Darina Allen
Darina Allen owns and runs the internationally renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland.
A graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology, Darina is a bestselling author on Irish farmhouse cuisine and a leader of the slow food movement in Ireland. She tirelessly promotes Irish food at home and abroad.
Darina has presented nine series of her cookery programme "Simply Delicious" on television in Ireland and is the Mother in law of Rachel Allen.
Books
Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course
Festive Food of Ireland, The
A Simply Delicious Christmas
Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage
Easy Entertaining
A Year at Ballymaloe
Darina Allen's Recipes
Home preserving has never been so simple with Darina Allen's recipe for raspberry jam - perfect on toast or scones
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25 min
You'll probably have potatoes and onions in the house even if the cupboard are otherwise bare, so you could make Darina Allen's simply delicious soup at a moment's notice
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40 min
Darina Allen’s dessert is a sublime combination of fragrant yogurt balanced by the sweet tartness of gently poached fruit
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30 min
Darina and Rachel Allen complement their fresh fish dish with wild leaves straight from the great outdoors
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45 min
Darina Allen slow-cooks oxtail to perfection with wine and fresh herbs in this hearty dish, served with a parsnip mash for wintery comfort
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3 hrs 40 min
Soft, herby baked Irish gubbeen cheese makes a delicious match with crusty bread in Darina Allen's meltingly good starter
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40 min
Try decorating Darina Allen's pomegranate meringue roulade with berried holly and dredged icing sugar for a fabulous festive cake
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45 min
A pretty pink, bejewelled dessert with delicate floral flavours from Darina Allen
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40 min
For a tasty meal try Darina Allen's creative recipe for pork parcels, filled with a rich mushroom stuffing
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1 hr 10 min
Darina Allen’s salmon pâtè is perfect for entertaining and she gives some decorative ideas for how to serve it
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25 min
