Home Baking
Saturday 17th July. 10am to 3pm.
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
Hands up who can resist good fresh baked goods? Delicious quiche with homemade buttery pastry and summer vegetables or fish? Fluffy scones with jam, zesty lemon cake, apple tart, spicy carrot cake, chocolate fudge cake, nutty oaty ? The list is endless so I will have to have a good think about what the ultimate home baked things are - we all know we shouldn’t eat this stuff every day, but what is the harm in once a week or a couple of times a month? Much lower in sugar than commercially made products, and so so delicious.
Italian Cooking Straight from the Garden
Sunday 18th July. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
Delicious pasta dishes using fresh produce from our garden here, fish in classic Italian style, salads and vegetables, some home-made bread and of course a few desserts to finish off the meal with a flourish. The world’s most popular cuisine is not difficult to re-create at home. I lived in Rome and Sardinia, and the experience of seeing local food cooked beautifully was unique and memorable.
Salads & Vegetables for Summer
Saturday 24th July. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
Cooking summer vegetables involves different techniques than those in season in winter. The Mediterranean countries of Italy, France, and Spain provide inspiration for delicious vegetable dishes. Having lived in Italy I understand the best ways to highlight and bring out the flavours of summer vegetables such as aubergines, courgettes, peppers, tomatoes, green beans, broad beans, summer broccoli, and of course delicious new potatoes. These recipes and techniques are suitable as side dishes or as main courses for vegetarians.
Summer BBQ Party.
Sunday 25th July. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
Marinades for meat and fish, salads and dressings, new ways with seasonal vegetables and a delicious summer punch. It doesn’t have to be burnt chicken and raw sausages!
Mexican Mama
Saturday 31st July. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
Why on earth Ireland hasn’t grasped Mexican cooking by the throat is beyond me…it is a wonderful style of cooking and so healthy. Thai food is delicious but so familiar now, we need a new burst of flavour and Mexico packs that in. Avocadoes, tomatoes, lime, chili, coriander, cumin, potatoes, beans, beef, fish, rice, corn…crunchy salads, zesty salsas, filling burritos…delicious food, not difficult, readily available ingredients…what’s stopping you? PS this is way way beyond dinner kits which are choc-full of nasty chemicals. Make it from scratch!
Quick Mid-Week Meals
Sunday 8th August. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
Grab a few staples from the store-cupboard, jizz up with some fresh herbs, dinner in a flash – effortlessly. It takes less time to cook something quickly than defrost and reheat a freezer meal when you come home in the evening ready to anything in sight…
Summer Fish & Shellfish
Saturday 14th August. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
Lovely easy but flavoursome fish dishes – fish is incredibly easy to cook and so nutritious!
A Family Celebration Lunch
Sunday 15th August. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
How to cook for a crowd – what to plan, quantities, and of course delicious crowd-pleasing recipes for wide ranging tastes. Your party will be a hit after this, and you will get to enjoy it too!
School Lunches!
Saturday 28th August. 10-3pm
80 Euro including lunch. 2 places booked together 150 Euro. Three places booked together 225 Euro. 4 places booked together 290 Euro.
It’s that time of year again. Primary school children’s lunches are not that big a deal – a couple of sandwiches, a piece of fruit but once secondary school starts you are looking at children who are rising early and home late after demanding long days of class and sports. These recipes are designed to be protein and complex carbohydrate rich, healthy and sustaining, while not going mushy and revolting during the day.
