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An accessible and streamlined culinary 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

Darina Allen is at the forefront of healthy, sustainable family food in Ireland, and this is her up-to-date take on what a new generation needs to know for creating tasty, nutritious, waste-less dishes at home. She frequently encounters people who do not know the simplest basic cooking techniques or the 25 most frequently used ingredients for home cooking. Darina’s mission is to ensure that no one should leave home or create a home without knowing the basics of how to make good food from scratch using healthy ingredients. 

From Tray-Baked Eggs to ‘5-Ways Tomato Sauce’ and Kale & Crumble Mac ’n’ Cheese, the recipes are divided by ingredients and have an international focus to reflect how people cook today. 

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    Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 23/09/2021
    ISBN13: 9780857839657, 978-0857839657
    ISBN10: 0857839659

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    An accessible and streamlined culinary 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

    Darina Allen is at the forefront of healthy, sustainable family food in Ireland, and this is her up-to-date take on what a new generation needs to know for creating tasty, nutritious, waste-less dishes at home. She frequently encounters people who do not know the simplest basic cooking techniques or the 25 most frequently used ingredients for home cooking. Darina’s mission is to ensure that no one should leave home or create a home without knowing the basics of how to make good food from scratch using healthy ingredients. 

    From Tray-Baked Eggs to ‘5-Ways Tomato Sauce’ and Kale & Crumble Mac ’n’ Cheese, the recipes are divided by ingredients and have an international focus to reflect how people cook today. 

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