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12

Jan

Why go walking in Peak District?

From a simple lakeside stroll to a long distance walk, we are fortunate to be at the epicentre of wonderful walking and cycling land. Within the space of a day you can easily traverse ancient woodlands, riverside paths and bleak moorland leading...

07

Jan

Orange Drizzle Cake

At this time of year, with the abundance of sweet juicy oranges, I like baking a cake that consists of at least one of the two – chocolate or oranges. You might have already seen my Orange Chocolate Marble Cake recipe, here...

23

Dec

Axe Edge Honey Roast Ham

Take a pork joint of your choice and follow cooking instructions. For the Aga, we used the baking oven – a 1.5 kg joint took 1 hr 30 min to cook through. – Remove any string. – Score the skin with a...

15

Dec

Easy Festive Bake – Orange Chocolate Marble Cake

We all crave chocolate around this time of year. There are also lots of nice sweet juicy oranges available. Why not make an Orange Chocolate Marble Cake? It is easy to make, takes no time and tastes absolutely delicious. Here is a...

29

Nov

Pigs are fast!

Pigs are usually considered to be heavy and slow animals. Indeed, it is difficult to believe that an animal whose weight can reach a quarter of a tonne in just over a year (we’ve measured our Tamworths!) can be as speedy as...

24

Nov

Axe Edge Christmas Cake – Best one yet?

Rather than follow my Grandma’s Christmas cake recipe (which, let’s face it, was probably derived from Mrs. Beeton’s cook book), I thought I’d try making a Christmas cake using the traditional ingredients and add my own spin. Maybe my cake will be...

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Axe Edge Green Farm

With the weather being so beautiful, I've been spending a lot of time working in the polytunnel and creating new raised beds in my allotment... I don't know about you but I find working with the soil and seeing things grow very therapeutic...

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We've been working on our goats' confidence as we want them to have happy and stress-free lives, giving us lots of delicious milk... 😉 With a bit of time, they are getting friendlier and tamer every day... The dogs like to get involved too!

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