The Transition year students had a very busy morning in the Home Economics kitchen today. The girls made a selection of homemade pizzas for the pizza party that they arranged to raise money to help give the Home Economics kitchens a facelift as part of their interior design module. Thank you to all who supported … Continue reading
Exciting morning planned with Tuk, Tub and his family here in the Thai Kitchen Cookery Centre in Chiang Mai. Looking forward to picking up some tips and family secrets here in their traditional Thai teak wood house. Let the fun begin, woks and wooden spoons at the ready!
Taking the “OUCH” out of fish and chips!- Oh my cod I can’t believe it! This competition does exactly what it says on the tin- a cookery competition that gives students the opportunity to create tasty, healthy, honest, flavoursome and affordable restaurant meals at home. From the beginning we were well looked after by all the assistants in … Continue reading
It has been a busy few weeks in the kitchen here in St Dominics’s Secondary School and I suppose I have to commend the girls’ effort, hard work, commitment and courage to try new things. Late nights, early mornings, missing wooden spoons and a few hurdles were tackled by each student over the past … Continue reading
Update on the practical exam! The Home Economics 2014 tasks have been issued by the Department of Education and can be accessed here jc_tasks_2014 (1) The cookery practical will take place before the Easter holidays between the 31st of March and the 11th of April. The final dates will be released in the next week. The … Continue reading
The young ladies in St Dominic’s completed their 3-R-trail for the Fine Dine At Mine – Cookery Competition. RESEARCH- RESTAURANT – RECIPE! The students were required to enter their favourite restaurant dish suitable for two people, main course only! The deadline was last week so now we would like to show you our impressive dishes. The competition gave the … Continue reading
A pinch of patience a dash of kindness a spoonful of laughter and a heap of smiles was to be seen during the Cool Dudes cooking programme on Wednesday in St. Dominics. The dirty dishes certainly had a tale to tell! The girls learned all about the importance of including fibre in their diets, which foods … Continue reading
Today was quite eventful in the Home Economics kitchen in St Dominic’s Secondary School! The 3rd years were busy practicing for their mock cookery practical and showed excellent time management, organisation and cooperation. The ladies cooked delicious banana and blueberry muffins and golden crisp sausage rolls. Take a look at a simple step by step … Continue reading
Today the second years were busy cooking a tasty affordable light lunch that is rich in high biological protein (Chicken), Vitamin C (Peppers) and the tortilla wraps contained high amounts of carbohydrates however whole grain wraps would have provided a healthier alternative. We also looked at different ways that you can ‘wrap and roll’ the chicken fajitas. … Continue reading
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