Saturday 19 September 2015

Weekends, Hill Shadow-style.


This week Ben happened to pick up a packet of the Pancake Parlour's pancake mix, and was absolutely astounded at how many ingredients were listed! I mean, they're yummy, but I have no idea why a pancake mix would contain so many things. Maybe to help you justify the price of buying something that's so simple to make at home!

Rarely does a weekend go by here where we don't have pancakes. They're super easy! Our pancake recipe is loosely based on Jamie Oliver's one

HILL SHADOW FARM PANCAKES
Serves 4 -ish

2 cups SR flour (we use 1/2 wheat, 1/2 gluten free. I hear buckwheat flour works well too!)
2 cups milk of your choice (we use soy)
2 eggs (free range ONLY and ALWAYS, please x)
Pinch salt.

That's seriously it! 

Whisk ingredients together til well-combined.

We cook our pancakes on our sandwich press left open - It works a treat! But your fry pan/skillet is fine. A medium/low temp is best. 

Pour out pancakes of 10 - 15 cm and wait until the air bubbles on the surface pop and don't fill back in. The top of the pancake will be covered in craters & look 'dry' (not like wet batter) when it's ready to flip. 

Serve with local honey or real maple syrup (it's worth spending a little extra for the real stuff!)

I hope you're out enjoying this beautiful weekend with your loved ones! I'm washing some beautiful alpaca fleece ready to card and spin. Won't take long to dry today! 


Right, now go put your washing out, then make a cup of coffee and take it out under a tree with a good book x

Sunday 13 September 2015

And the farm grows...

We finally did it. We bought 2 goats. 

Well, I bought 2 goats. I was a little flu-ey and delirious at the time. But these are our new boys, who will hopefully start helping us control our weeds & lawn with out sprays.


Meet Jerry and George. They're cashmere. 


The chickens are also loving this gorgeous warm weather we're having - spring has sprung! 





And after the goats have a good go at our overgrown veggie patch, I'm getting some seedlings in! 


My favourite thing at the moment is to take my tea and a good book and lay on the trampoline in the gentle warm sun. Bare feet on warm grass. And the hum of the Hill Shadow Ferals working on our fruit tree blossoms. 


I love being on the verge of abundance, don't you?! So blessed.