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Darina Allen

Learn how to cook with Darina's top recipes

Darina Allen: Three recipe highlights from the Ballymaloe Festival of Food

Darina Allen: Three recipe highlights from the Ballymaloe Festival of Food

Chefs, food writers and activists came from all over these islands and from as far away as New Zealand

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Darina Allen: Summer salad recipes, including this classic Caesar salad

Darina Allen: Summer salad recipes, including this classic Caesar salad

Giving thanks to Mother Nature for fresh bounty

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Darina Allen: Three recipes to try at home inspired by the London food scene

Darina Allen: Three recipes to try at home inspired by the London food scene

Delicious places to visit on your next trip to lively London

Sun, 25 May, 2025

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