1. … as soon as the weather hits the mid-teens, you insist on having salad for dinner. Sixteen degrees? Far too hot to be slaving away in a kitchen, says you. Once the weather reaches these temperate heights, you forego hot meals in favour of an Irish salad. What’s an Irish salad, you ask? It’s whatever you damn well want it to be. Think a rolled-up slice of ham, dollop of coleslaw, sliced beetroot, a scattering of scallion and a cold hard-boiled egg. Maybe even some ridged crisps on the side. Pile it all onto the one plate et voilà. Dinner is served.