Articles

Darina has been inundated with requests for advice and recipes during the coronavirus crisis - and she is more than happy to help and encourage everyone who’s finding it challenging to put nourishing food on the table three times a day, every day…
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Darina shares her expertise to help newbie cooks to get through the coronavirus crisis
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This month Darina shares her keenly followed annual observations on food trends: what’s hot, what’s not - and some things coming up over the horizon that we need to be aware of…
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This month Darina talks Christmas. Planning for the big day and beyond is the secret of a relaxed and enjoyable Christmas – and for Darina that means lists, and lots of them…
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This month - Darina starts on her Christmas Book Reviews…
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A great day out. . .This month Darina recalls a brilliant day of discovery in the Boyne Valley area
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This month Darina talks about a childhood pastime that later got a posh name: Foraging
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This month - the pleasures of Middle Eastern Food
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This month Darina talks about one of her many highly successful past students, Abra Berens
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Darina gives some very timely statistics on food production and sustainability, which are shocking but not surprising, and advocates a return to mixed farming. But, now that the current situation is at least being acknowledged as a crisis, she senses that we’re on the cusp of change- and shares some ways in which we can all be part of the solution.
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