Journal

Happy days and holidays, news from the cookery school and farmhouse as well as details of our latest competitions and giveaways. To be honest, any chance to celebrate or simply bring a smile to everyone’s face.

Celebrate Shrove Tuesday

Celebrate Shrove Tuesday

You may well be a traditionalist and like nothing more than a wafer thin crepe glistening with lemon and a sprinkle of caster sugar. Or perhaps like me, your mantra is always 'waste not, want not'.  So when there is a brown banana lingering in the fruit bowl, your...

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The Traditions of Stir Up Sunday

The Traditions of Stir Up Sunday

‘Stir Up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people’, began the reading in The Common Book of Prayer, on the last Sunday of Advent.  The rousing message was intended to gain the attention of the congregation, rather than refer to their baking skills. ...

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Down on the farm.

Down on the farm.

We stepped out of the kitchen to visit local shepherd Grace, who lives close by. There’s no denying that Grace is totally committed to her growing flock of Dorset Poll sheep but chatting to her recently, it was evident that her long term aims of establishing a...

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Apple Cake #CookForUkraine

Apple Cake #CookForUkraine

This recipe is taken from Olia Hercules book Mamushka.  Olia is a celebrated food writer who now lives in London but her family are back home in the midst of the horrific invasion.  Along with her friends Alissa Timoshkina, food influencer Clerkenwell Boy & the...

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How we judge marmalade.

How we judge marmalade.

After taking part in numerous judging events for national food and drink industry awards, and offering seasonal marmalade classes, we are now hosting our own local marmalade competition at the cookery school. Lisa has outlined how she assesses a jar of marmalade when...

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Pancake Recipes for Shrove Tuesday

Pancake Recipes for Shrove Tuesday

You may well be a traditionalist and like nothing more than a wafer thin crepe glistening with lemon and a sprinkle of caster sugar. Or perhaps like me, your mantra is always 'waste not, want not'.  So when there is a brown banana lingering in the fruit bowl, your...

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