a perfect match for the all-important Christmas dinner, we have a whole range of tempting tipples that will satisfy your palate & your pocket.

6 FOR €75

Our mix & match offer is a great wine rack top up for the Festive Season.

Choose any 6 of the following: • Lurton Bodega Malbec Luna 750ml €14.25 • Lamatum Ribera Del Duero 75cl €15.99 • Tormaresca Neprica Rosso / Chardonnay Puglia 75cl €13.50 • Les Fumeés Blanches Sauvignon Blanc 750m €15.99 • Chateau Les Milleaux 75cl €16 • La Bascula Catalan Eagle Red Organic / • Eagle White Organic 75cl €16.50 • El Renegado Organic Bobal / Organic White 75cl €13.50 (Not Pictured)

10 AT €10

Great value for the party season • Michel Torino Malbec / Sauvignon Blanc 750ml €11.99 • Pasqua Nero D’avola 750ml €10.95 • Errazuriz Pinot Grigio / Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl €13.99 • Rioja Vega Semi-Crianza 75cl €11.99 • Claude Val Red / White 75cl €11.99 • Masseria Del Fauno Negromaro 75cl €11 • Terra Serena Prosecco Frizzante 75cl €12.50 Graham’s Late Bottle Vintage Port 75cl €22.50

Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvee 75cl Was: €70 Now: €55

Louis Roederer Champagne Was: €60 Now: €50 From the makers of Cristal. Classic Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay blend, long aged exotic complex classic Champagne

CHRISTMAS SPIRITS Kalak Vodka (Cork) 70cl €43.50

Thin Gin 70cl €35.95 Blackwater (Waterford) No.5 Gin 50cl €28.95 Highbank Orchard (Kilkenny) Crystal Gin 50cl €45

Teeling Irish Small Batch Whiskey 70cl €39.50 Teeling Single Malt Whiskey 70cl €59 Writers Tears Irish Whiskey 70cl €45

Mixers: • Double Dutch Indian Tonic Water • Poachers Orange & Rosemary Tonic Water • Fever-Tree Tonic Water/ Ginger Ale

Joe’s Farm Crisps (Cork) Beetroot/Mixed Veg 70g €4.50

Craft Beer 12 Bottle Pick’n’Mix €37.50 Choose any 12 of the following: • Costellos The Red €3.75 • 12 Acres €3.75 • Dungarvan Copper Coast Red Ale €3.50 • Dungarvan Helvick Gold Blonde Ale €3.50 • Dunbrody Pale Ale €3.75 • Blacks of Kinsale 1601 Gluten Free €3.25 • Clever Man Turf Smoked Stout €3.75 • Clever Man Atractor Beer €3.75

DELECTABLE DESSERTS… Extra special desserts from our artisan producers and our own patisserie chefs.

If you’ve spent all day on the main-course, give yourself a break with this speedy but delicious dessert: • Place a strip of fresh cream down the middle of your serving platter.

• Sandwich two meringue shells together with more cream and continue to do so with remaining shells (allowing 1 per person).

• Decorate with your favourite berries and drizzle with Holycross Butterscotch Sauce.

• Viola! Dessert is served!

Mrs. Mullally’s (Waterford) Meringue Wreath (Undressed) €8.70 each

Tipperary Kitchen: (Tipperary) Marvellous Meringues 6 pack Plain / Chocolate / Lemon / Strawberry) €3.99/100g Holycross Original Butterscotch Sauce €3.79 / 180g

Jaybee’s (Waterford) Handmade Mince Pies A pack of six, pretty all butter pastry casings filled with aromatic moist mincemeat. We really think Christmas would be incomplete without them!

Pack of 6 Mince Pies €6.95

Speltbakers (Kilkenny) Mince Pies €1.55 each

Dessert First (Waterford) Mince Pies €3.80/4pk Christmas Red Velvet Cupcakes €4.49 /4pk

From our instore chefs…

Pear & Almond Tart €8.45 Sweet pears baked in frangipane on a shortcrust base

Drizzle one of these tasty toppers from Big Red Kitchen on ice cream, cake, puddings or cheesecake and make your desserts even more tempting. (Meath) €4.50 / 310g

Chocolate Roulade €9.85 A wheat flour free chocolate roulade with fresh cream and raspberries

Lemon Meringue Pie €8.15 Our zesty lemon meringue with freshly squeezed lemon juice and free range eggs

Also available….

Last Ardkeen Instore Made dessert orders taken on

Wednesday 14th December

Biscake Festive Log €13.95 Shortcake biscuit, rum and raisin, enrobed with chocolate!

Raspberry and Chocolate Cake €10.55 Chocolate & raspberry sponge layered with vanilla butter cream

Traditional Frangipane Tart €8.45 Sweet almond tart with raspberry jam on a shortcrust base Porter Cake €11.25 A rich fruit cake enriched with Guinness stout.

Chocolate Indulgence Cake €10.55 Chocolate sponge with rich chocolate butter icing

EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY….

These very special cookies are a perfect accompaniment to coffee or tea when that unexpected guest arrives….

Lismore Food Company (Waterford) €5.95 each / 150g • Caraway with Irish Seaweed • Irish Digestive with Wild Atlantic Sea salt • Hazelnut Cinnamon & Raisin • All butter Irish Shortbread • Golden Ginger & Cocoa Nibs

Seymour’s of Cork (Cork) • Shamrock Shortbread €3.25 / 150g • Chocolate & Hazelnut €3.25 / 150g • Shortbread Bites €2.70 / 150g • Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Bites €2.90 /1 50g • Social Circles €5.95 / 135g

Cookies of Character (Cork) • Oat & Raisin €3.45 / 175g • Baci Di Dama €3.45 / 175g • Chocolate Chip €3.45 / 175g • Butter Shortbread with Pistachio & Cardamom €4.95 / 295g • Hazelnut & White Chocolate €3.45 / 195g • Date & Sesame €4.99 / 195g • Coffee & Walnut €3.45 / 195g

Offering some non-alcoholic beverage options is the perfect way to make everyone feel special, kids and non-drinkers alike.

Ballycross (Wexford) Apple and Blackcurrant €3.95 /Jonagold €3.50 / Apple and Pear €3.95 / Lightly Sparkling Apple Juice €3.50 / 750ml Highbank Orchard (Kilkenny) Organic Apple Juice €4.99 / 750ml Crinnaghtaun (Waterford) Bramley & Cox / Cox Apple Juice €3.60 / 750ml Naturally Cordial (Wexford) Orange & Lemon/ Pink Grapefruit / Lemon & Lime /Blackcurrant / Lemon & Raspberry / Strawberry & Pink Grapefruit €5.99 / 50cl Mr Jeffares (Wexford) Irish Blackcurrant Cordial 50cl €5.99 Wild About (Wexford) Raspberry Syrup €4.50/250ml / Nettle Syrup €4.95 / 250ml / Ginger Syrup €4.95 / 250ml Con Traas (Tipperary) Cornelius’s Lemony Lemonade / Lemony Lemonade with Cranberry €3.99 / 750ml Richmount (Longford) Elderflower Cordial €6.25 / 500ml Joan & Bob’s (Kilkenny) Wild Elderflower Cordial €6.50 / 250ml Ciara’s Pantry (Wexford) Cucumber Syrup €4.90 / 250ml Carters (Waterford) Real Lemonade €2 / 250ml Poachers Tonic Water Fever-Tree Premium Indian Tonic Water / Elderflower Tonic Water / Ginger Ale 200ml Dessert First Orange & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies (€4.60/4pk) a real Christmas treat

SUGAR, SPICE & ALL THINGS NICE…..

Sweet stocking fillers, delicate handmade chocolates – treat friends & family to a delicious assortment of handmade chocolates & sweets…

Skelligs (Kerry) • Mixed Chocolate Drops 500g €8.60 Caramel Chocolate / Extra Dark Chocolate Drops/ Spicy Cinnamon Chocolate / Dark Chocolate / Firey Chilli Chocolate / Milk Chocolate / White Chocolate • Lemon Brittle 150g €5.30 / Irish Whiskey Crème Dark Truffles 120g €5.70 / Mint Brittle 150g €5.30 / Vanilla Ganache 120g €5.70 / Orange Brittle 150g €5.30 / Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow 100g €5.30 • 20 Chocolate Truffles €17.60 / Mixed Non-Alcoholic Truffles 120g €5.70 / Hazelnut Praline Truffles 120g €5.70 / Citrus Truffles 120g €5.70 / 10 Chocolate Truffles €8.80 / Coffee stirring stix €5.45

Benoit Lorge (Kerry) Luxurious & rich to be savoured slowly…

18 Choc Box 225g €21 9 Choc Box 110g €11.60 / Dark Choc & Orange 100g €4.50 / Dark Cocoa Beans 110g €4.50 /Dark Roasted Almond Brittle €5.00 / Milk Roasted Almond Brittle €5.00 / Mixed Bag 200g €12.00 / Mixed Nuts Dark Bar 100g €4.50 / Mixed Nuts Milk Choc 100g €4.50 / Nougat 50g € 3.50 / Pistachio Nougat 50g €3.50 / Rice Crispy & Milk Chocolate €5.00

Dolfin Belgian Chocolate • 27 Gourmet Squares €15.99 • Hot Chocolate Mix €5.99 / 200g • Chocolate Flakes Dark 60% / Dark 77% €5.99/200g • Dark Earl Grey / Milk Grilled Almonds / 38% cocoa / Salted Butter Caramel / Milk Cinnamon / Dark Mint / Dark Pink Peppercorn / 88% Cocoa €3.30/70g

Pandora Bell A delectable range whose ingredients include real butter, honey, whole nuts, fleur de sel from Guérande and fine dark chocolate.

• Salted Butter Caramels with Fleur De Sel 100g Bag €4.50 / 200g Churn €10.70 • Blackberry & Champagne / Apple & Ginger / Raspberry & Rose / Grapefruit & Mint Handmade Sweets 370g €6.70 • Real Fruit Jellies with 70% Fruit Pulp 150g €4.75 • Irish Cream Liqueur Pure Butter Fudge 150g Bag €4.30 • Liquorice Caramels with Fleur de Sel / Chocolate Caramels With Fleur De Sel / Salted Butter Caramels with Fleur De Sel 200g Churn €10.70 • Coffee Nougat with Hazelnuts in a Chocolate Coating / Honey and Hazelnut Nougat in a Chocolate Coating / Honey Nougat with Almonds and Pistachios / Honey Nougat with Orange and Almonds 200g €7.45 • Honey and Hazelnut Nougat 100g €4.20 Baci Perugina Italian Chocolate Chocolate Box 214g €11.95 / Bianco Premium Bags 143g €5.35 / Bianco Premium Vista 143g €6.50 / Premium Vista 143g €6.50

Bean & Goose (Wexford) Roasted Almonds & Irish Sea Salt 39% / Dark Irish Sea Salt & Cocoa Nibs / Milk Irish Sea Salt & Cocoa Nib Roasted Spiced Hazelnuts & Wexford Honey 70% €2.65 each / 21g or €5.60 each /80g

GOURMET GIFTS Perfectly packaged ideas for the foodie in your life

Balocco Italian Range Double Chocolate €9.70 / Pandoro with Tiramisu Cream €10.50 / Pandoro Classico €7.95 / Ciokopanna Chocolate & Cream €10.50 / Pantonne Classico €7.95

Avlaki Greek Olive Oil Trio 3x100ml €17.90

Ciara’s Pantry (Wexford) • Dressing & Dipping Gift Pack 2x118ml €6.50 • Jelly Gift Pack 4x48g €6.50 • 3 Pot Gift Pack 3x 150mls €13.20

Big Red Kitchen (Meath) • 4 Jam Gift Box (4 x 130g) €10.95 • Bread & Jam Giftpack €9.95

FABULOUS FROMAGE Kevin Sheridan, Sheridans Cheesemongers

Cheese is a wonderful food for Christmas. Of course a selection of cheese as part of the Christmas dinner can be a lovely addition but I find that I enjoy my Christmas cheese most at other times over the holidays.

It is so easy to prepare a cheese board it makes the ideal snack to have when visitors call. Simply put out some cheese along with crackers and perhaps a nice chutney and nothing more is needed. It is also a lovely snack to enjoy with the family while watching a movie or playing a board game on Christmas night or Stephens day. It is a welcome relief from all the tins of biscuits and sweets and again is simple to prepare.

Irish Farmhouse Cheese Hamper €35.00 15 Fields 250g / Cashel Blue 250g / Durrus Óg 225g Knockanore Smoked / Sheridans Chutney for Cheese 220g / Sheridans Brown Bread Crackers

Cheesemongers Selection Gift Box €18.90 15 Fields 220g, Stilton Colston Basset 240g, Sheridans Fig Compote 110g, Sheridans Mixed Seed Crackers

Many people fuss about which cheeses to have and how many should be on a cheeseboard. My advice is simple, what matters is that you select the cheese you like and get the best quality possible. One really good cheese is better than a large selection of mediocre cheeses. If at all possible taste the cheeses before you buy them and ask the cheesemonger serving you for some suggestions.

Most cheeses last very well and at this time of year are easy to store.

Your fridge at home will most likely be packed with all sorts of very perishable foods. If you have a garage or unheated utility room simply keep your cheeses well wrapped in a cardboard box on a high shelf.

This will free up space in the fridge and ensure the cheeses are always ready for unexpected visitors or as a delicious snack.

Kevin Sheridan

Port & Stilton €39.00 Stilton Colston Basset max500g, Sheridans Rye & Linseed Crackers, Quinta do Estanho Ruby Port ½ bottle, Sheridans Cheese for Chutney

SAVOURED & REMEMBERED Our Food & Wine Hampers & Gifts feature some of our favourite producers, the very best of local, regional & Irish artisan foods that will excite & delight.

Something to suit every budget & all beautifully presented … the ideal gift. Why not save precious time and order your gift online at ardkeen.com NATIONWIDE THE PORTALLY €150.00

THE CREADAN €100.00

DELIVERY

€5.00*

THE FAITHLEGG €250.00 THE GAULTIER €400.00

*subject to single delivery address & 25kg max

THE KILMURRIN (WHITE) €32.50

THE HELVICK €50.00

THE KILLEA €75.00

THE KILMURRIN (RED) €32.50

THE COPPER COAST €55.00

THE IRISH GOURMET €75.00

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CHRISTMAS Opening Hours

Wednesday 21st Dec 8am – 10pm Thursday 22nd Dec 8am – 10pm Friday 23rd Dec 8am – 10pm Saturday 24th Dec 8am – 6pm Christmas Day Closed St. Stephens Day Closed Tuesday 27th Dec 9am – 4pm Wednesday 28th Dec 9am – 6pm Thursday 29th Dec 8am – 9pm Friday 30th Dec 8am – 9pm New Year’s Eve 8am – 6pm New Year’s Day 9am – 4pm Monday 2nd Jan 9am – 6pm Tuesday 3rd Jan Normal Hours Resume

Not sure what gift to buy?

Let them choose.

Gift vouchers available online & in-store

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