Broccoli and Chicken Stir Fry

Broccoli and Chicken Stir Fry Serves 4 For a fresh start to the year, this is a quick and healthy dish that is full of goodness. This is my vegetarian main course... (more)

Brusselsprouts with Smoked Bacon and Lemon

Serves 4 Adding lemon gives a great fresh zing to the traditional Brusselsprouts. Prepare the Brussels in advance and have all the ingredients to hand and this should be easy and... (more)

Christmas Red Cabbage and Cranberries

Serves 4 This can be prepared a day ahead. Serve with roasted onions and buttered chestnuts or even a spicy pear compote or relish. It is delicious served just warm with... (more)

Spicy Parsnip and Carrot Soup

Spicy Parsnip and Carrot Soup Serves 4 We all need a little spiciness to warm us up, especially after going for those wonderful inspirational autumnal forest walks – I often create new... (more)

BBQ Portobello Mushrooms and Red pepper Wedges with a Broad Bean Pesto

BBQ Portobello Mushrooms and Red pepper Wedges with a Broad Bean Pesto Serves 4 I just love vegetables chargrilled. You will be so surprised how many different vegetables can be used. Try... (more)

About Catherine

TV Chef / proprietor, food writer and cookery tutor, Catherine Fulvio, runs Ballyknocken Cookery School and Ballyknocken House.

Catherine, herself a Wicklow native, says she learnt her cooking skills from her mother and then trained professionally. Her naturally vivacious personality and pure infectious enthusiasm for food has led her to where she is today. Catherine and her team host a variety of classes offering mouth-watering dishes while at the same time they dispense helpful advice.

Catherine is highly acclaimed for her hands on, no- fuss style of cookery, using the freshest ingredients possible. She believes that cooking should fun and her easy approach together with recipes that encourage those who normally shy away from cookery is a winning combination. At the other end of the scale, she also runs her very popular entertaining and gourmet classes for her regular clientele. She has her own TV Series “Catherine’s Italian Kitchen” and is a regular on TV screens both at home and abroad. When Catherine is not busy in the kitchen she is busy researching new courses, menus and recipes to delight you with.

“I'm no stranger to authentic food, I was brought up on a farm in Co Wicklow - so I really appreciate the labour of love that is farming and the rewards that it brings when the family sits around the table enjoying their garden harvest.”