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Chicken tonight! Rachel Allen has three perfect spring chicken recipes

When I think of spring food, I think of zingy, fresh flavours that are a bit lighter than those warming foods of winter. Light meats like chicken take on fresh citrusy notes so well, and with lots of greens added in you have food that’s perfect for this time of…

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Egg-stravaganza! Use up your leftover chocolate with Rachel Allen’s fab Easter-treat recipes

Happy Easter to you all. In many homes around the world today, there’ll be huge excitement about chocolate eggs.

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It’s the season for wild garlic and Rachel Allen’s easy ramsons recipes are gorgeously garlicky

I adore the rich allium aroma of wild garlic in shaded woodlands — it’s true sign of spring and all the delicious recipes that it brings with it.

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Cooking thyme! From recipes for garlicky lamb chops to a medicinal tea, this aromatic herb is an all-round wonder

A magic herb in the kitchen and oh-so versatile, thyme is up there as one of my very favourites. Adding a few sprigs of thyme when you are roasting veggies, meat or even fish, brings a unique array of herbal and floral notes that almost tastes like a mixture of…

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Go trad for St Patrick’s Day with Rachel Allen’s moreish bacon and cabbage recipes — with apple cake for afters

Next Friday, for St Patrick’s Day, I’ll be cooking glazed bacon with buttered cabbage and creamy mashed potato — a simple and oh-so comforting meal that is deliciously and distinctively Irish.

Irish Independent

Rhubarb is in season now and Rachel Allen has some deliciously easy recipes any fool could make!

Rhubarb may be one of the most generous plants one can grow. The first rhubarb in the shops is the early season forced rhubarb — rhubarb that’s been grown with a cloche covering it to protect it from the cold and hurry it along. The result is gorgeously tender, pale-pink…

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Leek love! Rachel Allen’s easy recipes make the most of this root vegetable’s sweet oniony goodness

One of the mighty alliums, leeks are as versatile as their onion cousins but with a sweet, more delicate flavour that can melt into risottos, stews and gratins, and makes a divine basis for soups and broths. They are delicious cooked on their own in a little butter or olive…

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Fancy a Guinness’s upside-down cake? Try Rachel Allen’s friend’s fab recipe and three other ways with juicy blood oranges

Blood oranges — in season for just a couple of months, until the end of February or March — usually come into Ireland from Spain, and can be found in greengrocers, farmers’ markets and some supermarkets.

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Whether it’s Valentine’s or Galentine’s, Rachel Allen has the perfect recipes for a meal to treat someone you love

Here’s a delicious meal that’s just perfect for Valentine’s Day this Tuesday. Share it with a loved one or, if you want, multiply the recipes to feed a crowd.

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Go bananas with Rachel Allen’s brilliant recipes for the sweet, creamy fruit — there’s even a banana curry in the mix!

Blink and you’ll miss the brief window of time in which bananas are in their perfect state to eat, but happily they are, of course, a magic fruit in the kitchen when it comes to baking.

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Having a girls’ — or boys’ — night in? Rachel Allen’s fabulous finger food recipes are easy and perfect for sharing

There’s something so satisfying and primeval about eating great food with your hands. Having to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into something delicious can instantly make a gathering more convivial and informal.

Irish Independent

Cheap and chock-full of goodness — Rachel Allen’s chickpea recipes showcase the protein-packed legume’s versatility

Of all of the myriad dried beans and peas, the humble chickpea might just be the most versatile kind there is. From being ground to a paste with tahini, garlic and lemon juice in a hummus (which is the Arabic word for chickpea) to added to a tagine, curry, salad,…

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Fancy making a meal in five minutes and honing your kitchen skills too? Get cracking with Rachel Allen’s egg recipes

Eggs, a staple ingredient in any kitchen, are the ultimate fast food and are so good for us, as well as comforting to eat. Poached, boiled, baked, fried, scrambled or whipped up into an omelette, eggs can be turned into a protein-rich meal on your plate in less than five…

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Save cash, cut food waste and whip up tasty winter warmers with Rachel Allen’s easy stock and broth recipes

The South American proverb ‘bone broth will resurrect the dead’, while wildly optimistic, is an example of how boiling bones with vegetables in water has, globally, been exalted as one of the most nutritious foods for many centuries.

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Get a new year boost with a nutrition injection from Rachel Allen’s hearty winter salad recipes

Happy New Year! The days are slowly but surely getting longer, reminding us that spring will be on its jolly way very soon. The joy of seeing the daffodils starting to peep through the ground and the extra daylight is a sign of hope and new things to come.

Irish Independent

Rachel Allen’s classic Christmas dinner recipes are perfect for the big day — and she has a fab main for veggies

Christmas is just a week away — if the cooking is up to you this year, it’s time to make some lists and gather ingredients. Here are a few classic and traditional recipes I love to cook for the main event — hopefully you’ll find them helpful.

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Want festive alternatives to the Christmas pud? Try Rachel Allen’s perfect dessert recipes for a yummy Yule

If you’re looking for dessert ideas to go with the traditional Christmas pudding, or, indeed, or to serve instead of, it, then here are a few delicious options.

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Make Christmas extra special with Rachel Allen’s edible gift recipes, from a fab ferment to a lovely limoncello

If anyone is wondering, I just love edible gifts at Christmas — or in fact at any time of the year! It’s such a joy to give and receive a home-made gift that can be savoured and enjoyed when you have time to relax.

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Rachel Allen’s recipes for warming stews are wintertime hugs in a bowl with Italian, Irish and veggie twists

This is the perfect time of the year to get stewing. For a stew, the cut of meat is really important. Lean prime cuts, like fillet, sirloin and rib, if roasted, would end up tough and almost inedible. Enter neck, shoulder, shin, shank, brisket, flank and rump; these need long,…

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Slow cook your way to winter warmer heaven with Rachel Allen’s recipes for pork, lamb and a tasty veggie tagine

At this time of the year, we crave hearty, comforting, cosy food that will nourish us and hug our souls. Whether you’re slow-roasting a piece of meat or letting a stew quietly bubble away in the oven or on the hob, it’s always so gratifying when the prep is done…

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RTE's answer to I'm A Celebrity: Where are the Irish stars of Celebrities Go Wild now?

RTE launched it's own I'm A Celeb version in the wilds of Connemara back in 2007

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Johnny Depp on Shane MacGowan: ‘There’s another side to my great friend that doesn’t get as much acknowledgement as it should’

Assume I do, that if you’re reading this book, you are aware of Shane MacGowan, and his work as the genius punk-poet of The Pogues; a band so powerful and beloved that neither their importance nor influence can ever be undervalued.

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Rachel Allen’s banana recipes for pudding, muffins, cookies and bread will have them saying thanks a bunch

Creamy, soft and sweet, bananas are a unique fruit that love being mashed, chopped or sliced into puddings, pies and cakes. Of course, they’re not only ideal for desserts and treats, they can be just as happy on a plate of savoury food. I love to fry sliced banana in…

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‘We shagged everywhere in the early days — we had a voracious sexual appetite. It probably was helped by the drugs and the drink’

Van Morrison’s unmistakable lilt fills Shane MacGowan’s Dublin 4 living room. The Pogue is propped up in what looks like a hospital-issue lime green armchair and Van’s songs blare loudly from the TV that is parked in front of him.

Irish Independent

Add some pumpkin spice with Rachel Allen’s gorgeous gourd recipes — there’s soup, chicken... and cake!

Pumpkins and squash — part of the gourd family — are extremely versatile, and happily for those of us who love them, they’re nutritional powerhouses too. Whether mashed, braised or roasted, they make a great accompaniment to meat, fish, pasta and pulses, and are super as the main event themselves.

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