Daisy Dog working the new Jacobs
On Wednesday late afternoon/early evening we went to collect for more Jacob ewes.The lady we got them from was fantastic. She has been a shepherd for 30 years and had […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Cabbage, Cheese, and Bread Stew: a tale of success and another epic fail
I know there have been a lot of recipes here and not much in the way of the smallholding or garden – my excuse is that I have been working […]
Cheddar and Mustard Loaf and Braised Borlotti Beans
A few days ago I wanted to make some bread – so yet again I skipped ahead in The Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking and I made […]
Savoury Digestive Biscuits
Last weekend Shirley, our friend and neighbour invited us for dinner. I decided to make some savoury digestive biscuits to take along as a gift – recipe three from The […]
Autumn on the smallholding
The camp site is empty and the smallholding is all autumnal. The colours and light are beautiful, but it is also very very wet – luckily for us and the […]
The Jacob Ram has arrived
On Monday evening we went to collect a Jacob ram that we are borrowing from a friend. He is a handsome fellow and was apparently very successful last year so […]
Why you shouldn’t kill sheep while making bread
Well despite saying that I was going to work my way through The Great British Bake Off book in order (see here), after only two recipes I had to skip […]
Old phones and Instagram
James got a new phone and gave me his old one – I didn’t want it as I don’t like phones. He told me it took pictures and then I […]
Faggots and Caul
I was very tired the day I sorted out the offally bits from the last pig we had killed. I thought the bag was just full of lungs, trachea, skin […]
Home-made Pancetta
The pancetta sat in its cure for about a week. See here for details on the cure that I used. I then took it out, washed and dried it before […]
