Cheese Blog

Feb/
9/12

2011 Cheese Awards- notes of a humble prize winner!!

Frome Cheese Show 2011 Red carpets, flashing lights, little black dresses and champagne flutes are all images that come to mind when you think about Awards Ceremonies. But no, not in the cheese industry. Let’s try that picture again; chef whites, rows of...

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Jan/
24/12

Legendary Northumberland Cheese Scone Recipe Revealed!

One of the perks of running the Cheese Farm Tea Room is getting to bake (and eat!) the cheese scones! We usually arrive at 8ish and kick start the day by making a fresh batch of delicious Northumberland Cheese Scones. A wide variety ...

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Jan/
18/12

Blagdon Blue Tartlets

  These little tartlettes make a great canape to keep your dinner party guests happy whilst you are in the kitchen whipping up a storm! The pastry is one I pinched from my Mum a while back and is so simple you don't even need to be a French P...

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Dec/
20/11

Merry Christmas from Northumberland Cheese Girls!

To all of our lovely customers,   MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!   Thanks a bundle for buying our great cheeses this year and for supporting the new website! It has been a pleasure to supply you all with Christmas Cheese and we hope you all enjoy your taste of Northumberland. And heres a little treat from us girls in the office and dairy...   http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/Rft0DHibUeHKrHXz?cmpid=ey_fb_self ...

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Dec/
9/11

Christmas Cheese Center Piece to WOW!

    Why chose between a Christmas Cheese Board and a Table Center Piece when you could have both in one?! We think our Northumberland Cheeses are looking so good this year that they are forming part of the Christmas Decorations. Move over Turkey, out of the way Sprouts- let’s make Northumberland Cheese the centre of attention this Christmas. Our to...

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Dec/
2/11

Winter Time on Blagdon Farm

Posted by Andy- Farm Manager at the Blagdon Estate Leaves are crunching under foot, trees are bare and frost has started to decorate our fields. Although the countryside is looking sleepy we are busy behind shed doors. Our Blagdon Estate dairy cows, nearly 140 of them, are tucked away inside for the winter. Although you may think it is bit of a crowd ...

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Nov/
28/11

Crumbly Goat’s Cheese Flan, featuring Elsdon.

  I think this is such a simple recipe but with loads of great tastes and complementary flavours. An easy work night meal or spruce it up a bit for a fab starter. I use Elsdon because it works really well for ...

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Nov/
17/11

Christmas Time, Cheese and Wine, LaLaLa La Laaa!!

Firstly, welcome to our new website. We hope you enjoy having a look around and what an exciting time to be joining us! We are in full swing getting ready for Christmas; the dairy vats are churning 2,000 litres of milk 5 days a week, busy hands are wrapping perfect wedges of Northumberland Cheese and our shop and offices are overflowing with ch...

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