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Building progress report
It's been a pretty quiet week. The joiners have finished removing the floors and external wall linings. They have managed to work around the staircase and the cornice in the…
Happy campers!
Well, caravanners. Our new caravan was delivered today. It was wee bit nerve-racking, but it's in place and the Nissan clutch will hopefully recover. As usual, things…
Wholewheat fruit scones
I made these today - my first adventure with the new oven. Actually, it was pretty good. As you may know, I'm a huge Delia Smith fan, so I'm going back to her Complete Cookery…
Melting Chocolate Risotto
This is soooo wonderful I can't tell you. Put 200ml creme fraiche in a measuring jug and make up to 800ml with whole milk. Put the milk and the creme fraiche in a large saucepan…
Dalmore
Well, we're finally here. We got the keys today - there was a minor glitch when our mortgage money disappeared into the financial ether rather than into our solicitor's…
Cajun Meat Loaf
A delicious meat loaf with just enough spices to differentiate it from the masses…
Building progress report
It's glorious here today, but breezy - a good drying day, so the washing is done and out. The ewes are still bawling at having no grass - so much so, I gave them a leaf of hay…
Venison Liver Pâté
A rich, gamey pâté, set off beautifully by the smoked bacon…
Who's who in our hen flock
Until yesterday, we had three RIR in our laying flock. Last night, we had to despatch Mrs Pink. She had been failing for a few days - I don't think she was in any distress, just…
November grazing
Because I am a bit of a control freak (possibly with a hint of OCD), I like to rotate the grazing on the first of the month. I keep a spreadsheet by month and grazing group, and…