playground with 5 heroes

today. i've spend a lot of time with my family.

i mean, big whole family. with mama ngah, abah ngah, kak lin,
cik, mama, me, kema, kak long, auntie, and other 5 heroes...
we went to pasar tani, breakfast, lunch as well.
and, in the evening, we went to the nearest playground.
and had fun there. with some ice cream.

i love this pic the most.
just look at how happy danish was. =]

mama with my 21-years old cousin.

1st son of kak ngah

2nd son of kak long

kak long with his 3rd son.

and owh. today - 2nd may 2009
yesss!!! no 'P' anymore. finally. =P

Wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic,

In Season is Wild Garlic a beautiful white flower with a lovely leaf great for salads and stews . With a wonderful aroma of garlic from it . The best thing of all about the wonderful plant its free . It grows everywhere at the minute . Use in the place of spinach in pies or on pizza.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsons

Around the gardens

The gardens around the school are stunning . So I taught I would share some of them with you.

Ballymaloe gardens

The school

The pigs

The green house

The Herb garden

The student accommodation

Week 2 Cooking in Ballymaloe

Rachael Allen was teaching us this week .
Rachael is Darina Allens Daughter in Law Darina is the Head of the school and has written many books http://cookingisfun.ie/pages/cookery_books/

Rachel Allen
http://www.rachelallen.co.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Allen
Her books include

Rachel's Favorite Food,

Bake

Rachel's Food for Living

Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends

Rachel's Favourite Food at Home

http://www.amazon.co.uk

You can see Rachel onTV
BBC
RTE



WEEK TWO - FOOD

Cutting up half a Lamb

The Fish

Kidney salad with Caramelized Shallots

The food

Lunch room

My breads

Pudding

My chicken

Labneh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labneh

Home made butter

Crispy chicken skin

Sweetbreads
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetbread

Sweetbreads are the thymus glands and pancreas glands of lamb, beef, or pork.

Lemon pudding

Home made cheese

So far we have learned how to make cheese, Soups, How to fillet fish and chicken, make all kinds of Tarts, Breads ,raitas, Mexican food, pastry, compote, salads, biscuits ,Syrups , stocks and list goes on and on. The day starts round 6(sometimes ) trying to get some exercise in before all the butter and cream :) I get to school round 7:30 -8 if I have duties like making stock or collecting herbs from the garden. Round up ingredients and start cooking. After lunch we have demo till 5 (if you have no duties like cleaning up after demo otherwise 6 or 6:30 ) get home file today's recipes and make your time-plan for tomorrows cooking . Its a really full day and right no every ones is exhausted.