Ballymaloe Cookery Course: Revised Edition

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Ballymaloe is one of the worlds best cookery schools and Darina Allen, its co-founder and main teacher, is in a league of her own. Every student who has gone through her school has begged her to write down her recipes and thoughts, tips and shortcuts, and here they are in this definitive teaching book, which has everything to inform and inspire you to become adventurous in the kitchen. Ballymaloe Cookery Course 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 making mayonnaise to preparing squid: the simple instructions given by one of the worlds great cook-teachers will inspire you to prepare and enjoy the art of fresh produce and fine food.

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At last, a truly user-friendly cookery manual... Lovely recipes and plenty of help for the new cook.' -- Nigel Slater * Observer Food Monthly *
It's a modern day Mrs Beeton * Independent on Sunday *

Author Bio

Darina Allen is Irelands best-known food ambassador and the bestselling author of Ballymaloe Cookery Course and Forgotten Skills of Cooking, which won the prestigious Andr Simon award in 2009. She campaigns for local produce, set up Irelands first farmers market and is on the board of The Soil Association. She has won many awards including the Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement award in 2013.