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Our latest recipes & inspiration

Welcome to Siúcra and McKinney’s world of inspiring recipes. You can find lots of delicious recipes for every season of the year here.

Sea salt chocolate tart

Delicious chocolate

Mmm! What could be better than a rich, sumptuous chocolate cake to lift the spirits – either as an indulgent treat or to round off a meal.

Red Pepper & Chilli Jam

Preserved summer vegetables

Save a little bit of summer in a jar. Pickled summer vegetables extend the flavours of summer. Perfect with late barbecue parties. Follow the recipes and you will soon have a refrigerator full of home-made pickled summer vegetables!

New York Baked Cheesecake

Cheesecakes of every kind

How about serving up a creamy, tangy cheesecake rather than a regular cake at your party? Cheesecakes come in many different variations, forms and flavours. Try it frozen, make mini-cheesecakes, or why not one with multiple layers?

Cultivation and Production

With its long roots, which can extend as far as two metres into the ground, sugar beet is efficient at utilising the nutrients found in the soil. This reduces the need for fertilisation. Sugar beet haulm can be compared to a solar collector that converts the sun's energy into sugar.

Functional properties of sugar

Sugar now comes in many varieties and can be used in many food products. Sugar has a range of unique properties that, either individually or in combination, make it an important ingredient in the modern Kitchen.

The Labelling Machine

Create simple, pretty labels and table placement cards in a variety of patterns and colours.

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Tips and ideas

It is easy and fun to make your own Jams, Jellies and Marmalades. The sugar enhances the flavour of the fruit you are using and ensures a longer shelf-life for your masterpiece.