Lime zest adds a tropical citrus bust to baking which is particularly welcome during the winter months. Like all zest, you do not need much for it to pack a punch.

Michelle Darmody whips up some delicious desserts with chocolate - the ultimate dessert ingredient.

This week Michelle Darmody delivers some chocolate heaven.

Baking and icing cookies is a nice way to spend a few hours at the weekend. The smell of the sweet biscuits baking fills the kitchen, and then the tantilizing wait for them to cool begins.

It was one of the biggest television controversies in recent years, decried and probed by politicians, slammed by the press and ditched by 75% of its on-screen talent.