Myrtle Allen's Cooking at Ballymaloe House: Featuring 100 Recipes from Ireland's Most Famous Guest House - Tapa dura

The name of Ballymaloe has now passed into the lore and legend of good food and good cooking throughout the world. When Myrtle Allen's "Cooking at Ballymaloe House" was originally published in 1990, it became an almost instant classic. Those who had been to Ballymaloe and those who knew of it by reputation welcomed this ground breaking cookbook devoted to simple yet elegant versions of traditional Irish dishes. Now, in a completely redesigned edition, which includes additional photography by Mick Hales, Myrtle Allen presents 100 favoured recipes from her repertoire accompanied by 50 stunning colour photographs which capture the unique atmosphere of Ballymaloe House itself, its interior, its gardens and, of course, its food. This wonderful celebration of Myrtle Allen's genius will be welcomed by her countless admirers and by all those for whom the name of Ballymaloe conjures up a certain magic. Other books by Myrtle Allen include: "The Ballymaloe Cookbook".

Myrtle Allen was born in Cork in 1924. She and her husband bought Ballymaloe House in 1948, and there she began her varied life of farmer's wife, mother, writer, hotelier, hostess, teacher and of course, chef. Mick Hales is a world-renowned photographer whose work has appeared in many food and gardening books and magazines.