It’s our favourite time of year again, Christmastime at Garrett’s! Let us take the headache out of meal preparation by ordering from our full Christmas Dinner Menu. From succulent turkeys, hams and game to tasty stuffings, veggies and sides, we have got your festive dinner covered this year. To place your Christmas Dinner order CLICK HERE […]
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Garretts ‘A Day in the Life’ Video-Part Two
Check out the second instalment of our two-part series, Garrett’s ‘Day in the Life’ Part Two
Read MoreGarretts ‘A Day in the Life’ Video- Part One
Check out Part 1 of our two part video series Garretts ‘A Day in the Life’ Video Part One If you enjoyed watching Part One you can check out Part Two here
Read MoreGarrett’s Leftovers – Italian Meal Deal
The fourth in the Garrett’s Leftovers series, Garrett explores what to do with the leftovers from Garrett’s Italian Meal Deal, to create delicious meals for all the family!
Read MoreGarrett’s Leftovers – Chicken Meal Deal
The third in the Garrett’s Leftovers series explores what to do with Chicken leftovers, to create a delicious snack or meal!
Read MoreFitness Friday
Garrett and I have been training with the Limerick Kettlebell Club in Delta Sports Dome for about the last year. We both have always been into fitness however with work and children we haven’t been able to focus much attention on our fitness regime over the last few years. However, with the boys getting a […]
Read MoreGarrett’s Leftovers – Pork Stir Fry Meal
In this podcast, Garrett explores what to do with leftovers from Garretts Pork stir fry meal, to create delicious meals that all the family will enjoy!
Read MoreUrban Food Fest
We were just blown away by the crowds at Limerick’s Urban Food Fest in the Limerick Milk Market on the evening of 16th June. Were you there to taste all the wonderful food that Limerick has to offer? The organisers of the event were also ecstatic by the support of the public in Limerick […]
Read MorePlans Are Afoot
We are continuously innovating and progressing here at Garrett’s. As the saying goes ‘variety is the spice of life’ and we like to keep ourselves on our toes and mix things up a little!! We have lots of plans afoot for the coming few years and, fingers crossed, they will come to fruition. There are […]
Read MoreGarrett’s Gobblers
We recently launched our range especially created for your little ones called Garrett’s Gobblers with the mighty Munster captain, CJ Stander. We have been working on this range for almost 3 years and we were just delighted to see it being finally launched. Having CJ help us out with this was just amazing. Check out all the […]
Read MoreHealthy Eating
We all would like to think that we eat healthy. However, in reality, do we? There is a huge drive lately to be fit, healthy and strong. Recent articles in the weekend edition of the Irish Independent tell us that ‘strong is the new skinny’. Everyone seems to be running, jogging, cycling, weight training or walking. Also, lots of […]
Read MoreNew York City
Garrett and I, with our two boys, recently visited New York to meet with my first cousin who is a cop in Brooklyn (it’s oh so Irish!!) And of course, on every trip we go on, we make mandatory visits to butcher stores. Our two boys are not always so keen on this. However, when we […]
Read MoreFemale Butchers
There aren’t that many of us in Ireland. We are a rarity unlike our male companions. My grandfather and father were butchers, so I was raised with butchering being a part of our daily lives. And this is how, it seems, most female butchers in Ireland have gotten into this trade, which is very male dominated. […]
Read MoreWhat Are You Eating?
This is a good question and one that has been asked numerous times on the RTÉ television series that is currently in its first season. Click here for more on the series. Food is our fuel. And, to ensure we are “running” well like an engine, we need to ensure this food is of good quality. Sausages, […]
Read MoreGarrett’s How to… Cut Chicken Strips
Another very popular request from customers in our stores is: “How do I cut a chicken fillet into strips to use in my stir-fry?” Here’s Garrett showing you a very quick and easy way to do it. Another Garrett’s How to… First you butterfly the chicken fillet and then halve it. You then place one […]
Read MoreGarrett’s How to… Dice a Chicken Fillet
In the first of our new series of Garrett’s How to… videos, Garrett shows you how to easily dice or cube a chicken fillet at home. This is one of the most popular requests we get from customers in our stores.
Read MoreGarrett’s Leftovers – Pulled Pork Bap
The second in the Garrett’s Leftovers series explores what to do with Pork Stir-Fry leftovers, to create a delicious meal that all the family will enjoy!
Read MoreClick & Collect – How It Works
We’ve been getting really positive feedback from our customers since the launch in February of our Click & Collect shopping experience here on the site. We’ve put together a short help video on how it works.
Read MoreMcKenna Award Recognition Again
We were delighted to receive the wonderful new review here from John and Sally McKenna recently on their McKennas’ Guides website. This marked our 2016 Award in the ‘Best in Ireland’ awards. John and Sally’s website illustrates all the very best in Irish Food. We particularly like this quote: And the result of all these appreciations is a […]
Read MoreBlack Pudding the New Superfood
Recent articles have declared that Black Pudding is the new superfood for 2016 such as this one here from January in The Guardian and this one here from The Irish Independent. Both quote that Black Pudding is high in iron and zinc, two minerals frequently missing from the modern diet. Our Black Pudding and White Pudding cakes […]
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day Stew
In celebration of St. Patrick this month, I am passing on a St. Patrick’s Day recipe from our newsletter a few years ago. Just what you want on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s Irish Stew! St. Patrick’s Day stew to be precise. Ingredients 1kg scrag-end or neck of lamb on the bone 2 carrots 1 large onion -roughly […]
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