About Darina Allen

Darina Allen is the owner of the famed Ballymaloe cooking school in County Cork, Ireland, which she founded with her husband in 1983. She’s known as “the Julia Child of Ireland” and was named IACP’s Cooking Teacher of the Year in 2005. A proponent of the slow food movement and a campaigner for local produce, Allen founded the first farmers markets in Ireland. She’s also authored nearly a dozen cookbooks, including Forgotten Skills of Cooking. @darina_allen

A metal roasting pan filled with a one-pan roast chicken supper, with a serving spoon, a napkin, and a plate with a serving on it.

One Dish Roast Chicken Supper

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A sheet-pan dinner is the ultimate set it and forget it dinner–chop it up, season it, and slide it in the oven. This one is easy and tastes outrageously good.

Two speckled plates topped with apple, celery, and walnut salad with two forks and a napkin on the side.

Apple, Celery, and Walnut Salad

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This spicy wake-up call for the ladies-who-lunch crowd is a riff on the classic that includes a little unexpected yet balanced heat.

Cast iron skillet with a pan boxty(Irish potato pancake) in it, on a wooden cutting board

Pan Boxty ~ Irish Potato Pancake

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An Irish classic for a darn good reason. Actually, three reasons—it’s shamelessly simple, flagrantly frugal, and undeniably delicious. Lovers of colcannon, rösti, latkes, and hash browns will find comfort here.

A parfait glass filled with raspberry fool on a decorative glass plate with a silver spoon and two heart-shaped cookies.

Irish Raspberry Fool

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We’ve no idea where this name came from, as there’s nothing foolish about conjuring a conversation-stopping dessert from just three ingredients. Nothing foolish at all.

A maple parsnip cake with mascarpone frosting between the layers on a grey plate.

Maple Parsnip Cake

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Though not quite as sweet as everyone’s beloved carrot cake, this unpretentious parsnip version never fails to wow.

Gravadlax with sweet mustard piled on a plate with dill mayonnaise in a bowl, flanked by thinly sliced brown bread

Gravlax with Dill Mayonnaise

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Gravadlax, also known as gravlax, is thinly sliced salmon infused with dill. And there’s no better way to ensure it’s just how you like it than curing your own.