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Don't miss Country Fest! |
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By Cecilia on
Monday, May 23, 2011 11:58 AM
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Now in its third year the Westmorland County Agricultural Society, organisers of the Westmorland County Show, will again stage Country Fest, to be held at the County Showground, Crooklands on Spring Bank Holiday Weekend - Saturday 28 May & Sunday 29 May.
Country Fest gives a real taste of the countryside, a feast for all senses, from puddings to poultry, sausages to shrimps, and beef to beer there will be an array of delights waiting to be discovered in the bustling food marquees and courts. A celebration of the Cumberland Sausage, recently granted PGI status, is planned featuring many of the county's quality producers.
TASTE: some great Cumbrian food and take home lots of goodies
LISTEN: to music all weekend from jazz to easy listening< ...
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A Cumbrian Orto – Second installment; Springtime in Marche |
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By Cecilia on
Monday, May 23, 2011 8:55 AM
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Last year, Charles Mitchell and Cynthia Fletcher retired from Cumbria to the region of Marche in Italy. Leaving behind busy schedules, their new life revolves around their old farm house and the creation of their garden, their orto. After neighboor Franco finally arrives to plough the terraces, Cinzia (aka Cynthia) can start planting out her veg...
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Wild Garlic Bread is a winner! |
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By Cecilia on
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 10:23 AM
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Sure, we set off to pick wild garlic to make some soup – but the real revelation of the day turned out to be the wild garlic bread! Stay tuned....
Here's Lukie and me foraging for the lovely leaves along the river walk in Grasmere (whose land is this? no clue, but it seems a pity to waste all that lovely green stuff!)
These are the ingredients for the soup...300 g of wild garlic leaves to 1 litre of chicken stock. In hindsight I'd leave out the parsley; you really want to focus on the pure subtlety of the wild garlic....
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Preserving master classes at Lucy Cooks |
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By Cecilia on
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:03 AM
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Michelle McKenna, a k a Clippy, will be returning to Lucy Cooks in May to lead a preserving workshop.
The masterclass menu is likely to include Luscious Limoncello Lemon Curd, Marinated
Goats' Cheeses in saffron & garlic oil and Rosy Rose Petal Jam.
The workshop will be held on May 6, from 9.30-4.00. The cost is £155. To book, contact Lucy Cooks.
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Cumbrians creating a real orto in Le Marche, Italy |
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By Cecilia on
Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:54 PM
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Last year, Charles Mitchell and Cynthia Fletcher retired from Cumbria to the region of Marche in Italy. Leaving behind busy schedules, their new life revolves around their old farm house and the creation of their garden, their orto. Charles takes up the story....
We didn't expect
there to be so much sno ...
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Ivan Day on BBC 2 |
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By Cecilia on
Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:11 PM
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There's a new series on BBC2 (on weekdays at 6.30 pm), called Royal Upstairs Downstairs. Essentially, antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager travel in the
footsteps of Queen Victoria, visiting the houses, castles and stately
homes she visited throughout her life. Wouldn't normally be something I'd switch on to...but there's a hidden treasure in these programmes. Cooking what the queen would have eaten at each house/castle is our friend Ivan Day. There are seven episodes left (counting tonight, Mar 10). Watch it on iPlayer and fast-forward to Ivan's sections – that's my suggestion.
Here he is making a game pie in his historic kitchen, where some of the series was also shot.
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Buy lamb and beef directly at Yew Tree Farm |
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By Cecilia on
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:22 PM
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We’re happy to announce that, as of 2011, Caroline and Jon Watson at Yew Tree Farm will be selling their wonderful lamb and beef straight from the farm. So, if you’re in the Coniston area, swing by, honk your horn, and pick up some of the best Herdwick lamb and Belted Galloway beef you’ll ever taste. To read more about the farming and food ethos at Yew Tree Farm, read our article here.
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Marmalade Winners 2011 |
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By Cecilia on
Monday, February 14, 2011 3:19 PM
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"Today we are embracing the negative!" said Jane Hasell-McCosh when we arrived, in the rain, at Dalemain House for the Marmalade Award ceremony yesterday. And indeed, they did – nothing could have put a dampener on this amazing competition and the people involved in it.
The biggest star is Jane herself, who, over five years, has managed to create a food event with global impact!
I say global, because a considerable number of the 1100 entered jars had actually made their way to Dalemain across oceans and continents. New for this year was the Marmalashes, an Aussie challenge, which was reported thus by Sky News down under:
"England might have beaten us in the
Ashes but a team of Aussies is sa ...
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There's No Taste Like Home... |
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By Cecilia on
Monday, February 14, 2011 9:12 AM
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There's no taste like home is the working title of a new ITV cooking programme, and I have been whether I'd be interested in taking part. It's a celebration of home cooking, and participants (3 from each region) will cook their signature dish, preferably something with ties to the family/history...so naturally, being Swedish (and if I get on the programme), I will cook a Russian Leg of Lamb. We have no idea why it is called Russian, but it's delicious and I ate it all through my childhood. And of course, living in Cumbria I have the perfect produce on my doorstep – in this instance a fantastic leg of Herdwick lamb from Yew Tree Farm near Coniston. To find out more about Yew Tree Farm and its ethos, read some of Car ...
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