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Darina Allen

Learn how to cook with Darina's top recipes

Darina Allen's gives us her 'London list' of recipes to make at home

LONDON, just a little hop from any of our airports, has been one of the hottest food destinations in the world for more than a decade now.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Try out Darina Allen's fresh and summery recipes to brighten up your day

AT LONG last I’ve discovered the secret of how to give a totally stress-free dinner party. 

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Darina Allen: One of Darina's favourite comforting dishes is Chicken Masala

LOVELY Mary Jo McMillin from Chicago came to the Ballymaloe Cookery School again recently — Mary Jo has been coming to Ireland for more than 30 years. 

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Celebrate Chinese New Year with these simple but delicious recipes

THE Chinese celebrated their New Year last Monday, February 8, the second new moon after solstice. 

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Valentine’s Day recipes to keep the romance alive

Not sure how many Valentine’s Day articles I’ve written but I’m an incurable romantic so here we go again. 

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

Darina Allen: It's time for a pancake party

SHROVE Tuesday is just around the corner again — a perfect excuse to have a pancake party. What fun that is. 

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Darina Allen: Dealing with overindulgence

BEFORE the holidays every magazine, newspaper, food programme and TV ad was shamelessly luring us into temptation, encouraging us to overspend and overindulge in a myriad of different ways. 

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Darina Allen: The tastes of Myanmar

I’M SITTING on the balcony of the View Point Hotel in Nyaungshwe overlooking the jetty where most of the skiffs and narrow timber boats leave for Inle Lake, one of Myanmar’s biggest attractions.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016