Books by Darina Allen

An accessible and streamlined cookery primer for anyone wanting to master basic cooking skills using 25 of the most popular staple ingredients, written by the grande dame of Irish food.

Classic and contemporary one-dish recipes - from roasting tray dinners to casserole stews - taking in pots, pans and even the odd tagine

Explains 1175 recipes, 370 variations and more than 100 basic skills, from making pastry to the art of carving, from preserving lemons to making delicious home-made pasta, from culturing creamy yogurt to butterflying a leg of lamb.