Now in its fourth year it was established by Mark Doe of justcooking.ie and Mark Murphy, senior lecturer in Culinary Arts at IT Tralee.
Aimed at secondary school students, the theme is ‘Good Mood Food’, to promote the importance of healthy eating in overall personal physical and mental wellbeing, as well as combating obesity and other health issues.
Aimed at secondary school students, the theme is ‘Good Mood Food’, to promote the importance of healthy eating in overall personal physical and mental wellbeing, as well as combating obesity and other health issues.
Dishes should include a variety of ‘good mood foods’ based on seasonality, availability, locally produced and healthy unprocessed ingredients.
The girls spent weeks researching, planning, practicing and altering their recipes in anticipation of their cook-off held in Tralee IT. Accompanied by Home Economics teacher Ms. Buckley here are some pictures of the mouth-watering dishes the girls made on the day.
Lena cooked up a main course centered around Ballinwillin Farm venison, parsnip crisps, herbed quinoa and a beetroot puree.
Rachel served a platter of tempting desserts - an indulgent chocolate fondant, crisp buttery biscuits, panna cotta with poached rhubarb and cream filled profiteroles drizzled with caramel sauce.
Laura created a succulent lamb dish with hassle-back potatoes, wilted vegetables, roasted vine tomatoes and a vibrant green pesto.
I think you will agree all three dishes look extremely professional and well executed and certainly fit the bill of "Good Mood Food"!
Now the wait begins until the finalists are announced and fingers crossed for the girls that the preparation and planning will continue!
Click below to have a behind the scenes look at what happens on the day - enjoy!
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