Oh what a night! 

I would like to say a huge thank you and well done to all the students who were  involved in the open night lastnight. Maith sibh, you all showed great teamwork and commitment to the subject #teamhomeeconomics                    

Raising awarenesses- get to know your labels

Coeliacs can experience one or more of these problems: diarrhoea constipation weight loss chronic tiredness anaemia failure to thrive in children chronic mouth ulcers stomach pain and bloating indigestion bone pain moodiness or depression infertility recurrent miscarriages Take a look at some gluten free produce the students gathered form their own cupboards and local shops. … Continue reading

Less guilty succulent homemade beef burgers

A good burger never fails to fully satisfy the hunger signals. The best thing about making your own beef burger is that it gives you the chance to have a burger that’s seasoned, cooked and dressed how you like it. However, the most important ingredient is the beef and more importantly how that beef is … Continue reading

QOTD

Very appropriate quote for today’s outing to http://www.homegrownfoodfestival.ie/ at home here in Donegal. I’m never one to turn down good food. Always stop to taste! #mindfuleating #goodfood #localfoodsgood, supportlocal #foodfestival

Home Economics teaching vital life skills

How to do we solve this issue? Make Home Economics compulsory. Home Economics provides students with vital life skills, how to plan and cook nutritious and economical meals and how to select healthy nutritious food for themselves and their family #‎foodeducation‬ ‪#‎foodliteracy‬‪#‎makehomeeconomicscompulsory‬ ‪#‎nomoreexcuses‬ #foodliteracy‪#‎homeeconomics‬ ‪#‎confidenceintheirpreparation‬ How to do we solve this issue? Make Home Economics … Continue reading

Beauty on our doorstep 🌼🌷☀️🐝

Exploring and discovering the amazing spaces and places on our doorstep #discoverireland #cliffwalk #Bray #Greystones #foodie #thehappypear Worth a visit 🙂 https://www.thehappypear.ie/ <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”><a href=”https://twitter.com/msmillshomeec”>@msmillshomeec</a&gt; thanks for visiting 👍🏻😄👍🏻</p>&mdash; The Happy Pear (@thehappypear) <a href=”https://twitter.com/thehappypear/status/608378625860214784″>June 9, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>

“Chocolate comes from cocoa, which is a tree, that means it is a plant, chocolate is salad ” Guilt free for one day only-Butlers Chocolate experience

The TY Home Economics students recently visited Butler’s chocolate factory where they watched chocolates being made and sampled many of the chocolate delights. The two hour experience was  well organised giving you an insight into the history of chocolate, butlers own history and the day to day operations of the factory.The factory workers were quite … Continue reading