Autumn Farm Fête, Kid Style
15 Nov 2010Our little boy became a “big kid” this week on the farm.
For his 5th birthday
we decided to make use of
what we are fortunate to have right before us
and celebrate with a
good
old-fashioned
kiddie’s farm fête.
So, we rounded up our two darling donkeys,
A sweet cow and her dotey calf
And three clucky chickens
{yes, the farmer is participating in Movember}
We made loads of fairy cakes to decorate (pictured top)
and homemade marshmallows + caramel corn
We used our very own honey for my special honey bbq beef brisket
that went with Martha’s Perfect Mac & Cheese
Our friend, Claire, created the most magnificent + yummy tractor cake
When the party was ended
each child was given a bag of goodies to take home
The sun was shining
Our faces were smiling
And our big kid was a happy, happy boy.
Slan Abhaile,
Imen
My Easy Honey BBQ Pulled Beef Brisket
serves 12
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 3-4 pound beef brisket (in Ireland try the beef rib roast)
1 18-ounce bottle of high quality barbecue sauce
2 onions, chopped
1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
1/4 cup honey
12 freshly baked soft rolls
Mix together minced garlic, salt, onion powder, paprika and pepper. Rub over the brisket.
Place sliced onion on bottom of slow cooker
In a small bowl mix the barbecue sauce, onions, Worchestershire sauce
Place the brisket in the slow-cooker and pour over the sauce. Spoon in the honey. Cook on low 10 hours or until the brisket is fork-tender. Pull the beef apart into strips.
Ladle the cooking liquid into a bowl or glass measuring cup and skim off the fat. Mix the juices with pulled beef. Serve on rolls
Photos by Imen McDonnell. Assisted by Master Geoffrey McDonnell
Tags: bbq, chickens, cows, donkeys, farm, fete, food, foodie, Irish, irish foodies, kiddies birthday party, Martha Stewart, Movember, party
Wow, the beef brisket made me salivate. You have a very handsome boy! Mine will be turning four this April and I’m thinking of copying your cake. I have 4 months to experiment. 🙂
What’s inside the goodie bags? Candies?
Imen,
Well done, as always, my dear! xxoo
Fab day Imen. Imogen was talking about your marshmallows all the way home.
I had so much fun just reading through the blog and the pictures, — how much more the real thing! Thanks and happy birthday to the little man. He is so cute.
Wow Imen, what a beautiful party. Your little boy is very lucky to have a mammy to put so much effort in for his big day. The goodie bags look so cute, so much nicer than shop bought bags, I may borrow that idea one day.
Wow that looks like a great party, i want to have one myself now… the cake is so cute, i think my boyfriend would fall in love with it if he saw it!! Even the John Deere logo is amazing. Congrats, photos are brill aswell Vickx
Looks like a fabulous party!!!!!!! That is a really cool cake Claire made. Love ur blog!! Happy Birthday Geoffrey!!!
Wow, that looks amazing! I am definitely trying the beef brisket, my boyfriend and I are drooling just looking at it! Beautiful photos.
Looks like an amazing birthday party, Imen – and you even made time to style your food photos! Well done you. I love the little goodie bags.
Thanks so much Caroline. I really didn’t do much styling…the light was incredible on the day and I really just threw it all together! xx
Beautiful!! Once again I am salivating across the pond in Minnesota! My little guy just turned 7 this past weekend, and what I wouldn’t give for him to experience all that you photo’d. But homemade marshmallows? I’ve never heard of this. I’ll now be googling how it’s done. Thank you for such a lovely post, and happy birthday to your little man as well :o)
The marshmallows were Bill Granger’s recipe: http://books.google.com/books?id=addgNxDPJ88C&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=Bill+Granger+marshmallow&source=bl&ots=uft82MQugp&sig=CaJlJyDpEd6zaVULSr9EM2tBsXM&hl=en&ei=8qDhTLb_JKGShAe_2InrBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false pretty easy and suuuuuper delicious! Thank you for your lovely comment, hope to meet you in MN one day! xx
Oh this looks like it was such a fantastic party Imen!! Fabulous food ideas there – and that Pulled Beef Brisket is looks simply mouth-watering. The cake is stunning – your friend is so talented. Your little boy is gorgeous too – belated happy birthday!
Thanks darling…was meant to be pulled pork, but couldn’t source a shoulder roast around here! The beef went over well, thankfully! The kids had fun…so many more photos but you can only share so much! Thanks again for your comment. xx
Awww, how fun!! Happy birthday to your little man. 🙂 The cake is fantastic!! I love all the homey touches and hands-on fun for the kids. My god-daughters would’ve loved it too. 🙂
Thanks Krista! It was great fun…my friend is so good with cakes isn’t she?! You’re too kind, thanks again =) xx
Can I have my next birthday party at your house please, complete with homemade marshmallows? Everything looks incredible! What a lucky boy.
Thanks Kristin! Gotta love the slow cooker for big birthday parties! The marshmallows are from Bill Granger’s Holiday book and are sooo yummy! xx
Absolutely stunning!! Those marshmallows look divine…talk about a cloud of sweet dreams! 🙂 You really outdid yourself and I’m sure Geoffrey will remember this party for the rest of his life. Really stunning!
Aww Clare, thank you!! It was really fun! The marshmallows were divine and pretty easy! Thanks again, see you on Saturday for our Thanksgiving feast! xx
Whoever edits and pubslihes these articles really knows what they’re doing.
Interesting. The woman who wrote the recipe is from Dungarvan, Co Waterford where Blaas originated. It’s a classic!