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Practical as ever, Darina suggests 15 ways we can all make a difference…Not every suggestion will suit every person, but even if we were to make a habit of half of them, the changes would add up to making a big difference.
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New year, new start - as good resolutions go, you couldn’t do better than resolve to eat more Irish oats. And it couldn’t be easier, or more reasonably priced, so there’s no excuse...
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The famous foodie who’s flying the tricolour for us in Texas enjoys a day out exploring some of the gems of her home town...
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As we head into a new year, Darina has been doing some crystal ball gazing and she’s come up with some interestingly diverse predictions for the food trends that we’ll be seeing in 2022...
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As an ardent campaigner for teaching cookery and other life skills in schools, who better than Darina Allen to explain why ‘No Kids Should Leave School Without Being Able to Cook’ – which was the original title for her new book ‘How To Cook’. Whatever the title, it’s a must-have for everyone who needs a hand in the kitchen - perfect for Christmas, but definitely not just for Christmas. Potentially life changing, this could be the most important book you ever give to someone you care about.
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With all the ‘will we won’t we’ nerves coming up to Christmas this year, there’s something comforting about considering alternatives to the traditional celebrations - and looking forward to cooking something unusual after the festive season...
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GIY founder and ‘Green Guru’ Mick Kelly has plenty of ideas on How to have a more Sustainable Christmas
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So much a part of our traditional Christmas, the edible chestnut, Castanea sativa, known as the Spanish or Sweet Chestnut, is a major food crop in some areas of Western Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe, especially the Mediterranean region.
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Darina thoroughly enjoyed the recent Food On The Edge symposium – held this year at Dublin’s wonderful urban farm, Airfield Estate.
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The first thing to say about And For Mains… is that it’s hugely entertaining. It’s not often that I sit down and read a cookbook right through from cover to cover, but that’s what I did with this terrific first cookbook from Gareth (Gaz) Smith, chef and owner of Dublin restaurants Michael's and Little Mike's, and his friend and business partner, fourth-generation butcher Rick Higgins of Higgins Family Butchers in Sutton...
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