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Learn how to cook with Darina's top recipes

Darina Allen: Three Indian recipes from the inspiring London-based cook Asma Khan

Darina Allen: Three Indian recipes from the inspiring London-based cook Asma Khan

Asma has, for some time now, been one of the brightest stars on the London restaurant scene

Sat, 24 May, 2025

Darina Allen: My top basic baking tips and three of my favourite recipes to try

Darina Allen: My top basic baking tips and three of my favourite recipes to try

Baking is an art form and a way to show off your talent

Sun, 11 May, 2025

White dead nettle and nettle tea.

Darina Allen: How to use nettles in your cooking, including a recipe for nettle beer

Wild, free, and bursting with vitamins, this week’s column celebrates the humble nettle

Sat, 03 May, 2025

Darina Allen: How to make the most popular monkfish dish in our restaurant

Darina Allen: How to make the most popular monkfish dish in our restaurant

Plus why it's a terrific time of year to forage for ‘weeds’ and edible flowers

Sun, 27 Apr, 2025

Darina Allen: How to make my lemon meringue roulade

Darina Allen: How to make my lemon meringue roulade

Plus how to go the egg-stra mile and keep your own hens

Sat, 19 Apr, 2025

Darina Allen: How to make The Happy Pear's easy 10-minute Indian dhal

Darina Allen: How to make The Happy Pear's easy 10-minute Indian dhal

David and Stephen Flynn share a few recipes to whet your appetite

Sun, 13 Apr, 2025

Darina Allen: Three Sri Lankan recipes to try, including a potato curry

Darina Allen: Three Sri Lankan recipes to try, including a potato curry

In Tagalle I watched fishermen haul in their horseshoe nets

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

Group of children eating their lunch at the school

Darina Allen: The school meals scheme needs to change and here's why

Plus recipes for easy-peasy fish pie and rice pudding

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Darina Allen: Cinnamon is a natural anti-inflammatory, here are three recipes that use it

Darina Allen: Cinnamon is a natural anti-inflammatory, here are three recipes that use it

Cinnamon is known to be antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and is a natural cholesterol buster

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Traditional Irish boiled bacon and cabbage

Darina Allen: How to make Ireland's true national dish — bacon and cabbage

Irish stew may be legendary abroad, but bacon and cabbage is a really comforting feast and a trip down memory lane for many Irish people

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025