Tag Archives: pork

Butchery & Charcuterie Courses in The Yorkshire Dales

Ever fancied a go at butchery, making your own sausages or curing your own bacon? Well now you can.  Paganum Artisan Butchery & Charcuterie run a series of courses in Pork Butchery, curing and charcuterie, Lamb Butchery and even beef … Continue reading

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Cure your addiction – BACON CONNOISSEURS WEEK

Cure your addiction and celebrate everything Bacon, for one week only (until next year!) it is British Bacon Connoisseurs week from the 18th to the 24th March 2013. I don’t just celebrate bacon for one week a year, our celebrations are weekly, nay daily … Continue reading

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Traditional Bacon

Traditional dry cured cured bacons v mass produced…. Traditional dry cure bacon with either salt or a rub on cure, preserves and flavours the bacon and a percentage of moisture will be lost to the atmosphere during the curing process … Continue reading

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The Bull, Broughton – Oxford Sandy & Black Pork Faggots

Gazegill Farm Oxford Sandy & Black Pork Faggots at The Bull at Broughton, Skipton These were really very very tasty, the faggot’s had a fantastic meaty pate taste, complimented by a rich gravy and served with seasonal garden peas and … Continue reading

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Hogroast

Had a great hogroast for a private function at the weekend, a fantastic pig that only just fitted our hogroast machine and was very well received by all, served with apple sauce, stuffing and a little salad and of course … Continue reading

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Butchery & Sausage Making

The latest Butchery & Sausage Making course at Coghlans Cookery School last week went well, I really enjoyed the day and we got some great positive feedback from all attending. After talking about Pigs & Farming in general over coffee … Continue reading

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Lunch at The Craven Arms, Giggleswick, Settle

The Craven Arms, Giggleswick (formerly The Old Station) on the outskirts of Settle opened just before Christmas and I would guess has been under a cover of snow ever since!  Adrian Proctor, local Organic farmer from nearby Rathmell has refurbished … Continue reading

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Christmas Lunch – Turkey, Goose or Beef?

What do you eat for Christmas day lunch? Not everyone eats the traditional Christmas turkey on Xmas day, some prefer beef or a goose, what are your traditional family Christmas eating habits?   I read with interest a recent article … Continue reading

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Pork, Stilton & Pear Pie – Drake & Macefield, Skipton

Always dangerous when I’m passing a good butchers and I see PIES! popped into Drake & Macefield in Skipton to admire the new display counter!! not really, I could sense pies! and spotted a couple of slightly different pies at … Continue reading

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More Pies – Drake & Macefield this time!

Drake & Macefield Butchers in Skipton & Settle produce my favourite Sausage Roll, they are very popular and always run out when I arrive so tried the pork pie and I spotted one last lonely Steak & Kidney pudding, had … Continue reading

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