plaice, sole

general pointers for buying fish ! 

shouldnt smell of fish,it should smell of saltwater the  sea.

eyes should be bright and shiny, not sunken and dark or cloudy !

badly damaged scales then reject, these general signs should keep you right when purchasing .

fish goujons,homemade chips, pea puree, tomato with tartare sauce ! delicious effort !!

selection of potato cuts saute,fried and a rosti!

vegetable broth ! / unpassed  soup!

my first encounter with the artichoke!! never cooked,  or tasted  before ( a lot of preparation )                      i thought this was a fair effort in the end .

 snaps from week 1/2 the basic cut of veg (must practice)not bad for a novice.

a mixed leaf salad and tomato salad , learning the basis of a salad! base, body ,garnish,dressing ( i must admit i never knew there were so many variations and types , enjoying the  education)

salad nicoise seared tuna steak , i enjoyed this dishes construction .

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JUST AN EGG!!!!

Eggs, simple sustainable and most importantly delicious !

heres a pic of my effort ! poached egg hollandaise smoked, haddock, chives

was my first attempt , fairly reasonable effort i thought  . more to the point i scoffed it !!!

food pyramids!

if only it was that easy!!!

a healthy example !

fsai.ie

The food safety authority ireland a very informative organisation  , all the legislations , news feeds, publications you need to help you stay in touch with the food industry and its regulation.

tuesday 17 sept, foraging! some of our pickings were apples , wild mushrooms , some wild herbs . this was the first time i had been  very interesting and it has spurned me on to start sourcing fresh on the doorstep ingredients . (definitely the way ahead)

some pictures from my work experience at the athenaeum house waterford

cured salmon! rhubarb strip and a lightly dressed salad ! 

chocolate pot, homemade pistachio shortbread toffee sauce !!! 

homemade cheescake !

meraigne,raspberry fool ,home baked cake !!!

some fine examples here ! would make you hungry !

soups !! todays efforts !!!

 
just a snapshot of today's efforts ,a vegetable soup with crouton
also done today a lovely french onion soup with a twist a golden pastry top and i shall upload the pic as soon as i find it <told ya novice , lol > we shall get there !