Now You’re Cooking! Recipe and Evaluation Handbook

 facilitates comprehensive preparation for the Junior Cycle Home Economics food literacy brief (CBA 2).



Now You’re Cooking! 

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Focuses on the skills needed to move from theory into practice

Easily adapted recipes that can also be modified to suit a one-hour cookery class

Provides an accurate record of cookery practicals and evaluations completed by each student

 facilitates comprehensive preparation for the Junior Cycle Home Economics food literacy brief (CBA 2) and practical food skills examination.

Now You’re Cooking! – Junior Cycle Home Economics

Over fifty recipes that transfer from the classroom to everyday life

 on kitchen equipment, technology in the kitchen, and hygiene and safety

, supported by an extensive glossary of terms

 are clearly referenced at the start of each recipe

 include the serving number, preparation time and class timing advice

 ensures all recipes included are suitable for double classes and adaptable to the one-hour practical classes

 throughout provide information to understand recipes and adapt them

, e.g. special dietary considerations and recipe modification

A good mix of individual/pair/group activities and questions 

, e.g. students manage themselves and their learning through the use of checklists/success criteria

 and consider changes they would make in preparation for the reflective practices of CBA 2 and the evaluation section in the practical skills exam

 – costing a recipe, comparing products, features of quality and sample briefs with marking schemes for in-house exams

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 is your complete resource for the practical skills exam. It’s an accurate record of cookery practicals and evaluations completed by each student, and an excellent tool to show an inspector visiting the classroom.

Why Now You’re Cooking!?

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Through carrying out and evaluating these recipes, your students gain the key skills required for CBA 2 and the practical skills examination, which is worth 50% of the final result.

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Textbook

Online Book

Healthy Snack Worksheet

Sample Worksheet 

Recipe 01 
Healthy Breakfast Granola

Sample PowerPoint

Digital resources 

What's included in the package

First year Home Economics Teacher, Dublin

Third year Home Economics Teacher, Waterford

Third year Home Economics Teacher, Offaly

What teachers have said about Now You're Cooking!

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The authors

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