Clodagh's Kitchen Diaries takes you through a cooking year month by month. Packed with advice on what to eat when and tips for preserving the harvest, her inspirational recipes include dinner party menus for special occasions; monthly soup, salad, sandwich and vegetable specials from her restaurant; and cakes for occasions such as Mother's Day, Easter and Christmas. Think Red Velvet Cakes for Valentine's Day, Orange and Cardamom Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday, and Fish of the Month dishes. Whether it's writing a new menu for her restaurants, developing recipes for her bakery or recreating delicious dishes found on trips abroad, Clodagh's diary is filled with wonderful culinary adventures and tricks of the trade, shared here for the first time.