Nothing like a productive Monday morning in the Hills of Donegal, keeping a close eye on my home grown vegetables and wondering if the honesty box concept will work at the bottom of the lane for getting rid of the surplus veg. Ok, so what is the honesty box? … Continue reading
Unbelievably tasty and easy, these could very well be the pick me up you need with that cup of Lyons/Barry’s tea this week! Ingredients: 125g Plain Flour 60g Cornflour ½ tsp of vanilla essence 125g unsalted Butter (softened) 60g of Caster Sugar Sprinkle of caster sugar for decoration ♥ Method ( Miss what do I do?) … Continue reading
The second years completed their Easter hand stitching just in time for the break next week. They certainly made themselves at home in St Dominic’s Secondary School.
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
Today in St Dominic’s we had a very active evening as the 1st and 2nd years armed themselves with their wooden spoons and tackled the kitchen. The cooking club was launched along with the Cool Dudes programme and many students demonstrated their cooking skills and enthusiasm about affordable healthy eating, baking and Home Economics. I … Continue reading
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