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Darina Allen

Darina Allen is co-founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School and more recently the Ballymaloe Organic Farm School in Shanagarry, East Cork.

delicious apple and pecan nut pound cake

Darina Allen: Get cosy this weekend with an apple cake and brown butter icing

Plus a Moroccan inspired lamb one-pot wonder and a date and coffee loaf

Sat, 26 Feb, 2022

Vegetarian mushrooms chickpea stew in a iron pan and rustic grilled bread on a gray background, top view. Healthy vegetarian foo

Darina Allen: A Persian-inspired chickpea stew with seasonal root vegetables

Or try Rory O'Connell's turnip, potato and bacon gratin

Sat, 19 Feb, 2022

Homemade Lemon and Herb Whole Chicken

Darina Allen: Beginner cooks can impress their loves with this roast chicken and gravy

Plus a raspberry fool and oysters with a twist

Sat, 12 Feb, 2022

Darina Allen: A cake topped with crisps and why beetroot is a baking superhero

Darina Allen: A cake topped with crisps and why beetroot is a baking superhero

You've got to try this Parsnip and Maple Syrup Cake with Parsnip Crisps or how about a Beetroot and Walnut cake?

Sat, 05 Feb, 2022

Darina Allen: Try my pork and prawn stir-fry with crispy noodles for Chinese New Year

Darina Allen: Try my pork and prawn stir-fry with crispy noodles for Chinese New Year

And here's how to make delicious beef dumplings and fun fortune cookies

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

Darina Allen: A recipe for quick and easy scones perfect with homemade marmalade

Darina Allen: A recipe for quick and easy scones perfect with homemade marmalade

Plus, it's marmalade season, here's how to make your own

Sat, 22 Jan, 2022

Homemade pate on baguette slices.

Darina Allen: How to make Ballymaloe's famous chicken liver pâté and crunchy granola

Plus, ways that we can all tackle climate change in our kitchens today

Sat, 08 Jan, 2022

Darina Allen: The best Victoria Sponge you'll ever taste

Darina Allen: The best Victoria Sponge you'll ever taste

— plus some handy tricks for making the perfect Brown Irish Soda Bread

Sat, 01 Jan, 2022

Almost vegan with a spicy twist: some of the food we'll be cooking lots of this year

Almost vegan with a spicy twist: some of the food we'll be cooking lots of this year

Mushrooms are all the rage and iced coffee is here to stay

Sat, 01 Jan, 2022

Roasted turkey on holiday table

Darina Allen's Christmas recipes - plus tips on how to avoid a dry turkey

From turkey to stuffing to sides, this is the ultimate festive dinner

Fri, 24 Dec, 2021