Feasts fit for kings and queens

Food and recipes have always offered comfort to Diana Henry. As she brings out a book celebrating her life as a food writer, she reveals how festive cooking brings her the most joy of all

We eat around 2pm, starting with foie gras and sweet Monbazillac wine – a throwback to when we lived in Paris. Then, we move to the Sri Lankan part: biryani, chocolate biscuit pudding, before Sri Lank

Winter suppers with family and friends are made even more special with Clodagh McKenna’s delicious, easy and feel-good recipes

WHO SAID DINNER WAS THE MAIN EVENT? CLODAGH MCKENNA’S TWIXMAS BRUNCH IDEAS MIGHT PERSUADE YOU OTHERWISE…

INGREDIENTS Plain flour Salt and black pepper 4 generous slices of beef shin at least 1in thick, on the bone Two or three good glugs of olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2 sticks of celery, diced 2 carro

To truly understand Irish food you need to cook with what’s around you in the hedgerows, gardens, fields and ocean. Irish cooking is rooted in simplicity, shaped by the land and sea, and passed down t