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The old town of Zadar in Croatia is a walled town with a few entrance gates. This is where we were staying on our Eramus...
25/09/2026

The old town of Zadar in Croatia is a walled town with a few entrance gates. This is where we were staying on our Eramus trip and where our hosting school was based. Valentina and Merina welcomed us on our first morning. They provide adult education and some of the people we met in other places such as Christina, Magic Bite Cakes come into this school to teach the theory first before the practical.
The old town has 18 churches within the walls, the most famous being St Donatus in the centre. There is a little bit of history around every corner dating back to Roman times.
You can drive around the marina to the newer part of the city across the water but it is also connected by a wide bridge only for pedestrians.

It's a tough life when this is your morning walk to meet Blazenka before our next school meeting!Popped in to the local ...
24/09/2026

It's a tough life when this is your morning walk to meet Blazenka before our next school meeting!
Popped in to the local fish market on the way. So much variety! Squid and octupus for the adventurous and some of Blazenka's favourites. Check out the last 2 photos of her dinners!
Fresh tuna off the bone. Amazing!

Next stop was to visit Christina of Magic Bite Cakes Zadar. She teaches and trains young apprentice pastry chefs.We met ...
24/09/2026

Next stop was to visit Christina of Magic Bite Cakes Zadar. She teaches and trains young apprentice pastry chefs.
We met outside her bakery for a chat first as the bakery is small inside.
There is a glass front where you can see them making the cakes and a hatch where you can stop to buy a slice.
Nina, her young apprentice was making carrot cake. She had already been working there for one year.
Once inside, we got to sample the most amazing cheesecakes! Chocolate, raspberry and chia lemon.
We exchanged some recipes and she will give us the recipe for the lemon cheesecake! It is from a very old book. She will write it up from her notes.
Christina recently catered for a wedding with 400 guests. A 3 tier wedding cake and cakes to slice and serve. 40 kilos of cake in total!
Check out her page on facebook or instagram. Such a talented lady and such a pleasure to meet her and see her bakery.

Blazenka and I just had to go to this Traditional Croatian Bread Making workshop when we heard about it!This oven was bu...
23/09/2026

Blazenka and I just had to go to this Traditional Croatian Bread Making workshop when we heard about it!
This oven was built to replicate the old open fires where the bread was baked under the 'peka'. Bread was placed onto the hot hearth and covered with the bell shaped lid which had a ring around it. Hot embers were placed on top of the peka and the ring stopped them from falling off.
They do not have butter for the bread as there aren't many cows in Croatia only some sheep. So we had olive oil and a pinch of salt instead. Some cheese and dried figs too.

Erasmus+ trip to Croatia from Cork College of FET Skibbereen Centre has begun. Arriving at the town of Nin with Blazenk...
23/09/2026

Erasmus+ trip to Croatia from Cork College of FET Skibbereen Centre has begun. Arriving at the town of Nin with Blazenka and Caroline.
The smallest cathedral in the world. Blazenka explaining how the light shines through the narrow window at solstice.
Lots of history here and Nin is also famous for its sea salt harvested from the sea.

A warm welcome was extended to all new groups at Cork College of FET Skibbereen Centre this week for the autumn term. Su...
11/09/2026

A warm welcome was extended to all new groups at Cork College of FET Skibbereen Centre this week for the autumn term. Such a pleasure to be involved with the cooking and nutrition classes on Thursdays - Affordable Meals/Food Choice & Health and Food for Health/Nutrition & Healthy Options.

Both groups got off to a great start with plenty of hands on experience trying some new recipes.

03/07/2026

Roasted chickpea & Mediterranean veg with cooked quinoa mixed through.
Nice one to have in the fridge to put your hand on for Summer lunches or pickings.
Simply cut up some courgette, red & yellow pepper, red onion and mix through a teaspoon of spice of choice, cumin or paprika or whatever you have to hand. Add a drizzle olive oil and roast in a hot oven. You could add hazelnuts. I forgot, so I chopped some and added after.
Cook the quinoa in a saucepan. A little goes a long way. About 1/3 cup quinoa and 2/3 cold water. Add half teaspoon boullion for flavour as quinoa is quite bland.
Bring to boil, turn down heat, cover and simmer gently for few minutes. Stir a few times. Liquid will be absorbed.
Mix through cooked veg and store any leftovers in fridge to enjoy later.

Celebrating Mairead's Retirement from working at Caring Hands was done in style at Baby Hannahs. We all wish you a long,...
28/06/2026

Celebrating Mairead's Retirement from working at Caring Hands was done in style at Baby Hannahs. We all wish you a long, happy and healthy retirement.

Tired of hearing about protein all of the time? Well, there has been a gradual shift of attention towards fibre. You ma...
22/06/2026

Tired of hearing about protein all of the time? Well, there has been a gradual shift of attention towards fibre. You may have noticed the subtle change of labelling move towards ‘High Protein & Fibre’ meals.
Fibre is found in wholegrains, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits. Fibre is the part of the plant that doesn’t get digested and absorbed, instead it just passes through keeping the gut healthy and bulking up stools.
Many adults fall short of the recommended 30g of fibre a day. Some ideas to increase your fibre intake:
• Swopping over to wholegrain breads, wholemeal pasta and brown rice.
• Oats for breakfast as overnight oats, porridge, granola or making snacks such as energy bites or flapjacks with nuts and seeds.
• Making salads for lunch now Summer is here, add some chickpeas or lentils.
• Variety of vegetables at dinner.
• Snack on a whole fruit with a few nuts.

15/06/2026

Perfect for weekend munchies or a picnic now the weather has finally picked up.

🫓Wholemeal wraps or gluten free
🥚4 eggs
🥓2 bacon
🌱2 spring onion
🐑25g feta cheese
🧀25g parmesan
🫙1/4 cup cream
🌿pinch nutmeg

Grease a muffin tin well.
Cut out rounds from the wraps to fill the muffin holes.
Fry off the bacon and set aside.
Finely slices the spring onion.
Cut the feta into small cubes.
Grate the parmesan.
Whisk the eggs, cream and nutmeg together.
Divide fillings between muffins and bake at 180C for 20-25 mins.

Wholemeal wraps are more pliable than gluten free. If using gluten free, you could make a few small cuts around the edge of the wrap to help fold it into the muffin tin.

Recipe inspiration from Home Cooking Adventure.

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