Darina Allen: BBQ recipes to make the most of the summer weather

We’ve been having fun cooking on the barbeque. We fire up the grill at every opportunity. I have to say that even though the flavour of food cooked over charcoal or wood is far more delicious, the gas barbie is mighty tempting, particularly when you want to snatch a moment between the showers.

It’s not the same magic of course as cooking over fire but one needs time and a deal of advance planning.

This group of 12 Week students built a ring of fire on the gravel in the courtyard with some large rocks.