My Blog focuses upon foraging and learning traditional methods of food preparation and preservation, working towards creating a banquet where everything served comes from the Estate. Rich
Whereas my blog looks at the flora and fauna to be found on the Estate, through the year. Whichever you are interested in, we hope you enjoy them. Em
Rub up the right way!
With Summer well and truly here this months blog focuses on outdoor cooking over the Fire pit and in the pizza oven. Every good BBQ starts with a home made rub to flavour the meat with. Here I shall be making a spiced smokey rub to marinade chicken overnight. Before...
Pizza the Action
This month i wanted to share with you our homemade pizzas cooked in our wood fired pizza ovens that come with a stay in our shepherd huts. These beautiful fire pits / pizza ovens were hand made by Firepits UK. They are simple to use and quick to heat up. Simply light...
Over egging it
This month I have enlisted some support from younger members of the clan and we have delved into the chocolatier's realm to make our very own Easter egg. This actually couldn't be easier and kept them occupied for half-an-hour and hopefully behaving for longer if they...
Gotta Lotta Ricotta
This month I have turned my attention to simple homemade dairy products - namely ricotta cheese and yoghurt. It seems only fitting as we both love cheese and the West Country is renown for its production. Indeed you can buy many locally sourced cheeses from...
Beet about the bush
Beetroot Chutney and Flaxseed Biscuits The humble beetroot has been eaten for centuries and historically used for dyes and medicines to treat ailments ranging from hangovers to constipation. Source - http://www.justbeetit.com/ Arguably nicest simply boiled and served...
Winter Blues
On January 31st 2018 (This coming Wednesday) there will be a Super Blue Moon. The modern definition of a Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. This occurs every few years and quite unusually this year has 2 Blue Moons, in January and March. After this...
Sloe and steady
Happy New Year - with the beginning of a New Year, the snow drops are out and the daffodils are emerging. Tthere is the promise of good things to come and spring will soon be upon us. The hedgerows maybe sparse and the ground frosty but this remains a good time to...
Colour of Autumn at Jordans Estate
The days are getting shorter and its getting harder to awake in the murky mornings. The leaves are changing colour on the trees and with Storm Brian on the horizon, many are blowing around across the park. There is a great variety of colours from green and brown...
Damson in Distress
Autumn is the time of year when the hedgerows are bountiful with an array of fruits, nuts and berries. You will be spoilt for choice if you come glamping with us. Apples, blackberries, sloes, elderberry and wild damsons are just a few of crops...
Apples and the Story of the Spekes Express
What else could I write about this month, apart from apples? It is autumn on a farm in Somerset. It is that time of year when there is so much fruit in season, every walk involves a bite or a nibble. Both man and beast, we are all well fed. We have many varieties...