TY Fashion Design

The new fashion recruits from Transition Year have been really busy so far this term!  Their first 'Project Runway' assignment was to design an outfit using newspaper and bin bags!  They only had 45 minutes to do this and then they modelled their creations!!  The final designs were really creative and blew everyone away!

Then the designers got to work on their inspiration and theme for their 'real' project!  They each created a mood board with fabric swatches, pictures, sketches and trimmings.  They all have purchased their pattern and fabric and are ready to move on to actually making an outfit!

  

  

Cupcakes!!

The Home Ec Department has been busy this term!!  With new first years cooking for the first time, and everyone getting back into the swing of things!!  The fourth years were delighted with their Junior Cert Home Ec results and had great fun making these cupcakes last week!!

Wesley College Ready Steady Cook Competition 2010

Ready Steady Cook 2010

Wesley College's annual culinary competition “Ready, Steady, Cook” took place on Wednesday 3rd of March. In this the 7th year of the competition we supported the national campaign to “Love Irish Food”. Twenty finalists were selected to compete to produce the best dessert using at least one Irish ingredient in one hour and thirty minutes. The ingredients and prizes for the competition were once again generously sponsored by the Wesley College Parents Association.
The student’s work was carefully assessed by Thomas Haughton, Executive Head Chef of Harvey Nichols Restaurant in Dundrum! He was assisted by two excellent judges from the Parents Association; Mrs. Lynda Dwyer Joyce and Mrs. Anna Keogh.

The students competed for first, second and third place. Each prize winner was awarded a voucher for a cookery course in the acclaimed “Cooks Academy” in Dun Laoghaire. The first prize winner also won the Ready Steady Cup for the year

The standard of desserts produced was outstanding! There was a great buzz as the judges set about sampling twenty different desserts; what a task! The great crowd of supporters looked on eagerly. They were anxious for the results…and a piece of cake!

First prize was awarded to Deirdre Cassidy for mouth watering Chocolate Lava Cakes. Second prize was won by Grace O’Reilly for her tasty lemon pudding with strawberries and white chocolate. Third prize was awarded to Esther Glenfield for her Artemis Delight, a delicious almond meringue and strawberry cake.

The teachers of the Home Economics Department are delighted to see the ever improving standards of culinary excellence achieved in the “Ready, Steady, Cook” competition. I think I can speak for students, parents and staff alike when I say we are licking our lips in anticipation of next year’s event!

Ms. Fallon

Busy in the Kitchen!

Its been very busy in the kitchen and on the 3rd of March the competition will be heating up as Wesley's young chefs and cooks battle for the top prizes in Wesley's annual Ready Steady Cook Competition!

This year we're "loving" Irish food! Students have to make a dessert using at least one Irish food product. We're looking forward to tasting some very mouth-watering dishes...if there's any left!

There will be a VIC (very important chef!) judging along with members of the PTA who kindly sponsor the event every year! They pay for all the ingredients and the fantastic prizes! More about the prizes later..the important thing to remember is that today (11th Feb) is the deadline and all eager chefs need to get their entry forms in by the end of the day!!

Don't miss out!

- Ms. Fallon and the HE Dept.

Contact the Home Economics Department for further details!