A (nearly) self sufficient wife....

[British Red]

Pigeon self sufficient meal by British Red, on Flickr

She shot and dressed the pigeon, grew all the varieties of tomato and the rest of the salad.....


....and then blew it with a bit of streaky bacon to flash fry the woody with


Got to get to making our own bacon - but I'm more than happy with the wife!

 

[Mesquite]

Looks delicious Hugh

 

[santaman2000]

Yep, that's a keeper.

 

[hog]

I am a vegie but I have to say looks very well made.
My Wife also produces excellent things.
Home made bread, jam, marmalade, chutney.

 

[John Fenna]

That looks good!
Home reared, home cured bacon is truly the food of the gods (my pal Mark makes some of the best!) and well worth achieving!

 

[g4ghb]

Yum! No idea how you make balsamic vinegar (could (and do ) drink it out the bottle) as drizzled over salad is my favourite.

Do like the pig idea too mate, and should be so much easier than producing steak not to mention more versatile and tastey!!

 

[Harvestman]

Now you have to make your own plates and forge your own cutlery...

 

[Clouston98]

Tasty tasty tasty! Very nice! Homegrown bacon sounds like the most delicious thing in existence!

 

[British Red]

Funnily enough, learning to throw pots is on my wish list . I think a wood fired, home made kiln would be very cool indeed!

 

[Goatboy]

Looks lovely Red, wouldn't say no to a plate of that myself!

As well as making the plates and cutlery you could make yourself a small Doocot and you'd have flesh, eggs and manure for the garden all year round. (Plus some of them look very nice too).

 

[FGYT]

Home made bacon is easier than growing Tomatoes

Bacon and freash Duck eggs with Franks Hot sauce (didnt make the flat bread tho )

but if its real home made you need to raise the Piggies still not that difficult

 

[oldtimer]

A wood fired kiln would need to be very hot indeed!

It is probably the most difficult way of firing pots and is a specialised art. However, it is possible to fire pots in a container such as an old fashioned dustbin using sawdust. I have also successfully made pots in a primitive bruswood fire but the results are very uncertain and the failure rate is high, Hugh.

May I recommend John Dickerson POTTERY MAKING a complete guide .

It's a good quest though. I still get a kick out of eating soup made from vegetables I have grown out of a bowl I have thrown, glazed and fired myself, with a spoon I have carved and accompanied by a slab of home baked bread.

 

[British Red]

you could make yourself a small Doocot .

Stuff that! The woodies get shot for the damage they do - I'm not building the wingy thieves somewhere to live ! Eggs and manure we plan to get from chooks shortly - and bunnies and woodies can provide the protein until we get to raising meat chickens

 

[British Red]

Bacon and fresh Duck eggs with Franks Hot sauce (didnt make the flat bread tho )

Tell Sarah we are on our way

 

[FGYT]

Tell Sarah we are on our way

Bed n breakfast available as we have our spare room clear ...... at the moment has en suite Gun cabinet for guest use

 

[British Red]

Do I have to shoot my own breakfast?

 

[TurboGirl]

She's a Goddess!

 

[cranmere]

Making bacon is easy, all you need is a piece of belly pork, some sea salt and some dried herbs.

 

[woodstock]

Pigeon self sufficient meal by British Red, on Flickr

She shot and dressed the pigeon, grew all the varieties of tomato and the rest of the salad.....


....and then blew it with a bit of streaky bacon to flash fry the woody with


Got to get to making our own bacon - but I'm more than happy with the wife!

That is porn on a plate you've got a goodun there.

 

[British Red]

Tonights had second early spuds to bulk it out ....I do love new tatties