Lou is the owner of Cragend Farm with her husband Shaun, and deals with everything from Holiday Accommodation inquiries to egg collection from the chickens; she is the social media and web design finger-tapper.
It takes time to cook - everyone knows that but in all our busy days there is always a moment when something made from scratch can give everyone huge pleasure.
Nettle Soup with Home Made Bread.
Homemade bread made with 1kg flour, some yeast, sugar and salt, left to rise for an hour and then placed into tins for another hour, before cooking for 25 minutes until golden brown. Delicious! And to go with it, some carefully picked newly sprouting nettle tops, wilted down with a sprinkle of salt, and added to a vegetable stock of potato, onion and celery, then blitzed in the blender and served with a swirl of cream and the fresh bread. Fresh, tasty and VERY good for you!
Find Out More About Cragend
Cragend Farm has a interesting and diverse history, from technical innovations to historic buildings. Tied in closely to the neighbouring Cragside Estate home of Victorian inventor and industrialist Lord Armstrong.