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Monthly Archives: March 2016

Split Pea Soup

March 31, 2016by Claire 2 Comments

As promised, but slightly later due to Easter busy-ness and adventures, here is the recipe for split pea soup. I used some of the celery and carrot that I chopped […]

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Egg Hunt

March 28, 2016by Claire Leave a comment

Yesterday we had our annual Easter Egg hunt on the campsite. This little hen found some. Kainaat also found some (but more on that later). We started off by feeding […]

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Animals, Campsite, Food Truck

Take One Pig Head….

March 26, 2016by Claire 7 Comments

It is amazing how many meals you can get from the meat and stock from a pig’s head. This week a single pig’s head has given us stock for split […]

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Naked Necks

March 25, 2016by Claire Leave a comment

The Naked Neck chickens are our heritage meat birds, they are strong, sturdy and tasty – more here about them. They also lay eggs – yay. Well now it is […]

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Easter Ducklings

March 23, 2016by Claire 9 Comments

What kind of campsite doesn’t ensure that there are ducklings for Easter? As professional campsite owners we are pleased to present 9 adorable ducklings for your delight and delectation – […]

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Eating from the Smallholding (9) and cavolo nero pesto

March 22, 2016by Claire Leave a comment

This week I harvested the last of the beetroot and cavolo nero, some leeks and psb. We also had some artichokes, potatoes, squash and the last celeriac in storage. In […]

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Bits and Bobs and Bees

March 21, 2016by Claire 2 Comments

Yesterday I took a look at the bees. Well I took a look at three of the hives – I couldn’t face checking out the slightly angry swarm bees so […]

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Animals, Bees, Dogs

Nevruz 2016

March 20, 2016by Claire 10 Comments

  Happy Nevruz. Here we celebrate the anniversary of the blog on the vernal equinox when the time of darkness and light equalise. The vernal equinox is also often taken […]

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Animals, Bees, Campsite, Dogs, Food Truck, gardening, Holidays, Local Places, recipes

Pasta with Chicken and Celeriac

March 19, 2016by Claire Leave a comment

I had one last celeriac from the garden hanging around in the bottom of my fridge. I was planning to make another celeriac remoulade to have with some prosciutto, but […]

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Devilled Lambs’ Kidneys

March 18, 2016by Claire Leave a comment

In my continuing journey eating the less-often eaten bits of the sheep, I had devilled kidneys for dinner last Saturday night (and leftovers on Sunday evening as well). James had […]

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