Home cooked recipes from a Farmhouse kitchen
It’s all very well me harping on to you all about eating more British lamb for the sake of farming but what do you actually do with it when you get it? Well, I asked a group of bloggers to tell you what they do with it and the results will have you salivating at … [Read more…]
I have weaned all of my children the same. They have eaten the same meals as we have and all enjoyed different things from every food group. Why then is it only two of them that are adventurous with food and one refuses things without even trying them? Since turning two, one of my … [Read more…]
I haven’t done a recipe post for ages and these little eggy bites are something I just cobbled together because our hens are laying so much. I wanted a fridge snack that the children can help themselves to, are sugar free and are packed with protein for that all important energy. The options are endless … [Read more…]
Having recently cut his first field for haylage, I got a mini taster into what I know life will be like in summer. Snatched meal times and visiting fields with food. I have decided to let you know into some of my best kept secrets of quick and easy meal ideas for harvest time and … [Read more…]
Disclaimer: This is a collaborative post with Tesco. We love to eat seasonal British food at the farm and there is only one thing more exciting in Spring than our lambs and that is Jersey Royal Potatoes. Those sweet little nuggets of loveliness make me squeal when I see them on sale in the supermarket. … [Read more…]
Rapeseed oil is my number one choice for cooking at the farm. Lower in saturated fat and higher in monounsaturated fat than olive oil, it has a high smoke point which means it can be used to cook at high temperatures and it turns everything a beautiful yellow colour. I think I originally started buying … [Read more…]
I haven’t done a recipe on the blog for ages. We eat a lot of roast dinners here. I love them. Just being able to put the meat in the oven and forget about it is great for me. I also love how it is the easiest meal to get a variety of vegetables into … [Read more…]
Earlier this year, I shared my five farmhouse kitchen cooking essentials. I still stand by all of them, yes, even the butter. I do tend to fail at most things in life but cooking from scratch each night is one of my lesser evils. Even if it doesn’t always turn out right. Therefore, I may … [Read more…]
I have had a bit of a renaissance lately, the long hours of sunlight means at this time of year we really do get a glut of eggs. There are only so many boiled eggs a family of five can eat (quite a lot actually) so I have been flicking through my recipe books and … [Read more…]
One of the most important parts of a wedding is the cake. Years ago, wedding cakes were always fruit and traditionally, some couples kept the top tier to be used as a christening cake for their first child. Nowadays, the world is your oyster when it comes to flavours. Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, cakes can be … [Read more…]
