Rhubarb – it’s one of those crops that always seems to thrive, regardless of what you do to it. It is also one of the few that is now truly seasonal. As soon as the first bright pink stems of forced rhubarb start to push their cloches off, I vow to keep on top of… Continue reading Rhubarb syrup recipe…
As the new year rolls into town with a wave of warm weather it’s made me think about the coming year in the garden – about what I’d like to sow and what I’d like to cook with what I’ve grown, foraged and found. January can often be a bleak month in the garden but… Continue reading What to do in January in the garden…
To mark this year’s Great British Beef Week I decided to cook a different dish using our own beef each night. As Sunday marked the last day I decided a slow-cooked dish packed full of flavour was needed, so I plumped for steak and ale pie. When I was planning my week of menus last weekend… Continue reading Great British Beef Week – steak and ale pie
Without wanting to fixate on the weather…we still have snow. While we can now leave the farm, the main road that reaches the drive is still under three feet of snow. Yes, we’ve had some milder weather but that snow is really clinging on in there. Life is relatively back to normal on the farm, the… Continue reading We still have snow…
I’ve spent the last four days enjoying everything our little slice of Norfolk has to offer. Instead of getting on with farm chores (apart from the essential, every day chores), I have spent lots of time catching up with friends, laughing, drinking, cooking, gardening, walking and eating out, it’s been idyllic and has felt like a proper break.… Continue reading Roast rump of beef…
Let’s get one thing straight – I love marmalade. Generally I like food – a lot, and, on a par with marmalade, I rate rhubarb. Rhubarb is one of those quintessentially English foods that remains largely seasonal. Each year in the garden, together with courgettes, it’s the vegetable I always tend to have a glut of. This… Continue reading For the love of rhubarb…
