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Rachel's Favourite Food

About the show

Ireland’s favourite chef, Rachel Allen is back with a third series providing the kind of delicious, easy-to-follow and inspiring recipes for which she has become famous.

In Rachel’s Favourite Food At Home Rachel draws on international influences, classic regional flare and good old family favourites to provide creative ideas for any culinary occasion, whether you’re planning a simple family meal, hosting a festive dinner for the entire family or squeezing in a romantic meal for two. She even comes up with ideas for family picnics and recipes for cooking with your kids.

Rachel has something up her sleeve whatever your situation and needs.


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What do you think?

 
  • Candace Kane
    May 2012

    Irish women cooking LAMB doesn't do much for me. Why not bake a chicken and watch you don't get your breasts in it. Honestly is this a cooking show or soft porn. Gimme a break.

  • cathy clay
    November 2010

    why is it so difficult to find a receipe just seen on air last week ? It was the fish gratin made in episode 111 ?

  • Liz Rayson
    July 2010

    Ingredients 1 kg lamb shoulder 450 ml cream 110 gms nibbed almonds 3 or 4 onions, sliced 4 cloves of garlic, grated 1” piece of ginger, grated 1 tsp cardamon seeds from pods 2 tsp coriander seeds ½ tsp black pepper corns 4 cloves 1 tbs turmeric 1 tsp sugar Method Bring the cream and nibbed almonds to the boil, simmer gentle for 2 minutes then turn off the heat. Add salt and grated ginger to the meat. Melt a knob of butter in a casserole pan and add the sliced onions and grated garlic. Stir and cook until the onions are soft and golden brown. Add the ground spices, stir in the lamb, nut milk and turmeric. Add 1 tsp sugar. Put the casserole in the oven at 160ºC for an hour. Add the juice of half a lime.

  • Dilini2
    June 2010

    does anyone have rachel's lamb korma recipe??

  • catherine sylvester
    December 2009

    i need to know how long your porter cake will keep

  • mark
    August 2009

    i love to cook but in all honesty i watch to see rachel, how beautiful is this irish l***.

  • MP72
    July 2009

    Great show on Saturday the 25July on your show. Loved the christmas cakes and all the other cakes that where decorated, l missed the last bit of the show, you where making some type of cake for christmas with white icing all over it, can you please pass on the recipe thanks From Australia.....

  • Mercy
    May 2009

    Personally I find Rachel Allen's shows easy to watch and understand - she actually gives you the measurements - have done about 5 of her dishes from the Rachel's Favourite food series and couldn't believe how good (and easy) they were. Did three of them for a luncheon for eleven 20 somethings - they raved about the food and one girl asked if I was a chef! Hilarious but true. The peperonata, lamb shoulder with cummin and fennel (I did it with lamb cutlets), cucumber risa, chocolate torte and for another day Rachel's quiche lorraine - all fabulous. Am a big fan - love it when you can cook it and it looks like it does on TV and tastes gorgeous.

  • Marie Rosa
    March 2009

    I have just come on line to search for a recipe as I can not bear to listen to Rache Allenl speak on TV for one more second. her accent is sooooooo affected. My Italian friends here in Milan can not understand a word out of her mouth. Get a grip Rachel and speak properly you sound like you have an egg in your mouth, every now and then you appear to take it out but then pop it right back in. Marie

  • alex
    January 2009

    hi i was just wondering if the chick pea and chorizo soup recip is going to be put up

  • natalie
    January 2009

    Toffe apple crumble please ........ looks delicious

  • eleanora
    January 2009

    i would like the recipe for the banana butterscoth pudding & the pork sausages it was on the comfort food episode

  • Kristy Gned
    January 2009

    I wanted to get the chocolate, caramel & hazelnut tart but it doesnt seem to be in your recipes.

    • krystyna Michnowski
      February 2009

      KRISTY in "GOOGLE SEARCH" on your computer type in BBC.CO/FOOD/CELEBRITY CHEFS press RETURN on your keyboard you will see 2nd down Celebrity Chefs Rachel A. name with mouse press onto that You will then see Rachel sitting down in a RED DRESS Go into HER site & you will get at bottom of page 204 recipes GO to PAGE 3 & you will get your recipe for CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT & CARAMEL TART GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BAKING KRYSTYNA

    • Georgie Porgie
      January 2009

      Here's the link http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/573910

  • Vivienne
    January 2009

    I would love the recipe for chewy oat squares. It was shown today in Australia but I was too busy to copy the instructions down. Do you have books available here?

  • EA5
    December 2008

    What is a Porter Cake?

    • krystyna Michnowski
      February 2009

      A Porter cake is a Fruit cake and Porter is a type of beer (like guiness beer I believe) A PORTER CAKE is also known as a GUINESS CAKE

  • Christiane
    December 2008

    in which of your books will appear de recipe for porter cake? Bye Christiane - Belgium

    • krystyna Michnowski
      February 2009

      CHRISTIAN please read my info to MARGO above and also KRISTY below as to how to get up Rachel .Allens recipes but I could not get a recipe up for her PORTEER CAKE IF you type in the area of "GOOGLE search BBC.CO/FOOD/PORTER CAKE (on your computer) then press RETURN on your keyboard you will get all recipes for PORTER CAKE a FRUIT CAKE made with "PORTER" beer also known as a Guiness Cake

  • catherine
    December 2008

    Yes please - porter cake recipe!!!

    • krystyna Michnowski
      February 2009

      Catherine please see my info to MARGO to find recipe for PORTER CAKE & also my info to KRISTY below as to how to get RACEL Allen's Recipes through her Brittish network I tried b4 I started trying to help you other reader for her Porter Cake - I thought I had it BUT sorry I do not any more) Anyway Good hunting once you go into BBC.CO/FOOD/CELEBRITY CHEFS for a picture of R.A. sitting down in red dress Also try UKTVFOOD.CO.UK for Chef Blogs on top left for more of heer recies

  • Tori
    December 2008

    I completely agree Margo!! I have been searching for her Porter Cake recipe and have had no luck. Please add this if poss. Thanks Tori

  • Margo
    December 2008

    Hi I wish you would put the "Porter cake" recipe onto your recipes Tks Margo

    • krystyna Michnowski
      February 2009

      To MARGO type in BBC.CO/FOOD/PORTER CAKE where you have "GOOGLE SEARCG" on your computer pree RETURN on your keyboard & you will get all info on PORTER CAKE there is a reference to RACEL ALLEN'S PORTER CAKE but NO RECIPE IF you scroll down this page to my reply to KRISTY you will see how to get into Rachel Allen's site and get up all her recipes Also if you go to UKTV.CO/FOOD & then go to CHEF BLOGS & bring up Rachel Allen they have at bottom of her "bio" TRY RACHELS RECIPES They have 39 - BBC.CO/FOOD/CELEBRITY CHEFS have 204 of her recipes GOOD LUCK

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