I’ve just added 1 litre San Pellegrino Sparkling Mineral Water to the “Dairy & Drinks” section of the online store.

Have also added four curry packet spices to the “Herbs & Spices” section of the online store: Butter Chicken, Korma, Lentil Dahl and Madras.

More new products to come.

Have a great week!

Cheers,

Michael

At this stage, I am able to get as many eggs as I require, so supply is not an issue.

As usual, not much has changed, just doing our best to get the best quality we can in a difficult market.

Reminder that we sell three different varieties of pop corn, more varieties to come soon.

Have a great week!

Cheers,

Michael

Tomatoes are in short supply at the moment, and the flavour is not great. The best option from a flavour point of view would be cherry tomatoes or mini roma tomatoes.

The mandarin variety has changed, still juicy and hardly any pips.

We are continuing to do out best to source the best produce in a very difficult market.

Best advice is to stick with the basics.

Have a good week!

Cheers,

Michael

 

 

I don’t think I have done my annual Chicken and Pearl Barley Soup recipe email this winter.

It’s my favourite soup, takes a little preparation, but definitely worth it.

This is the recipe:

Ingredients:

2 large onions

1/2 to a whole celery

8 to 10 small to medium chicken legs

A bunch of parsley, salt and pepper to taste

1 cup pearl barley (or a bit more)

Chicken stock

Method:

Saute the two large onions, then add the chopped celery, salt and pepper in a large soup pot.

Lightly pan fry the chicken legs in oil with salt and pepper. Remove chicken from pan, and remove the skin.

Cook the pearl barley in a separate small pot with water for about 20 minutes (or until soft), then strain the pearl barley.

Add the chicken legs, chopped parsley and cooked pearl barley (1 to 1.5 cups) to the large soup pot which contains the sauted onions and celery.

Fill the pot up with water and chicken stock, bring to the boil, and simmer for 90 minutes.

Once cooked, remove the chicken legs and debone, adding the chicken meat back in the pot (also discard the grizzle from bones and give to pets)

* MAKE SURE you REMOVE the long thin chicken bone that runs parallel to the leg (so if you used 10 chicken legs, make sure to count the ten sharp bones)

Add extra parsley, celery and pepper to taste.

Sounds a bit involved, but well worth the trouble

Have a good week.

Cheers,

Michael

It’s too cold for local strawberries to grow in Victoria, and it’s been too wet for strawberries in South East Queensland.

That leaves Western Australian strawberries as the best option, and the best quality.

No problems with fruit supply at the moment, apples, oranges, pears and bananas are plentiful.

Vegetables continue to be more challenging to source, but to date, we have managed to get our hands on everything we need to fulfil our orders.

Have a great week!

Cheers,

Michael

Broccoli and Red capsicum have dropped in price this week. It might be because demand has dropped due to people being away over the school holidays. Green capsicum are more expensive than the red ones, which is unusual…

But it seems we are living in unusual times!

Another short update, not a lot to say.

Have a good week.

Cheers,

Michael

 

Hello again everyone,

Deliveries as usual this week, even though it is the first week of the school holidays.

If you are getting away, have a great time!

Not a lot of change at the market, cauliflower a bit cheaper than last week. Hoping broccoli will drop in price as well.

Have a good week.

Cheers,

Michael

Hi All,

Not much to report from the market, don’t want to sound like a broken down record. Will keep doing my best to bring you the freshest produce we can find in a challenging market.

As they say, “This too will change”, just don’t know when.

We are selling Green Oak lettuce now, it has a soft green leaf, and is cheaper than cos lettuce, and much cheaper than you know what!

Have a great week,

Cheers,

Michael

Hi Everyone,

Deliveries will be a day later this coming week due to the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

Usual Tuesday deliveries will be Wednesday (order cut-off Monday 9;30pm);

Usual Wednesday deliveries will be Thursday (order cut-off Tuesday 9:30pm);

Usual Thursday deliveries will be Friday (order cut-off Wednesday 9:30pm).

Regarding prices and availability of vegetables, not much has changed. As I have mentioned in the past, because I am a very small buyer, I should be able to fulfil the orders with everything that is ordered.

Cheers,

Michael