Dexter day (but no allotment)

What did I do today? I had a very busy day, most of which was spent at Myer Bridge farm helping my friends, Gavin & Annette Wightman, as their Dexter cattle came back from slaughter today. It is really good to know where your beef has come from, the cows had a happy life in the field, they did not have any chemicals, and the meat was really marbled (which is a good sign), pure Dexter beef ... delicious.

Dexter cattle

We had to go to a village in Leicestershire (South Kilworth) to pick the meat up, which is a 40 mile round trip, and on the way back we had 200 kilos of meat in the car. It is a really quaint little village, very picturesque, and you would never have guessed that there is an abattoir there. It is a family run business, with a lovely old fashioned butchers shop at the front of the house, which is packed full of locally sourced meat.

When we arrived back at the farm we unloaded everything, and boxed it all up for sale, it was hard work but by 10pm tonight it had all been sold, so it was well worth it. We also managed to keep a couple of sneaky little steaks back, which we fried with some onions for lunch, very nice, and we were ready for it!

Dinner!

It was a very rewarding day, and I bought a box for myself as well, so I am sure that over the next few weeks I will be rustling up some delicious meals, which will of course be accompanied by lots of fresh produce from my allotment.

I'm typing this while I watch U2 live on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, then I'm going to get some beauty sleep as "I'm off to see The Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", at the London Palladium tomorrow ... now where did I put those red shoes?

Cindy xx