The palette knife made its way across the top of the sponge with slivers of raspberry filling the grooves. It was my very first time making a cake and I wanted it to look beautiful. Every morning I wake up and for a moment I completely forget that I’m in Ballymaloe. As I slip on…
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Ballymaloe Day 0: “Leave your Prada and Gucci at home!”
As I’m writing this, I’m tucked away in the comfort of my cottage-esque home for the next three months – That’s right folks I’m finally here at Ballymaloe Cookery School! Apart from the occasional mumblings from people outside in the courtyard, everything is pretty quiet – even the chickens are hushed in their coup. I…
Pre-panic: More preparation underway for Ballymaloe Cookery School
It’s been a crazy few days, so I apologise for the lack of updates on site. I’m currently doing mountains of research for Ballymaloe and trying to do some extra studying. I have this intense fear that I’m going to make an arse of myself during the first week of the course so I’m desperately…
Nerves, stress and excitement: preparing for Ballymaloe Cookery School
There are just 28 days to go until I embark on a life-changing new adventure… This year I left my full-time job as a staff writer with Her.ie to pursue a passion that had been bubbling in me for the past few years. Ballymaloe Cookery School, a three-month intensive course that would hopefully propel myself…
