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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.

These recipes inspired Darina Allan at the Taste of West Cork

* Danni Barry’s Beetroot Baked in Salt and Rye with Goat’s Curd and Toasted Seeds

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Tempting recipes from Paula Lambert’s cookbook Cheese Glorious Cheese

I’VE got a lovely friend in Dallas who also wears red glasses and makes amazing cheeses. 

Sat, 24 Sep, 2016

Here's a few ways to have fun with edible flowers

* Lavender Shortbread

Sat, 17 Sep, 2016

Blackberries are super versatile, few fruits offer so many options

* Crème de Mure (Blackberry Liqueur)

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

How to fill that lunch box with exciting yet nourishing wholesome food

* Derval O’Rourke’s Booster Bars

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

Robin Gill’s Garden Courgette with Smoked Buffalo Milk Curd and Roof-Top Honey

On a recent visit to London I got to Palomar in Rupert Street in the heart of Theatreland.  I’ve been wanting to go for ages but could never get a table. 

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

Darina Allen travels to the UK to visit organic growers, farm shops and farmers markets

* Roth Bar and Grill Lemon Curd Muffins

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

Darina Allen: Claudia Roden’s Konafa with a Cream Filling

I spent a few days recently on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, I taught a course here at the Cookery School entitled ‘A Taste of Istanbul’. 

Sat, 13 Aug, 2016

Darina Allen shares with us Sarah Cremona's favourite recipe for macaroons

JUST said au revoir to another group of 12-week certificate students who have truly put 110% into 12 full-on busy weeks here at the Ballymaloe Cookery School. 

Sat, 06 Aug, 2016

Here are a few of Darina Allen's favourite offal recipes

I’VE just tasted meringue, macaroons and brownies made from fresh pigs blood — is there no end to what I’ll do in the name of food research?

Sat, 30 Jul, 2016