Voting lines are now open for Taste Factor. To vote for me text TASTE4 to 53131. 
I would be really thrilled if you would take the time to vote for me. Every single vote will count. Voting ends at midday Friday 3rd June. Thanks a million! Nessa x
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Cooking Live on Ireland AM

Friday was a really special day in our house as this was when I got to cook live on television for the very first time. It was just an amazing experience! My slot was allocated for 7.45am and I was asked to be at the TV3 studios an hour prior to this. Myself and Jack were up ...

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Lorraine Pascale's Doris Grant Loaf

I'm so excited about cooking live on television this Friday! The dish that I am cooking is very straight forward so at least that is one less worry. My nine-year-old Jack is going to travel with me to the TV3 studios. It will be such a wonderful experience for him and he's bringing ...

I was absolutely over the moon to receive an e-mail today informing me that I am a finalist in Taste Factor.
Next Friday morning I will travel to the TV3 studios and cook my dish - Mushroom Brioche with Creamy Philadelphia, live on television with celebrity chef Edward Hayden. I will be live at 9.10am and the show is then repeated on 3e, so I will be on at 12.10pm on that channel. I'm so excited and this itself is as good as any prize but I am then in with a one in four chance of winning a trip to Philadelphia with 1,000 euro spending money. If that wasn't enough the winner also gets 4 VIP tickets to Taste of Dublin and gets to demonstrate their dish on stage with Edward!!!  Pretty amazing-I think so!!
After Friday the public will get to vote on their favourite dish and this is when I will need your help. I will post the details on how to vote and I would really appreciate if you would take the time to vote for me.
Until then I will be busy trying to perfect my dish. Happy Days :)
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The Sunday Roast - Anyday you please!

I think most will agree that a roast dinner is fairly high on their list of favourite dinners. Is it that one meal can guarantee such a great fusion of flavours or is it the feeling of nostalgia that this meal can conjure up? When I was growing up a roast dinner ...

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Roast Chicken Quesadilla

  I have been busy in the kitchen over the past few weeks with family occasions and get-togethers. I also took the time to enter a few recipe competitions. There seem to be so many recipe competitions at the moment, such as Taste Factor, and all have amazing ...

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Mushroom Brioche with Creamy Philadelphia

Taste of Dublin has teamed up with Philadelphia to launch ‘Taste Factor – The Search for Ireland’s Best Amateur Chef’ on TV3’s Ireland AM. The winner will cook live alongside a celebrity chef at the Philadelphia Chef Theatre at Taste of Dublin, will get four VIP tickets to ...

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Nutty Carrot and Broccoli Salad

With all the beautiful weather we have had over the past few weeks, the barbecue season seems to have starter early in Ireland. It is certainly a great way to entertain a crowd, with some good meats marinaded and a few bowls of tasty salads, so many mouths can be fed. This is ...

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Book Review - Rachel Allen's Entertaining at home.

If you are planning on entertaining a few guests and would like to make it an occasion to remember then Rachel Allen's new book Entertaining at Home would certainly be the book to get you on the right track! The book does not only focus on entertaining for formal occasions but ...