Say Cheesecake!

Say Cheesecake!

Cheesecake is a family favourite and perfect way to celebrate Summer and showcase the lushious fruits available at this time of year. To make things more difficult but more rewarding; here i will be making my own cream cheese and of course picking my own raspberries...
Rub up the right way!

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...
Harvest time on Jordans Estate

Harvest time on Jordans Estate

The harvest is finally underway and the barley, oats and oil seed rape are safely in the barn.  It is a busy time on the farm getting the crops in while the weather is fine.  Then the fields need preparing and planting with next years crops.  The summer so far has...
Busy Bees Collecting Nectar on the Estate

Busy Bees Collecting Nectar on the Estate

There seems to have been an explosion of bumble bees this summer.  They are seen working hard collecting nectar on all the flowers, as well as literally getting under foot when walking across the field.  They seem to particularly like the clover flowers.  Although...
Hedgehogs and Hedgerows on Jordans Estate

Hedgehogs and Hedgerows on Jordans Estate

I hadn’t realised until recently, how many hedgehogs we have living around us.  These incredibly shy animals are rarely seen.  Mischief the Labrador has this month, developed a real skill for sniffing them out. She then barks uncontrollably at these moving balls...