Almost by accident …. this bacon joint has hung in the tack room for the last 2 months (along with the soon to be real Parma Ham … in another 9 months) and low and behold on Christmas Day we could slice it and enjoy it raw as ham.
Pizza Oven Build: The Doorway
We used bricks carved from sandstone for the doorway arch.
Pizza Oven Build: Thermal Mass and Insulation Layers
Here it is: our Pizza Oven build. There are lots of resources online. As we know to our cost absolutely critical is the the clay sand mix ratio. It must be 2 sand to 1 clay! And it can take nearly an hour to mix a batch. We used sawdust … Continue reading
Smoking chicken!
One of the school children chose smoked chicken for their birthday lunch so here we go – an introduction to hot smoking chicken. Of course being a Montessori school they had to do it for themselves starting with collecting the firewood and preparing the chicken! And with much inspiration from Mr Lamb and … Continue reading
Eastern Highlander 