Ballymaloe is one of the worlds best cookery schools & Darina Allen its co-founder & 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 & thoughts tips & shortcuts & here they are in this definitive teaching book which has everything to inform & inspire you to become adventurous in the kitchen. Ballymaloe Cookery Course" explains 1175 recipes 370 variations & 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: the simple instructions given by one of the worlds great cook-teachers will inspire you to prepare & enjoy the art of fresh produce & fine food."