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Sweet corn is back; Reminder we sell a range of pantry items

August 18, 2019

Sweet corn has been in short supply for the last month or so. Quality and supply has improved, so it’s back on the menu this week.

Just a reminder that apart from fruit and veggies, we also stock:

Pasture Fed free range Jindi eggs from Jindivic in West Gippsland (The farmer (Will) delivers them himself to our Ringwood factory every Tuesday morning)
Summer Snow apple juice from Officer
Crunchy and smooth peanut butter made from Australian grown peanuts (and nothing else)
A selection of nuts (cashews, almonds & a raw nut mix)
A number of varieties of Pure Peninsula Australia honey (from the Mornington Peninsula)
Chocolate coated liquorice which is manufactured in Mordialloc
Banana Bread (plain; pear & raspberry; blueberry & banana)
Corn Chips (plain; tasty cheese; zesty lime)

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC77

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

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Tangellos available this week; Strawberry special continues

August 11, 2019

There is plenty of great tasting citrus available at this time of the year: navel oranges; mandarins, ruby grapefruit; lemons; limes, and now TANGELLOS!

If you haven’t tried them before, they taste like a cross between an orange, a mandarin and a grapefruit. They’re very juicy, and do have a bit of a “tang” to them, hence the name.

Strawberry special continues for another week (2 for $6, 3 for $8), from the feedback I’m getting, they also seem to be lasting quite well.

The Garlic and Herb baby love potato special is also continuing.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC66

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

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More cheap strawberries; new mandarin variety; half price baby love potatoes

August 4, 2019

Strawberry special continues for another week (2 for $6, 3 for $8).

It wasn’t the greatest imperial mandarin season this year, there was a lot of rain during the growing season which really affected the quality of the fruit. The “Afourer” variety are much better, still easy to peel, and just the odd pip, not too many.

The Garlic and Herb baby love potatoes are available again, my supplier has given me a great deal (half price) which I’m passing on in full. You can pop them in the microwave, heat them up by frying them, or making a potato salad out of them.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC55

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

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Strawberry special continues (2 for $6; 3 for $8)

July 28, 2019

The Queensland strawberries last week were bigger and better than I had expected. The grower has informed me that they will be just as good this coming week, so we are able to offer the same special as last week: 2 for $6 or 3 for $8.

I always buy hand picked beans as they last longer than the machine picked ones. The hand picked ones are very expensive at the moment, so will be buying the machine picked ones this week. You may or may not tell the difference. Just a warning that this week’s beans may not last as long, so use them within four or five days.

Probably the last week for the imperial mandarins, the next variety will be the “Afourer Mandarins” which will begin the week after.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC44

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

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Queensland strawberries: 2 punnets for $6; 3 punnets for $8

July 21, 2019

The Queensland strawberry season has been a bit slow to get going this year. Weather conditions have improved, and there are picking this weekend, so my supplier has told me to put them on special (2 for $6 or 3 for $8).

Because they are coming from Queensland, they do take two days to get down here, so best to use them as soon as you can (they should last a few days, but don’t expect them to last a week).

The red seedless grapes have finally finished, and there is a major shortage of watermelon throughout Australia at the moment, so that’s also not available.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC33

Have a great week, Cheers, Michael

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My all time favourite soup is…

July 14, 2019

Chicken and Pearl Barley soup is my all time favourite!

I’ve posted this recipe in the past, but worth posting again, it’s a hearty soup perfect for this time of the year.

Carrots and pumpkin can also be added to the recipe below, but I prefer the simplicity of just the onions and celery.

Not much to report at the market, the usual winter fruits are all excellent quality, and the winter veggies are fresh and plentiful.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC22

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

Chicken and Pearl Barley Soup (serves 10)

Ingredients

2 large brown onions (330 g), peeled and diced (or 1 onion and 1 leek)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 large stalks celery (2 ½ cups), diced
1 kg (6) chicken drumsticks, skin removed
1 cup (200 g) pearl barley, rinsed
2 litres chicken stock (Massels concentrated Chicken liquid stock is a good one)
3 cups water
Pepper
1 cup fresh parsley, chives and/or coriander, chopped

Instructions

Heat a large pot over medium heat. When hot add the onions and the oil and sautee for 5 minutes until the onions soften and start to brown on the edges.
Add the celery and sautee for 2-3 minutes, then add chicken drumsticks and sautee for a further 3-4 minutes.
Add pearl barley, chicken stock and water and bring to the boil
Place a lid on the pot, turn heat down and simmer for 60 minutes, until the barley is soft and the chicken starts to fall off the bones of the drumsticks
Remove drumsticks from soup pot and set aside to cool
When cold, strip the meat off the bones (removing any fat) and add back to the soup along with pepper
Taste and adjust seasoning if required
Just before serving stir through most of the fresh herbs, reserving a little to garnish each bowl.

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Deliveries as usual this coming week!

July 6, 2019

Was very pleasant to have a quiet week at home to re-charge the batteries, back into deliveries this coming week.

I spoke to my suppliers a couple of days ago, not much change in the market since the last week before the schoool holidays.

Still no sweet corn, but all other winter veggies are available.

As for fruit, the red seedless grapes are still going, although they mustn’t have long to go before they finish up.

Plenty of apples to choose from (4 varieties), and plenty of citrus also.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC99

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

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Market Update Sunday 16 June 2019

June 16, 2019

Red sweet potato is available this week along with the usual gold variety that we always offer.

Corn is not available this week, jumped in price towards the end of last week because of low supply.

The imperial mandarins are from Mildura in Victoria’s north west. They are not at their peak yet, still getting the odd dry one here and there, hoping they are better quality this coming week.

Navel oranges are excellent, they are the best orange for eating.

Will start Queensland strawberries very soon, just waiting for them to drop in price.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC77

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

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New Product: Wok Ready Stir Fry Pack

June 9, 2019

Hope you are all enjoying the long weekend. This week, we are offering a 400g Stir Fry Pack which contains pre-cut winter vegetables which can be tossed straight into the wok, for a quick and easy meal. Contains: Cut broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, red cabbage and other seasonal vegetable.

Serving Suggestion:

Chicken Stir Fry

1 packet Wok Ready Stir Fry 400g

1-2 Tbsp Olive Oil

250g Chicken Breast, sliced

1 Garlic Clove, crushed

1 cup Pine Nuts

Heat oil in a wok and fry for 2 minutes.

Add chicken breast to the wok and fry until golden brown.

Add the vegetable stir fry pack along with your favourite stir fry sauce, cook until desired texture.

Add pine nuts prior to serving.

This week’s early bird coupon code for a 5% discount is: CC66

Have a great week,

Cheers, Michael

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Slight change to where you enter the 5% discount code

June 1, 2019

The company that hosts my online store made a slight change to the checkout process last week, and a number of customers couldn’t find where to enter the weekly 5% discount coupon code which I send out every Sunday and Wednesday afternoons.

They have added an “Add Coupon”button on the “Review Order” page, and a “Add a coupon” button on the final checkout page just above the Payment options.

Sorry for any confusion,

Cheers,

Michael

P.S. This week’s code for a 5% discount is CC55

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