Home cooked recipes from a Farmhouse kitchen
I used to love baking with both of my grandmothers. I think it is where my love of baking and cooking was nurtured. I remember making hideous concoctions out of herbs, icing sugar and tapioca and making my poor Nana taste them. She was always gracious. It is due to their guidance though that I…
The problem with trying to explain to other people what it’s like to be part of a farming family is that there are so many typed of farming that I could tell you about a year in our life but it would be totally different to say an arable or a dairy farmer. Much like…
I thought, having got past bread week, the rest of my Great British Bake Off Bake-Along would be easy. It seems pastry is my latest fail though. I decided to make the Northern British Classic that is Manchester Tart. Having had much experience making a large version (it’s Husbter’s favourite), I set my mind upon…
Parents really make an effort to know what it is their kids are eating and what is good for them along with what should be avoided. However, some of the labelling that is required by law can be a bit disconcerting and even food producers are sometimes uncertain exactly how they should be labelling certain…
I’m a bit of a virgin (pardon the pun) when it comes to which types of olive oil to use. I know some are for cooking and some are for salad dressings and drizzling but it really is a mine field. Thankfully, I need to worry no longer as the lovely people at Jamie’s Italian…
So week four of the Great British Bake Off Bake-Along and it is the all new batter. I can’t stand frying things in loads of oil so doughnuts and churros were out of the question. I do like to eat them-don’t get me wrong but not when I see the pan of oil. Out of…
Oh that doughy goodness that everyone loves. The rise, the fall, the crust, the soft interior. It is week three of my Great British Bake Off Bakealong and the above description can mean only one thing. Yes. My nemesis in terms of Bake Off is here but I am determined to get past it this…
It’s British Lamb Week and I told you yesterday about the kind of things that are planned for the week. While every day is different on the farm-one of the reasons why I love it, we do stick to an annual routine. While most people would start the year in January, I thought I would…
Autumn is the perfect time of year to enjoy lamb, with an abundance of home produced meat available following a long summer grazing the lush pastures of Great Britain. To celebrate everything that’s good about this tasty Lamb, the UK’s Sheep farmers have gathered together to launch Love Lamb Week! Starting today, September 1st to…
This is the third year that I have baked along with the (first half) of the Great British Bakeoff. I say first half because each year I flounder at bread week. I am hoping to over come my crumbiness when it comes to bread this year but this week is the turn of my other…
