Apologies I didnt put my daily blog on yesterday!

Theory day as normal on Wednesdays - First up Milk and lots of different things you can do with it especially making cheese. We had a lovely man from Teagasc to help us go through the whole process of making Gouda cheese there & then and explaining how to make many different cheeses with different processes etc.

Short break with some tea/coffee & little nibbly squares of all kinds - lemon, coffee, chocolate, hazelnut etc.

Back to class for more cheesey talk and finish off the gouda.

Then lunch, jerusalem artichoke soup, spiced drumsticks, almond chicken, rice, brussels sprouts, salad & for dessert labneh (sweet cheese), lemon pudding, srikand (yoghurt with nuts, saffron & cardamom).

Back to class for our first wine course. We were joined by Monica from one of the largest wine importers in Ireland & Barbara from Lawsons Dry Hills Vinery in New Zealand. So we had 8 or 10 different wines to try and we all got a bit giddy by the end. But very enjoyable indeed!