About Catherine
Growing up on a farm in Ireland, Catherine can really appreciate the source of our daily ingredients and actively thinks about the way our food is produced. Now third generation at Ballyknocken House, Catherine’s Irish blood and Italian heart is a winning combination.
With her effervescent charm and personality, Catherine Fulvio is an ardent supporter of fresh local produce and one of Ireland’s top culinary stars. Born and raised at Ballyknocken, a working farm, Catherine has an inherent knowledge and understanding of food and cherishes the land and its produce. An expert cook, her recipes reflect seasonal, easily sourced, quality ingredients and she is known for her no-fuss approach to food with a twist.
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Our most recent Recipes of the Day
Raspberry and Strawberry Lemonade
For adults, if celebrating – use prosecco instead of sparkling water Makes 1 litre To make the syrup 200g raspberries and strawberries, washed, trimmed 200g caster sugar 250ml water 3 large lemons Ice, to serve 1...
Nectarine & Poppy Seed Cake with Vanilla Frosting
Serves 12 An “all in the bowl – give a whisk cake” that is so simple. For the cake 300g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp bread soda (baking soda) 150g low fat natural yoghurt 100g golden caster sugar 3 eggs 120ml...
Muffuletta – Perfect for Picnic and Alfresco Dining
Makes 1 medium One of my favourites, a truly stylish Italian sambo! It keeps its shape and the joy is no extra containers with fillings and the likes to clutter up the picnic basket and more spaces for the homemade...
Watermelon skewers
Makes 8 medium size skewers For the dressing 200g strawberries, washed and hulled 4 tbsp rum 3 tbsp icing sugar 50ml orange juice For the skewers 4 slices watermelon 200g feta 25 seedless red grapes 20 mint leaves, to...
"Catherine Fulvio is the ultimate host for a corporate event. Her charisma and business knowledge held our conference of women in business in rapt attention. The honest anecdotes and down to earth manner of her presentation, gave the audience confidence to feel they can move their own businesses forward. The feedback was excellent from her relaxed, yet professional cookery lesson and inspirational talk."
Louise Fleming, Senior Enterprise Development Officer
- Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Wicklow
"By now Ballyknocken must be the best- known farmhouse in the country."
Pol O'Conghaile
- Travel Expert, Writer & Editor
"We were delighted with the recipes Catherine created for Flahavan’s. Simple yet delicious, they demonstrated the versatility of oats as an ingredient in everyday cooking. Combining exciting flavours with the nutritious goodness of Flahavan’s oats, Catherine’s recipes are an inspiration for cooks of all levels."
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Top Features and Latest News
Catherine’s Top BBQ Tips & Dry Rub Recipe
4 BBQ FLAVOUR TIPS BBQ and al fresco dining go hand in hand and I’m on a mission to inject some flavour into the family favourites plus bring some new BBQ challenges to the home cook For e.g. • Glaze – really easy to...
Picnic and Alfresco Dining
Do you picnic? I love a good picnic. For some reason food always taste so much better than eating outdoors! And it’s also wonderful way to create memories. With so many memories of my own childhood having picnics and...
Media Release: Tastes Likes Home with Catherine Fulvio Comes Out Tops at THE 2021 TASTE AWARDS
The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Streaming and Online, in Apps, on Radio & Podcasts, and Photography have honoured RTE One’s Tastes Like Home with Catherine Fulvio with Joint Best Reality Series.
Catherine Celebrates Easter will air on RTE One 8.30pm this April 2nd
Happy Easter! I hope this message finds you well. With the clock changing, I must admit, I already feel a pep in my step! And with Easter comes the promise of warmer days ahead and so too with our food, as seasonal...