Who is Rachel Allen
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Rachel Allen - Irish Cooking Queen!
Rachel is hugely popular in the UK and Ireland, admired for her relaxed, articulate and knowledgeable style of presentation, and her recipes for "real food".
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Three reasons to love Rachel Allen
I absolutely love Rachel Allen and have become a big fan of hers after discovering her wonderful book, Home Cooking, from which I have cooked many delicious recipes, and watching her present her range of kitchen gadgets on QVC. I have her food blender and mini chopper and they are two of my most loved kitchen gadgets, perfect for whizzing up soup, baby purees, sauces, breadcrumbs and more.Here are my top three reasons to LOVE Rachel Allen!
1. Rachel is friendly and easy to follow both in her cookery books and on her shows
2. Despite her fame as a celebrity chef, she still helps fledgling chefs by continuing to demonstrate at the cookery school where she herself trained to cook!
3. All Rachel's recipes are utterly delicious!
What You''ll Find on this Rachel Allen Page...
All About Rachel Allen
Rachel Allen was brought up in Dublin, Ireland. She left home at 18 to go and study at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School. Now a busy TV chef, author, journalist and mother, Rachel lives in County Cork, Ireland in her seaside home with husband Isaac, sons Luka and Joshua, and dog Buddy.Rachel still teaches at Ballymaloe and also has a range of products at Tipperary Crystal, as well as her own range of kitchen gadgets.
Rachel regularly appears on British cookery shows and has presented her own, including Rachel's Favourite Food. She is also often a columnist and contributing writer for numerous Irish magazines including The Sunday Tribune magazine.
Rachel is praised for her charming manner and effortless style, which make her a pure delight to watch in the kitchen!
Rachel Allen Cookery Books
Rachel's Recipes
Rachel's Favourite Food at Home
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Rachel's Favourite Food at Home
Everything from eating in to picnics, romantic meals to baking with the kids! Chapters include:
* Easy Family Food
* Sweet Celebrations
* Picnics and Days Out
* Food for Children
* Extended Family
* Dining Alfresco
* Home Cinema
* Big Celebrations
* Edible Gifts
* Just Like Mum Used to Make
Home Cooking
Does what it says on the tin - it contains wonderful recipes for everyday home cooking, from sauces and essentials to complete meals, along with lots of tips on things like home freezing and essentials to keep in the larder. Chapters include:
* Breakfast
* Lunch
* Sunday Lunch
* Supper
* Dessert
* Snacks, treats and sweets
* Baby Purees
* Basics
Bake
One irresistible dish after another... cakes and bakes, tarts and quiches, casseroles and pies - and all things yummy in between, from chocolate lava cakes and red velvet cake to a complete gingerbread house with people! Chapters include:
* Sweet mouthfuls
* Cakes
* Puddings
* Breads and savoury bites
* Tarts and pies
* Breakfast and patisserie
* Baked meals
* Holiday and celebration
* Basic recipes and techniques
Rachel's Food For Living
Written to accompany the 13-part TV series, this book showcases recipes that allow us to connect with food as a restorative and tasty experience, rather than eating for the sake of it. Chapters include:
* Food for the Soul
* Childhood Favourites
* Making Memories
* Something to Celebrate
* The Lazy Sunday
* An Elegant Afternoon
* Pleasure Without the Guilt
* Food for Romance
* For the Love of Chocolate
* Classic Dishes
Buy Rachel Allen's Recipe Books on Amazon.com
"Baking has always been one of my greatest joys. I have such happy memories of my sister and I when we were little standing on kitchen chairs so that we could help Mum make biscuits or buns for the family. Even today, the wonderful warm aromas of baking bread, cakes or cookies always transports me back to those times..."
- Rachel Allen, Bake
The Rachel Allen Product Range
Rachel Allen RA-MC1 160 Watt Mini Chopper with 1 Litre Glass Bowl
Rachel Allen RA-BM1 Fastbake Breadmaker
Rachel Allen RA-GB1 700W Glass Jar Blender
Rachel Allen RA-HM1 300W Hand Mixer with SS Beaters & Dough hooks
Rachel Allen RA-WJ1 Wholefruit Juicer
Rachel Allen RA-HB1 600W Hand Blender with 1L Mixing Cup and Whisk
Rachel Allen RA-SC1 6.5L Slow Cooker
Each item comes with an instruction booklet that also features several of Rachel's recipes.
Rachel also has a range with Tipperary Crystal, which includes candles, glasses, teapots, mugs, fine bone china and even a child's baking set. Here are a few of the items you can buy:
Rachel Allen Fine Bone China Teapot/Sugar/Creamer
Rachel Allen Fine Bone China 16pce Dinner Set
Rachel Allen Fine Bone China Set 4 Mugs
Rachel Allen Set/ 4 Themed Mugs
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Rachel Allen ,Children's Baking Set
You can view the rest of the collection HERE.
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Rachel's Favourite Foods
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Cooking with Rachel Allen in Person!
Learn with Rachel Allen at Ballymaloe Cookery School
You can learn to cook like Rachel with the lady herself in beautiful Ireland!Rachel trained as a chef at the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, Ireland, which has been running since 1983. Passionate about cooking and organic farming, the school runs many cookery courses including those demonstrated by Rachel herself.
The courses forthcoming in 2010 are:
Easy Entertaining with Derina and Rachel Allen Part 3 (12th-14th July)
Rachel's Home Cooking (25th-27th August)
Rachel's Favourite Food at Home Part 1 (8th-10th September)
Rachel's Home Cooking (13th-15th September)
Rachel's Festive Entertaining 14th-16th December)
There are places available for all of the above except for the Easy Entertaining one, which is waiting list only. Each course lasts 2-3 days and costs 575 euros. Rachel demonstrates numerous recipes throughout the courses and there is the opportunity for those attending to try their hand at cooking some of them, assisted by the school's dedicated teachers.
If you are interested in learning with Rachel you can find out more and book online HERE.
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Rachel Allen Link Index
- Rachel Allen Official Website
- This is Rachel's own website where you can sign up for her newsletter, find out about her books, products and courses, and view her bio and lovely gallery.
- Rachel Allen Recipes on Good Food
- Around 270 of Rachel's delicious recipes from her TV shows here on the Good Food official website
- Rachel Allen Tipperary Crystal Range
- The complete Rachel Allen range on the Tipperary Crystal website
- Rachel Allen's Courses at Ballymaloe
- Ballymaloe Cookery School website with details of all forthcoming courses and demonstrations by Rachel Allen.
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Philippians468
Jun 14, 2011 @ 12:29 pm | delete
- if only i could cook like her! cheers
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LubosLabik
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- I know her, sometimes I watch her show about cooking.
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