It has come to my attention that it will be my blogs birthday in a couple of days. So happy birthday blog! Strangely enough as an unexpected side-effect I have made a lot of new friends through blogging many of whom I have met in person, many more I hope to meet soon.
I didn't really know what I was getting into when I started this blog of mine or how addictive and compelling it can be. I've been bitten by the photography bug and have seen my hits grow from a handful to over 20,000 a month. Lately I have even been offered gainful employ as the food writer for my
local paper.
So to celebrate my blogging birthday here are some pictures of a lovely meal I had tonight at
Lisloughrey Lodge - which will be reviewed in next weeks paper in my new role as a grown up food writer. Thank you little blog and a happy birthday to you.
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| A tiny bon-bon of black pudding and chocolate in a sticky pomegranate vinaigrette. |
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| A chicken liver pate 'lolly' in a nut crust with a rhubarb jelly |
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| Turf smoked scallops - with sea vegetables. |
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| A little soup - delicately spiced squash |
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| Marmalade crusted ham on a bed of pea porridge |
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| Monk fish tail, black pudding, asparagus. |
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| A tiny but perfect berry jelly, with an orange custard atop! |
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| A deep chocolate tart with indian spices. |
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| Lemon and yogurt pannacotta with an elderflower ice-cream. |
Wow, Amee, and Wow, again! Happy birthday to your blog :) Your photographs are simply stunning. Good luck with your new venture xx
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Colette, one of the nice friends I will be meeting very soon :)
ReplyDeleteWill you be writing for the advertiser? Yay! Congrats! I can't wait to be seeing your photographs every Thursday!
ReplyDeleteYes I will! I will have one loyal reader at least then, thank you Angelica :)
DeleteHappy blog birthday my friend! I do hope we will get to meet soon, don't forget I still owe you an Indian cookery class! :-D x x x
ReplyDeleteThanks K. I have not forgotten and am looking forward to it when I get the chance - hopefully over the summer :)
DeleteHappy blog birthday! What an exciting year it's been for you and congratulations on the new gig. Stunning photos too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katryn - we are nearly as old as each other I think in blog years - are they like dog years I wonder?
DeleteWell done, Amee; it's good to see blogging bring such happy results! The meals in Lisloughrey were not a patch on your lovely photos when I was there a few years ago: time for me to go back and try them out again - see how influential you are too?
ReplyDeleteA new chef Mise - and a good one.
DeleteHuge congratulations on your blog birthday! Can't believe it's only been a year :-)
ReplyDeleteI know - nor can I!
DeleteHappy Birthday to your blog! I am so pleased that it has lead on to bigger things for you and I imagine you will now become a great food writer and photographer for many magazines and papers. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura and certainly Jay Rayner should be quaking in his boots. Nothing can stop me now :)
DeleteHappy blog birthday, and congratulations on your new role as a food writer for the paper. Hopefully get to meet you in person some time. Well done on a great years blogging. Vicky
DeleteAmazing photos and a great blog thanks Rosemarie
ReplyDeleteThose turf smoked scallops sound amazing. How smokey were they? I presume it was pretty delicate so it didn't overpower the scallop.
ReplyDeleteEver so barely smokey - but with a distinctive 'peaty' smokiness and yes, they were amazing!
DeleteCan't believe I missed your birthday .... WOW - what a way to celebrate! LOVE the photos Amee. Just stunning xx
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