March 2014 - Holywood

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Water seems to have been the

dominant force over the last

few weeks in the form of a constant

threat of rain from above and Bloom

readers in tears as they await the next

edition. Ha. Funnily enough there are

usually a few tears at the end of the

month as we send the mag to printers.

Tears of joy, relief and confusion as

another edition becomes real. And

we’ve certainly been keeping it real

over the last few weeks uncovering

some amazing people, projects and

businesses who we are sharing with

MARCH2014

The local groups are getting behind a brilliant sponsored slim for charity.

SLIMMING WORLD

It’s the 10th anniversary year of the Holywood Family Trust.

It’s all the stories that are new to you and us and come in the form of news.

Local News

LOCAL FAMILY TRUST

It’s the amazing Swing Era Saturday down at Shorts Recreation Club.

BELFAST JAZZ HANDS

Stained glass artist Ann Smyth on her career and an incredible local project.

GLOWING PANES

Richard Graham of Cloud Accounting NI talks all things business plans.

TALKING BUSINESS

Cook the perfect Ulster Fry with the guidance of St George’s Bar & Grill.

cookbookRuth at The Beauty Studio gets you ready for the incoming spring season.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY

A Crawfordsburn home built on the green principles of Passivhaus.

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you this month. Once again there

has been a phenomenal amount

happening and it can be difficult to

cram it all in without some overspill

but we’ve certainly done our best.

We have all your regular faves

including the latest news and all

the info and links you need to see

what’s happening with the Holywood

Masterplan which will guide the town’s

growth and development over the next

20 years. We also feature a stunning

energy efficient home in Crawforsburn.

A blueprint for future builds. County

Down stained glass artist Ann Smyth

shares the story of her career and

talks about her wonderful project for

Belfast Harbour Office. We profile the

Holywood Family Trust, a crucial local

charity in town. And for all you Jazz

and Swing aficionados, there’s an

amazing event happening this month

that is right up your street! All this plus

St George’s Bar and Grill talk you

though how to make the perfect Ulster

Fry. So stick on your bangers, feet up

and settle down to this months sizzling

edition of Bloom. Enjoy!

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Jackie thompson from East

Belfast won a year’s worth of

shopping with centra Holywood!

Centra Stores joined with Cool

FM and Downtown Radio to

offer listeners the chance to win

a year’s worth of shopping for

2014. Pete Snodden and store

manager, Jonathan Boal, Centra

Holywood congratulate Jackie

on winning £3,000 worth of

centra vouchers. Jackie listened

to cool FM and identified a

celebrity referred to in a Centra

Tannoy announcement for her

chance to win. Centra gave away

a total of £3,500 cash to 10

winners from across NI.

The Irish FA National Coaching of Coaches Courses

will take place throughout the month of June.

The courses are based at Stranmillis University

College, Belfast and Queen’s sport, Upper Malone.

The Irish FA is again offering an extensive range

of coaching courses, catering for all levels of our

game, and intended to provide the necessary

coaching knowledge required, whether for the

game at grassroots level or at professional level. The

Grassroots Introductory Award and Level 1 Award

cater for those who wish to coach at foundation age

level and form the basic foundation of coaching

practice for those who wish to progress higher up

the IFA’s Coaching Ladder. The Irish FA also offers

the UEFA ‘B’ and UEFA ‘A’ Licence courses, both

of which are very popular. These courses focus on

coaching from Youth level to senior level.Specialist

coaching awards are also available, such as the Level

1 and Level 2 Coaching Disabled Footballers Awards.

Goalkeepers are catered for with the Goalkeeping

Diploma. Visit the website for more information and

the application form : irishfa.com

ifa NATIONAL COACHING COURSES 2014

The Mayor’s charity event - Antiques and

Collectibles Valuation Day - takes place on Saturday 8 March at Camphill Community

Glencraig, Seahill.11.00am - 4.00pm For further information

please telephone: 028 9076 8741 / 028

9127 8067 or email to [email protected]

A £3,000 win with centra holywood

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Jackie thompson from East

Belfast won a year’s worth of

shopping with centra Holywood!

Centra Stores joined with Cool

FM and Downtown Radio to

offer listeners the chance to win

a year’s worth of shopping for

2014. Pete Snodden and store

manager, Jonathan Boal, Centra

Holywood congratulate Jackie

on winning £3,000 worth of

centra vouchers. Jackie listened

to cool FM and identified a

celebrity referred to in a Centra

Tannoy announcement for her

chance to win. Centra gave away

a total of £3,500 cash to 10

winners from across NI.

The Irish FA National Coaching of Coaches Courses

will take place throughout the month of June.

The courses are based at Stranmillis University

College, Belfast and Queen’s sport, Upper Malone.

The Irish FA is again offering an extensive range

of coaching courses, catering for all levels of our

game, and intended to provide the necessary

coaching knowledge required, whether for the

game at grassroots level or at professional level. The

Grassroots Introductory Award and Level 1 Award

cater for those who wish to coach at foundation age

level and form the basic foundation of coaching

practice for those who wish to progress higher up

the IFA’s Coaching Ladder. The Irish FA also offers

the UEFA ‘B’ and UEFA ‘A’ Licence courses, both

of which are very popular. These courses focus on

coaching from Youth level to senior level.Specialist

coaching awards are also available, such as the Level

1 and Level 2 Coaching Disabled Footballers Awards.

Goalkeepers are catered for with the Goalkeeping

Diploma. Visit the website for more information and

the application form : irishfa.com

ifa NATIONAL COACHING COURSES 2014

The Mayor’s charity event - Antiques and

Collectibles Valuation Day - takes place on Saturday 8 March at Camphill Community

Glencraig, Seahill.11.00am - 4.00pm For further information

please telephone: 028 9076 8741 / 028

9127 8067 or email to [email protected]


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Celebrate St Patrick’s Day on Monday 17 March with a festival of music and crafts at Ulster Folk & Transport Museum. Join in and learn traditional set dancing in

the Parochial Hall to live music or watch re-enactments and listen to story telling as you make your way around the Museum solving the St Patrick’s Day Quiz. There will be

creel making, wool spinning and Irish tweed weaving demonstra-tions. A great day out! 10am - 5pm. Book tickets now to avoid the queues on arrival.

British Airways has unveiled its new £300,000 lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways’

parent company, International Airlines Group, officially opened the 285sq

metre development, telling VIP guests including Arlene Foster, Minister for

Enterprise, Trade and Investment, that the new lounge demonstrated British

Airways’ commitment to its customers from Northern Ireland. The lounge

offers panoramic views of the airfield, and offers an exclusive experience for customers. Located airside and

adjacent to Door A, the lounge offers direct boarding on to the aircraft plus

87 comfortable seats, Work zone, Power outlets throughout the lounge, Complimentary Wi-fi, New ‘air’ print

technology enabling customers to print from their mobile devices, Televisions

and a choice of newspapers and magazines, Full complimentary bar,

Extensive choice of food, with a menu that changes throughout the day.

www.belfastcityairport.com

Anna Spiers, Principal Alison Mungavin and Hayley Lanyon check out the new app.

Ashfield Girls SCHOOLIn Touch with Technology!

School App - Ashfield Girls’ High School has become the first school, locally, to launch its own smart phone app. The app, which is free of charge on iPhone and Android enables parents to stay in touch with school, keep up-to-date with term dates, news and events. Information will now be automatically available on their mobile device. Show My Homework The launch of the new app coincides with the school being the first in N Ireland to pilot Show My Homework - a simple, online homework calendar which allows teachers to set homework in advance and, more importantly, enables parents to monitor which homeworks are being set-and completed! Teachers post homeworks to the school calendar, and to the student’s calendar which appear on the student’s to do list. Once completed, the student can remove them. GCSE Pod Another exciting and innovative initiative which the school has invested in is GCSEPod which consists of over 3,500 audio-visual podcasts to aid learning and revision at GCSE level. This too is acces-sible on mobile device and tablets as well as PCs and it enables students to create personal podcast playlists to listen to in the run-up to exams or to help with home-work. Consistent use in just 10 minute chunks is proven to support achievement right up to A* With the publica-tion of their smart phone app, Show My Homework and GCSEPod, Ashfield Girls’ High School demonstrates that it is confident with the new technology to aid learning and revision-as well as communication-and is encourag-ing its pupils and parents to be confident too. Principal, Alison Mungavin says, ‘Ashfield Girls constantly seeks to improve learning opportunities for its girls and these new innovations will support both pupils and parents.”


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A Charity fund raising night

will celebrate all formats

of organised Football in

Holywood throughout the

years coinciding with 50 Years

of Youth Football! The event

will take place in Holywood

The Holywood Masterplan was recently launched by DSD Minister Nelson McCausland at the library. It’s a long-term strategy to guide the town’s growth and development over the next 20 years. There is now a 12 week public consultation period. Details are on display and feedback forms are ready for your comments at the Library, Queen’s Leisure Complex, Redburn Community Centre and the Town Hall in Bangor. For further info www.dsdni.gov.uk www.northdown.gov.uk www.paulhogarth.com

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Golf Club on Saturday 10th

May 2014. The evening will be

compared by Jackie Fullerton

with guest speaker Colin

Barkley. Tickets for the event

are £25 which will include a

meal. The chosen Charity is N.

Ireland Leukaemia Research.

The event is supported by

Holywood FC.

For information contact event

organiser Ray Alexander

on 07814 500601 or email

[email protected]

Saturday 22nd February saw former Rally Driver Paddy Hopkirk lead a cavalcade of over 200

MINIs, old and new, as well as cars rallied during Paddy’s rally career, from Stormont through Bel-

fast to the City Hall where he received a scroll from the Lord Mayor, commemorating the 50th an-

niversary of him receiving the Freedom of the City. Pictured is the only bespoke, specially branded

‘Paddy Hopkirk’ mini owned by John Minnis Estate Agents who took part in the fun-filled day. John

Minnis, director of John Minnis Estate Agents was in the driving seat alongside Paddy’s niece Carole

Murray, Office Manager of the JMEA Donaghadee branch.

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Clothing Alterations Ironing Service & Dry Clean Concierge

Tip To Toes can help you get more value for money from your wardrobe. We will mend, repair, alter, re-size

or re-style your clothing.

Our premises on the Holywood High Street offers a pleasant environment with a team of highly skilled seamstresses that take pride in their work and the level of service they provide.

We use only the latest equipment, offer spacious changing rooms & fitting areas with multiple mirrors.

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Your Clothes Tailored from Tip to Toe

Tip to Toes Clothing Alterations was opened in Oct 2013 by Mrs Tip Moore.

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Contact Michelle on 07753 745301 or Sally on 07738 713436 slimmingworld.com

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a national Slim for Good campaign running across

all 11,000 Slimming World groups in the UK and

Ireland. The aim of the six-week drive is to help

people to lose weight and improve their health while

raising money for a good cause in their local area.

Michelle Murray and Sally Moore, who run the

groups, say the Slim for Good campaign will give

members of the group an added incentive to achieve

their weight-loss dreams. They said, “New Year’s

resolutions can often become a bit of a distant

memory by now and the motivation that you might

have had at the start of January can begin to dip.

If anyone’s feeling that way, we are hoping getting

sponsored to slim will give them the lift they need.

When it’s a cause close to your heart, it’s even more

of a push. We know that making healthy lifestyle

changes to the way you eat and your activity levels

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your health and confidence, but it also impacts on

your family and friends too as they enjoy the ‘new

you’ and often get encouraged to also become

healthier themselves.

Now, thanks to Slim for Good, members will also

be able to benefit their wider local community by

raising funds for their group’s chosen charity. Their

weight-loss will literally become their charity’s

gain! As a consultants we are also inviting other

people in the local community to join our groups

slimmers in their fundraising bid. If you’ve struggled

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Spoil your Mum this Mother’s Day with beautiful bespoke bouquets and gifts from The Flower Room, Holywood.

14 High Street Holywood BT18 9AZTel: 028 9042 2630 mob: 07853 924137 E: [email protected]

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T he charity has developed a range of services for fami-lies, children, young people

and vulnerable adults, which now involves partnership working with the Public Health Agency for counselling services, SEELB for youth activities, SEHSCT for their children’s After School Club and with the Department for Social De-velopment to increase community development in the locality. The three key aims are:1. Promoting health and well-being of individuals and families.2. Providing high quality childcare and youth activities.3. Helping disadvantaged people make healthier choices by provid-ing learning opportunities and by training our volunteers.The dream 10 years ago was that a centre and a network of people would exist in the North Down and Ards area that are equipped to “make a difference” in the lives of individuals and families whilst contributing to a more inclusive

HOLYWOODFAMILYTRUSTBased in the Community & Family Centre on High Steet, Holywood Family Trust (HFT) was formed as a charity in 2004 by Holywood Christian Fellowship Church with a selection of key aims.

www.holywoodft.co.uk tel 028 90427842

community. Ten years later, HFT now offers over 1000 hours of counselling services per year through Community & Fam-ily Counselling, childcare for 60 families through Holywood After School Club, youth activities for over 200 young people in Zone, a befriending service called ‘Philia’ and various educational projects to the local community whilst train-ing their staff and volunteers . Over the years HFT has been involved in various “good relations” activi-ties and is currently developing a schools based programme which explores diversity and community relations issues affecting young people that are often avoided whilst mentoring young leaders from across the community divide. As a part of the “faithworks” movement, the charity values providing inclusive services to the entire community in a professional manner and in a way which is consistent with its Christian ethos.Paul Betts, Director of HFT said

“Since launching HFT we have seen many people helped and enjoyed the favour and good will of the entire community including the support of the PSNI, NDBC, local churches etc. There has been significant development and expansion of all our services from children’s and youth work, to an increase in counselling services. We are delighted, that thanks to support from the Department for Education and Holywood CFC, we will be commencing building work on a new youth facility dur-ing 2014. The expansion of our youth work over the last couple of years has meant that we need a larger space with improved disa-bled access and catering facilities. HFT has a dedicated team of staff and volunteers to whom we are indebted and a strong network of agencies exists and works in partnership with HFT. Whilst a lot of work is still needed, we are grateful for all that has been ac-complished to date”.

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Before attending college’, says Ann ‘I wanted

to concentrate on textiles, but after only

a few days “playing” in the stained glass

department, I was hooked! Unlike painting which

deals with reflected light, stained glass uses refracted

light making it unique among the arts. It is quite

basically painting with light.’ Following this change

of focus into this new passion, Ann studied Art and

Design at Edinburgh College of Art, specialising in

stained glass. And while still at college, it wasn’t

long before she was making a living from her art,

albeit being paid in a classic student commodity as

she explains. “I got my first commission whilst still a

student at college. It was to repair a broken window

in a bar in Edinburgh. However, no money changed

hands...I was paid in beer!”

Ann’s career trajectory has been extraordinary

since, working on many different projects, from

small domestic windows to large ceiling domes in


“

Ann Smyth is a County Down based stained glass artist creating original works for churches, schools, hospitals, public buildings and private collections. Her work can be seen throughout Ireland and the UK as well as in the USA and featured in a recent BBC NI documentary.

Glowing Panes

www.annsmythstainedglass.co.uk

ANNSMYTH

Las Vegas casinos. The majority of Ann’s work

is for churches and this varies from traditional

figurative work to very contemporary pieces

relying on colour, line, form, texture and

symbolism to tell a story. The project for the

window in Belfast Harbour Office which recently

featured in a BBCNI documentary came about

as part of a competition. “After submitting my

design proposal I was shortlisted and eventually

selected to create the window which was

unveiled in December. I worked on this with

the very talented craftsmen of CWS Design,

Lisburn with whom I have been collaborating on

the majority of my work in Ireland for over 20

years. The window traces the history of the Port

of Belfast since the Charter of 1613 when King

James I officially declared Belfast a port, right up

to the present day.”

Ann is currently working on the designs for a set

of acid etched doors for a church in California.

In addition to the window in the Belfast Harbour

Office you can also see her work in Belfast

City Hall, St Anne’s Cathedral and Fisherwick

Presbyterian Church. If you would like to see

more of Ann’s work you can visit the website:

To celebrate we would be delighted to welcome you

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followed by refreshments in our

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With a nod to its dance

hall past, on the 22nd

March, the venue will

host a ‘Swing Era Saturday’, with

afternoon Dance Workshops and

an evening ‘Big Band Cocktail

Club’, presented by the Belfast Jazz

Orchestra and featuring Swing Diva,

Caroline Brown. In a special twist

to the night, mixologists will serve

up amazing cocktails, to match

the vintage theme, which will also

show case performances from Swing

Belfast, and International Showgirl,

Missy Fatale.

The Belfast Jazz Orchestra have

dedicated their 24 year history to

the performance and nurture of Big

Band Swing and Jazz music. They

are guaranteed to have you dancing

your socks off, or tapping those toes

to a rousing set of timeless classics

from the American song book,


including the music of Count Basie,

Glen Millar, and Duke Ellington.

There’s just something about swing

music which still strikes a chord

today. The melodies, the lyrics, the

old Hollywood glamour….all create

an appeal which spans generations.

The band’s last event, thronged with

dancers from 20 to 70 years old,

all having the time of their lives,

because when the music is this

good, age just becomes irrelevant.

Swing Dancing is a growing

scene in Belfast, with several groups

offering weekly classes. Classes

are fun, friendly and attended

by a wide range of people. With

a little patience, many become

hooked, and stock their wardrobes

with vintage clothing, which they

show off at events like the Big

Band Cocktail Club. It is a thriving

community, which is why Swing

Look beyond the façade of the Shorts Recreation Club on the Hollywood Road, and you will find a dance venue, waiting to fill with the sounds of the Swing Era.

Belfast will host dance workshops

on the afternoon of 22nd March.

London based Hayley Harvey

(Missy Fatale), Swing Dance

teacher, and exclusive International

Showgirl,will be teaching a series

of workshops, on Ladies Burlesque,

Solo Jazz and Lindy Hop. Classes

will finish at 5.15pm, just in time to

pin up those victory rolls, or slick

that Bryl cream for the Big Band

Cocktail Club opening its doors at

8.30pm until 1am with a late bar).

Big Band Cocktail Club – Tickets, £10 from swingbelfast.com, skiddle.com visit-belfast.com or from at Shorts Recreation Club.facebook.com/BelfastJazzOrchestraSwing Dance Workshops – Start at £10 from skiddle.com, or at Swing Belfast classes. swingbelfast.com orfacebook.com/pages/Swing-Belfast

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Don’t flip your bacon too early, wait for the colour to appear on the edges first. Colour = flavour. If you’re after something a bit healthier, grilling it is a good option. Either way, cook it until it’s crispy, but not brown and burnt.

The breads are above all what sets the humble fry up apart from the famous Ulster Fry – Perfectly prepared potato bread, made as our grandparents would have in their parlour kitchen and of course the wonderfully sumptuous soda bread. We source our bread from Chrissie, a local baker and stall-holder at the Market who uses old-fashioned, recipes using butter milk, delivered from the local milk man, all hand-made, on her farm on Ballymacashen road in Killinchy. These two are your next ingredients to add, place them in the pan to absorb the wonderful flavours. The soda will soak up the delicious favours and the potato bread will brown on the outside and soften wonderfully the in the middle.

If you can buy them on the vine do so, as they retain their firmness and flavour for longer, and delicious on your plate. A juicy red tomato not only adds colour to your

THE PERFECT ULSTER FRY!

plate but also a real contrast in flavour.Tomatoes should always be a little crispy. This will be achieved if you place them alongside your breads and cook for several minutes.

The Black Pudding is an acquired taste, but the flavour and texture is so rich and interesting. White pudding is very similar to black pudding, but does not include blood. Consequently, it consists of pork meat and fat, suet, bread, and oatmeal formed into the shape of a large sausage and sliced. Pop both your black and white pudding in the pan and continue to cook everything for a couple more minutes – after 2-3 minutes, flip everything over.

After a further 2 minutes cooking, move all the ingredients into a warmed oven, on a warmed plate to keep hot while you quickly clean your pan.You want fresh oil to fry your eggs. Crack two free-range eggs into your pan, pop a lid on to cook the top, voila!

Served up by St Georges Bar and Gri l lIt’s the meal that made Ulster. The traditional fry up that set

up millions for a day of hard

work or play. Two fried eggs, the

all-important lightly browned

potato and soda bread, perfect

pork sausages, crispy bacon, black

and white pudding and a juicy red

tomato– a great start to any day.

It’s also the perfect recovery the

morning after an evening of over

indulging in the legendary Ulster

hospitality. But getting an Ulster

Fry just right is a very delicate

art. To celebrate their brand new

sumptuous brunch menu and

Sunday opening, one of Belfast’s top

restaurant’s, St George’s Market Bar

& Grill, is seeking to teach people

We pan fry in cold pressed rape seed oil. It’s clean, taste free, has numerous health benefits and has an extremely high burning point which is important when cooking all of your ingredients in one pan. It is best to place your large heavy based frying pan on a low and slow heat, producing a light sizzle, and above all you do not want your oil spitting. Cook your ingredients thoroughly which takes time.

We source our sausages, bacon, black and white puddings from local, free-range farm Pheasants Hill – their ethical approach to farming, combined with flavour is second-to-none. Begin with your small drizzle of rapeseed oil in the pan, when it’s hot, place your two sausages in gently, turning occasionally to colour all the way round for a nice even flavour, do this for approximately eight minutes.

Bacon is next in the pan. Add two rashers of bacon to the pan – we use thick-cut back bacon, as it’s less fatty than streaky, but everyone has their preferences.

how to cook Ulster’s favourite dish

by launching an easy-to-follow

guide. Head Chef James Bell

stresses the importance of using the

right ingredients to get the perfect

end result. He said: “The Ulster Fry

has always been one of our top

selling meals at the restaurant –

and one which we are very proud

to serve. Tourists and locals flock to

us on a Friday and Saturday for an

Ulster Fry – and we are continually

asked for tips on creating the dish,

which is why we have launched

this easy to follow guide. The secret

is using the absolute best quality

products available to us – we have

sampled and selected the very best,

local suppliers all available right on

our door step at St George’s Market.

You won’t find cut-price sausages,

supermarket breads or any second-

rate ingredients. What you will find

is the best Ulster produce, cooked to

perfection. The real skill in a great

end result is cooking the entire meal

in the one pan, thus securing and

sealing the flavour throughout

the whole cooking process. Timing

and preparation is the key — play

around and see how you like your

breakfast and adjust your timing

accordingly. So to get your bacon

crispy, your sausages brown, your

breads crispy and not dripping in oil

and your tomatoes firm not soggy,

follow our guide to mastering the

ultimate Ulster Fry.”

1. The Oil

2. Sizzling Sausages

3. Beautiful Bacon

4. Brilliant Breads

5. Tasty Tomatoes

6. Black & White Pudding

7. Excellent Eggs

St George’s Bar and Grill is nestled in the eaves of one of Belfast’s oldest and most beautiful buildings, St George’s Market featuring high beamed ceilings, discreet booths and outdoor terrace area For menus and bookings visit: www.stgeorgesbargrill.com

THE METHOD

James concluded: “The beauty of

the Ulster Fry is that it can be eaten

for breakfast, alunch or dinner.

But while eating one is one of life’s

delights, cooking one perfectly is no

easy task, which is why we have

produced this easy-to-follow guide.”

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Don’t flip your bacon too early, wait for the colour to appear on the edges first. Colour = flavour. If you’re after something a bit healthier, grilling it is a good option. Either way, cook it until it’s crispy, but not brown and burnt.

The breads are above all what sets the humble fry up apart from the famous Ulster Fry – Perfectly prepared potato bread, made as our grandparents would have in their parlour kitchen and of course the wonderfully sumptuous soda bread. We source our bread from Chrissie, a local baker and stall-holder at the Market who uses old-fashioned, recipes using butter milk, delivered from the local milk man, all hand-made, on her farm on Ballymacashen road in Killinchy. These two are your next ingredients to add, place them in the pan to absorb the wonderful flavours. The soda will soak up the delicious favours and the potato bread will brown on the outside and soften wonderfully the in the middle.

If you can buy them on the vine do so, as they retain their firmness and flavour for longer, and delicious on your plate. A juicy red tomato not only adds colour to your

THE PERFECT ULSTER FRY!

plate but also a real contrast in flavour.Tomatoes should always be a little crispy. This will be achieved if you place them alongside your breads and cook for several minutes.

The Black Pudding is an acquired taste, but the flavour and texture is so rich and interesting. White pudding is very similar to black pudding, but does not include blood. Consequently, it consists of pork meat and fat, suet, bread, and oatmeal formed into the shape of a large sausage and sliced. Pop both your black and white pudding in the pan and continue to cook everything for a couple more minutes – after 2-3 minutes, flip everything over.

After a further 2 minutes cooking, move all the ingredients into a warmed oven, on a warmed plate to keep hot while you quickly clean your pan.You want fresh oil to fry your eggs. Crack two free-range eggs into your pan, pop a lid on to cook the top, voila!

Served up by St Georges Bar and Gri l lIt’s the meal that made Ulster. The traditional fry up that set

up millions for a day of hard

work or play. Two fried eggs, the

all-important lightly browned

potato and soda bread, perfect

pork sausages, crispy bacon, black

and white pudding and a juicy red

tomato– a great start to any day.

It’s also the perfect recovery the

morning after an evening of over

indulging in the legendary Ulster

hospitality. But getting an Ulster

Fry just right is a very delicate

art. To celebrate their brand new

sumptuous brunch menu and

Sunday opening, one of Belfast’s top

restaurant’s, St George’s Market Bar

& Grill, is seeking to teach people

We pan fry in cold pressed rape seed oil. It’s clean, taste free, has numerous health benefits and has an extremely high burning point which is important when cooking all of your ingredients in one pan. It is best to place your large heavy based frying pan on a low and slow heat, producing a light sizzle, and above all you do not want your oil spitting. Cook your ingredients thoroughly which takes time.

We source our sausages, bacon, black and white puddings from local, free-range farm Pheasants Hill – their ethical approach to farming, combined with flavour is second-to-none. Begin with your small drizzle of rapeseed oil in the pan, when it’s hot, place your two sausages in gently, turning occasionally to colour all the way round for a nice even flavour, do this for approximately eight minutes.

Bacon is next in the pan. Add two rashers of bacon to the pan – we use thick-cut back bacon, as it’s less fatty than streaky, but everyone has their preferences.

how to cook Ulster’s favourite dish

by launching an easy-to-follow

guide. Head Chef James Bell

stresses the importance of using the

right ingredients to get the perfect

end result. He said: “The Ulster Fry

has always been one of our top

selling meals at the restaurant –

and one which we are very proud

to serve. Tourists and locals flock to

us on a Friday and Saturday for an

Ulster Fry – and we are continually

asked for tips on creating the dish,

which is why we have launched

this easy to follow guide. The secret

is using the absolute best quality

products available to us – we have

sampled and selected the very best,

local suppliers all available right on

our door step at St George’s Market.

You won’t find cut-price sausages,

supermarket breads or any second-

rate ingredients. What you will find

is the best Ulster produce, cooked to

perfection. The real skill in a great

end result is cooking the entire meal

in the one pan, thus securing and

sealing the flavour throughout

the whole cooking process. Timing

and preparation is the key — play

around and see how you like your

breakfast and adjust your timing

accordingly. So to get your bacon

crispy, your sausages brown, your

breads crispy and not dripping in oil

and your tomatoes firm not soggy,

follow our guide to mastering the

ultimate Ulster Fry.”

1. The Oil

2. Sizzling Sausages

3. Beautiful Bacon

4. Brilliant Breads

5. Tasty Tomatoes

6. Black & White Pudding

7. Excellent Eggs

St George’s Bar and Grill is nestled in the eaves of one of Belfast’s oldest and most beautiful buildings, St George’s Market featuring high beamed ceilings, discreet booths and outdoor terrace area For menus and bookings visit: www.stgeorgesbargrill.com

THE METHOD

James concluded: “The beauty of

the Ulster Fry is that it can be eaten

for breakfast, alunch or dinner.

But while eating one is one of life’s

delights, cooking one perfectly is no

easy task, which is why we have

produced this easy-to-follow guide.”

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Paul McAlister Architects welcomed Members of the NIABT and the Assembly’s Environment and Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committees to its first home built on the Passivhaus principles, created for the McGlinchey family in Crawfordsburn.

PASSIVE HOUSEEnergy Efficient Living in Crawfordsburn

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T he Passivhaus approach is a very new design and

building technique in NI and is the world’s leading

standard in energy efficient construction. Ministers

were given a tour of the 2,375 sq ft home, the technology

used and learned how the strict Passivhaus criteria was met.

Paul McAlister Architects, was the first Northern Ireland

architects qualified in Passivhaus design and the creation of

the Crawfordsburn property, is a culmination of intensive

research, planning and construction. In the last three months,

the McGlinchey family have only had a total energy bill of

£345. Paul McAlister says, “A ‘Passive House’ certification

means the building requires very little energy to achieve a

comfortable temperature all year round. As well as saving

money, energy efficiency results in a reduction in energy

consumption and carbon emissions. Fluctuating energy

prices both for gas and electricity means that consumers are

constantly looking for new ways to cut energy bills to save

money. Passivhaus construction whilst on the outset is slightly

more expense, the savings to be had in future years gives

outstanding payback.”

Leslie Cree MBE MLA, North Down MLA and NIABT

Board Member adds: “I am delighted that the NIABT has

had the opportunity to visit to one of Northern Ireland’s first

Passivhaus at Crawfordsburn. This is a fantastic innovative

concept and it is great to see local business benefitting

from this initiative. The Passivhaus

represents a win, win situation for

local people, many of whom are

struggling with rising energy costs. It

is also a good news story for the local

construction sector, which has been

under significant pressures over the

past few years. I am keen to find out

how the design features built into this

house improves both economic and

environmental sustainability.”

Paul concludes, “We, at Paul McAlister

Architects, actively involve ourselves

within the world of sustainable

architecture. It is apparent that the

Passivhaus approach translates into

high quality design and construction.

This is why we feel the Passivhaus

certification is so important for quality

assurance; it allows us to identify

buildings which have truly strived to

achieve the required criteria. We hope

Government will see the benefits of

Passivhaus living and put in place

measures to encourage future building

construction adapting these principles.”

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Boiler SpecialistsAll types of plumbing works, installations, servicing and repairs. Carried out by Oftec Registered Engineers.

5 Balloo Way • 9146 6565

No Credit Card Charges028 9147 7795028 9146 6565

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FRIDAY NIGHT MENU

Prawn Gumbo — £5.50with coriander & chilli cornbread (S)

Salade Lyonnaise — £5.50chicken liver, poached egg, ham & croutons with a dijon mustard dressing

Home-Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad — £5.50Roasted Beetroot & Goats Cheese Tartlet — £5.50

with rocket salad

TO START

MAIN COURSES8oz. / 10oz. Owen McMahon Sirloin Steak — £16.95 / £18.95

with pink peppercorn sauce, chunky hand-cut chips and a roasted field mushroomAllspice, Orange & Achiote Braised Northern Irish Pork Cheeks — £12.95

with green rice and pick pickled onionsRoast Supreme of Corn Fed County Monaghan Chicken — £12.50

with creamy wholegrain mustard sauce, crispy bacon & side of choiceSeared King Scallops — £15.95

with carrot purée, carrot fritters and orange & onion chutney Poached Pale Smoked Haddock — £13.95

with mussel sauce, barley, sun-dried tomato and roasted cauliflowerWild Mushroom Ravioli— £9.50

with sage, toasted nut butter and a leaf salad (V) (N)Cashew Nut, Almond, Leek & Carrot Timbale — £9.50

with crunchy potato wedges, chicory salad and a hot pepper relish (V) (N)

DESSERTSPear, Sultana & Sloe Gin Crumble — £5.50

with vanilla ice cream (N)Mango, Lime & Coconut Semifreddo — £5.50

with a sablé biscuitCrème Brulée — £5.50

with rhubarb & passionfruit compote

(N) Contains Nuts (We keep nuts in our kitchen too)(S) Contains Shellfish

MARCH’S

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March 2014 - Holywood