If you've got it, you never lose it.
Danette Milne has got it, and she's never lost it.
It's been years now since Ms Milne fronted up a professional kitchen – the sublime Danette's Feast in Carlow – but just one taste of her amazing cashew nut pesto is enough to be reminded of her enormous culinary gifts –cleanness; fluency; instinct; generosity; precision; nuance – and one taste is enough to show that she never lost it. Everything that was special about Danette's Feast is there in the jars of cashew nut pesto; the tomato and fresh basil sauce; the incredible Moroccan gold hummus; the red onion marmalade; the fajita sauce.
The labels of Danette's Magic all list as their first ingredient: magic. That is neither boastful nor fanciful. These sauces show the magic that great cooks have in their hands, in their instinct, in their creativity. There are droves of varieties of pestos and hummus and dressings on the market, but Danette's are not like the others. They are more earthy, yet more refined; more confident, yet they're not contrived. They are just the work of a great cook, and you need to have them in your kitchen and your life, for they bring the magic to the table. Every time.
www.danettesfeast.com
Look for the Danette's Magic products in Shortis Wong, Kilkenny; Duck Dooley's Butcher, Castlecomer; Castlecomer Country Market (Fri am) and Normoyle's Butchers, Castlecomer
John McKenna
