Well, if you missed it, and it is such a pity you have…. we had the “burgerton” here on Sunday. You might well ask what’s a burgerton?
Well, it started with late night tweets as to who makes the best burgers! You can see what happens…. arguments and counter-arguments as to the best mix…. and next thing there is a challenge and a date set for the battle.
So, Sunday 26th August was the date…. and the chefs and cooks lined up to do battle.
The weather favoured us…. it was a beautiful day. Friends and family arrived. It was all really about having fun…. and eating, eating an awful lot!!
So here’s my list of thank yous….. in no particular order!
Colette & John
Thank you for all the pre-burgerton help. For the lovely foodie gifts from Co. Louth. We love the Stockwell Port Berry 🙂 And John you make the best Mojitos! They were delicious!
Well, I have to say, having abstained from our own burgers… my favourite on the day was The Chef’s turkey burgers with blue cheese butter! Yum! We both also loved the lentil salad…. must get that recipe (and purchase some of the secret ingredient!) Thank you too to the Wise children for all the help with clearing up.
Thank you to Lily and Alan for adding to our pig paraphenalia collection 🙂 and for being my Dublin shopper! And, of course, special thanks for being brave enough to be the judge! And her winner was….
What can you say about this? I asked Daili would she make a pinata…. look at what she made! Is that girl talented or what?
Thank you to Garrett for taking up the challenge and for bringing such an array of burgers – there was a huge selection! And they even brought their mini-egg too!
Jonathon & Jessica
As if the desserts weren’t enough Jonathon and Jessica brought a selection of delicious Mossfield cheeses, yoghurts and milk.
Catherine introduced me to Kimchi…. and brought the most beautiful sunflowers. I love them!
Made sure we had plenty of wine…. and even a special bottle to have when everyone was gone! Thank you!
Brought a delicious berry tart and other foodie treats… but the biggest hit of the day was baby, Tadhg!
was the only female contestant in the ‘best burger’ category and she brought a gorgeous selection of lamb and beef/pork burgers and salads…. and a rather nice Jerk Pickle!
And there were even people who didn’t get to come along but still sent things!
Major thanks to A Room Outside for the loan of the mini-egg!
And even bigger thanks to Peter at Arun Bakery for all the delicious vlaas and breads… I love your sourdough bread!
The day ended with a late night natter and tweeting huddled around the chiminee!
With overnight guests sitting over breakfast for 5 hours the next day!
So what shall we do for the next challenge? Any ideas?
A Year In Redwood 