To The End of Week Six
We celebrated the end of week six and finishing our herb and technique exams with a few bottles of cava, cheese, a pasta making party, and some wine! I managed to be in bed before the usual 4am, and had a lovely evening with good peeps! The pizza demo yesterday...
Mibuna, Mizuna, Lola Rosa…
Everyone is in “study” mode around the courtyard tonight at Ballymaloe. This includes poaching, scrambling, jointing, fileting, chopping, skinning, peeling… I opted out and decided to just be confident with what I have learned, and although I know I don’t have all of...
Sugar Overdose
Today, as always on Wednesday was a lecture day. We went to Spain and France this morning with our wine lecture, having a producer from each country in to chat with us. Maria was from Alta Alella in Spain, her and her family have an interest in growing organic and...
Bread & A Monkfish
My day started early today in the greenhouse picking herbs and veg, then it was into the kitchen to make and knead my granary loaf so it would have enough time to rise. On my way into the school the rooster scared the beejesus out of me from inside his house. I hear...
Ballycotton Cliff Walk
Tomorrow is the beginning of week six…. Which means in five days we will be half way finished the course, which is nuts, and sad at all the same time. I have figured out why Ireland is so stunning, you have this beautiful blue sea, and in the same landscape there is...
The Ballycotton Lifeboat
A first for me since arriving at Ballymaloe, it’s only 8:30 and I’m tucked into bed for the night, nuts! Last night’s bedtime was the usual for the weekend, 4am. What a night! It was so fantastic to see everyone out of their chef’s whites and dressed up for the night...I Gotta Feelin’
That tonight’s gonna be a good night… This will be a short blog, getting ready for the night out in between loads of wash – we have designated washing days here and for our house it’s Friday. Had a really good morning in the kitchen, my pheasant casserole,...
Night Two With a Pheasant
Tucked in early for the night, seems to be a bit warmer in the house tonight. The passion fruit got snatched up quickly this morning, so my curd ended up being a combination of passion fruit and blood orange, which was lovely. My tart was a success, and after my...
Fermentation & Wine
It was a chilly day here, but the sky was blue, so it didn’t seem quite so bad. The house and school buildings are freezing! I’m all tucked in under my wool blanket for the night, looking forward to getting back into the kitchen tomorrow morning. I will have to filet...
Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast…
Breakfast at anytime of the day is my favourite, so today was a good day. I made Ballymaloe apple museli, an almond tray bake, spotted dog, and blackberry, apple and sweet geranium jam. I met with Darina this evening, and thought last night that I would bake...