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. 

They came from all over the world, 12 nationalities this time.

Some had never held a wooden spoon in their hands before, a few were chefs, others had a little experience in a café or restaurant kitchen, perhaps not even in the kitchen but in front of house or waiting on tables.