St Angela’s College, Sligo and safefood announce the first ever Take Away My Way all-island Cookery Competition.

The competition aims to encourage secondary school students to display their culinary capabilities while also promoting the importance of healthy eating.

Secondary schools across the island received a flyer promoting the competition and teachers are encouraged to get their students involved. Amanda McCloat, Head of the Home Economics Department at St Angela’s College, Sligo and Board member of safefood explains: ‘The competition encourages students to choose their favourite takeaway food, e.g. pizza, stir-fry, curry and modify the recipe to make it healthier.’  

The student is then required to cook their modified dish, take a picture of it, complete the entry form and submit it with the picture either by post to Take Away My Way all-Island Cookery Competition, St. Angela’s College, Sligo, or by email to takeawaymyway@gmail.com.

In addition to the cookery competition, students can participate in the optional Take Away My Way online video competition running alongside the cookery competition.

The closing date for receipt of all entries is 5pm on 31 March 2011. The entries will be judged by a panel of experts including a celebrity chef. Finalists will be invited to compete and cook at the all-island final in St. Angela’s College, Sligo on 5 May 2011.
There are two categories:

• Junior which includes Junior Cycle (ROI) and Key Stage 3 (NI)
• Senior which includes Senior Cycle and Youthreach (ROI), and Key Stage 4 and Years 13 and 14 (NI).

There are great student and teacher prizes to be won like game consoles, cook books and gift vouchers - you can find full details of the prizes on the competition website www.safefood.eu/takeawaymyway. All entries will receive a Certificate of Participation.
 
The competition flyer, full terms and conditions and entry are available to download from: 
http://www.safefood.eu/en/education/takeawaymyway/About-the-schools-cookery-competition/

For further information, contact takeawaymyway@gmail.com or phone +353 (0)71 9135650.

The College wishes the best of luck to all participating schools and students- Happy cooking!