A beautiful series celebrating plant-based cooking will begin on TG4 this week, with Rebecca Uí Chonaola, a teacher on the Aran Islands, co-presenting alongside chef Niall Ó Conchúir.
Planda go Pláta will see Rebecca and Niall meet inspiring local farmers around the country, and the series was filmed across a growing year, tracking the seasons to showcase the many vegetables that grow here and the health benefits they have for all of us.
Rebecca is a secondary school science teacher from county Mayo, now living on the Aran Islands. Although not raised with Irish, she has become a fluent Irish speaker thanks to the help of the local community and her husband Fionnán Ó Conaola.
Coming from a farming background, she decided to go vegan eight years ago for ethical reasons and after feeling the added health benefits she hasn’t looked back.
Rebecca became very involved in the Galway vegan community, running monthly vegan potlucks and opening a seasonal plant based café on the Aran Islands. She grows her own organic vegetables and loves trying her hand at new recipes.
The recipes in the series are created by leading vegan chef, Tony Keogh, of Cornucopia Restaurant.
From quick and easy pasta sauces to impressive dinner party dishes, these dishes would make anyone fall in love with vegan food. Everything is made from scratch with seasonal produce and store cupboard staples.
