Now I've always wanted a couple of mini pigs for pets, but so far Robert hasn't agreed. It's he who would have to build them a house and a proper enclosure, so we're at a bit of a stalemate with that one. Big thanks to Pat and Garry from Tynwald Willow Bend EState for their … Continue reading Mini Tina
Great fun in the sausage making class with Stephanie and Nat here on Saturday. Here's Joe hard at work, now skilled in the art of sausage tying. Lots of different varieties were made, all very delicious. And these below were just for starters …..
It's been a busy few days with several cooking classes. We had some visitors too and just for the fun of it made pizza for lunch, amongst other things. Two of the girls were from Germany and made sauerkraut pizza, a traditional family dish. It may sound unusual, but it was totally delicious. Yesterday was … Continue reading Treats from the kitchen as gifts
My Nan used to make this for me, for as long of my life as I can remember, until she became to frail to do so. It's based on copha, which is quite unusual. She always boiled it in a pudding cloth so that it could hang for several weeks to mature. It's really delicious, … Continue reading Nan’s Christmas Pudding
OK, so obviously I am no chef, food stylist nor photographer, but the dinner of vol-au-vents filled with lemon-thyme infused trout mornay tasted quite scrumptious. Yes, I know, self praise is no recommendation - BUT it's the fish, not my cooking efforts, to which I am giving the credit. The vol-au-vents were topped with a … Continue reading And then there was a trouted dinner ….
AND so … meanwhile in the cooking school kitchen, the bagels are baked, along with the loaf of bread of the day. The exciting thing however, is the trout - after it had been salted down for a few hours, chunks of the cooked fish are layered with lightly cooked onion, and then all is … Continue reading And then there were trout
Sometimes I wonder who really rules the roost here. Our animals are pretty much free to live out their lives as they choose after all. They are, I admit, fairly pampered, but with each passing day become more amusing. Well, I’m sure the amusement goes both ways, so perhaps I’ll relate the recent interlude with … Continue reading The little lambs that weren’t
We've been invaded! A huge number of shiny little green beetles are munching their way through the leaves on our raspberry canes. Millions of them, literally. Robert has sprayed with pyrethrum, but still they keep coming. Just look what they have done so far, in the space of a few hours… if this keeps going … Continue reading Raspberry things
Butter wouldn't melt in its mouth, right? This dear little Poppy puppy of ours. "Not a nasty bone in her body" says I to the dog groomer a couple of days ago when I dropped her off for a hair cut. Last time she was groomed (elsewhere) she was just very nervous, so much so … Continue reading Poppy’s Day Out
So much has been happening that time has flown by, with no post entered here for several days at least - time for a catch-up of news from this little farm in the valley. Many classes have been happening in the cooking school over the past week or so - Preserves, Easy Cheese Making and … Continue reading Catch-up time
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