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Darina Allen

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Homemade strawberry marmalade composition

Darina Allen makes the most of summer fruit with these strawberry dishes

Beautiful apricots, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries piled up onto the greengrocers shelves. The blackcurrants and redcurrants are also beginning to ripen in our garden.

Thu, 16 Jul, 2020

Darina Allen: Recipes to nourish your gut and stay healthy

Today we celebrate World Microbiome Day, sounds a bit esoteric you might think but this is a subject that concerns each and every one of us uniquely.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2020

Cooking with gooseberries and elderflowers with Darina Allen

Frothy white elderflower blossoms are the jewels of the hedgerow – they are the quintessential flavour of early summer.

Sun, 14 Jun, 2020

Darina Allen: The Incredible versatility of garden herbs

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. It’s so good to have something to distract us from the Covid-19 pandemic, so this week, prompted by National Herb Week, now in its sixth year, which celebrates herbs and herbal medicine, I’m going to focus on the culinary attributes of fresh herbs.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2020

Darina Allen's favourite recipes to make - and eat

We’ve been forced to press the pause button, giving many of us the opportunity to re-evaluate our ‘Grab, Gobble and Go’ lifestyle.

Sun, 31 May, 2020

Darina Allen's recipes for a life of sustainability

The focus of Weekend today is sustainability. What could be more timely?

Sun, 24 May, 2020

Darina Allen: Time to feast as Hunger Gap ends

The Hungry Gap is almost over, that’s the name gardeners give to the three or four weeks between the end of the winter vegetables.

Sun, 17 May, 2020

Darina Allen: The best way to start your day

It’s not the same lockdown for everyone.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

The perfect recipe for those January blues

Suffering from January blues? Here’s the cure — a big pot of bubbling stew and even if you never cooked a thing in your life you can do this. 

Sat, 13 Jan, 2018

Comfort food from Christmas leftovers

ALL set for Christmas? I hope so but if you’re not, let me cheer you up… neither am I and despite all my good advice, I’m still whizzing around gathering up bits and pieces and trying to wrap some last minute pressies.

Sat, 23 Dec, 2017