Hola chicas y chicos,

COOKING HOLIDAYS Apologies for the delay on getting this information to you, I struggle with the ftp for updating my website – hence the change to blogging. I attach below, an invitation to accompany us on a Mexican cooking holliday. Dates are being kept flexible on purpose. Off peak runs from mid January - avoids midterm break Ire/UK - and Easter week - apart from that we can organise a week in Guadalajara or on the Costa Alegre any time between Jan 15th and end of June, mind you, it gets quite hot around end April May, and wet into June so the optimum travel time is Jan - April. Scroll on down to see the details.

COOKING CLASSES IN DUBLIN AREA Due to the fall off in numbers signing up for Dublin cookery courses - we've changed the structure. Instead of posting a Cook Class Date, promoting it and waiting for the bookings to come in, (pick up has been slow or fragmented).
Now, when we get a request from someone for a cook class - we throw the ball back into the customers court - we ask them to rustle up 4 or 5 friends who'd like to join them and either they provide the venue (their home / work canteen / their friends home) or it's our venue in Killiney.

Depending on the chosen menu for the Mexican cook class the cost is on average 50 euro per person and for that they each get a recipe booklet, tuition on each recipe including cocktails, hands on experience - mainly on what to do with unusual ingredients such as Maize flour, dried chiles and achiote. We start with a cocktail or a traditional serving of Tequila, two starters, main course with two sides, two salsas, and a dessert.

Mexican coffee or hot chocolate is served at the end of class and the 'host' or main contact for the group gets to take home the scrumptious left overs and some gifts of ingredients for their own home cooking.

CATERING SERVICES Having said all this - we do not have any cook classes running at the moment as it is Party / Catering season for us – lots of people are booking us to deliver yummy Mexican Food to their venue. But if an interested group requests a cook class date from us we will do everything to accommodate you.

Thank you all so much for your continuing interest in our fight to bring real Mexican food to our shores. Remember we’ve got - Tamales de carne, this week I’m trying banana leaves wrapping, let’s see how that goes - Mole Rojo with Pollo (chicken) and Mexican rice are the specialities at the Temple Bar Market and of course our staples (favourites) Chicken Fajitas, Veggie Burritos and corn Taquitos each Saturday until Christmas so try and make the trip in to see us, and your taste buds will thank you.

Saludos ..............Theresa y Gustavo