Sorry I am late with the September blog but at least it has enabled me to share my love of this wonderful Indian Summer weather with you all. What a fantastic few days we have had...golden sunshine, the leaves turning on the trees and that indescribable stillness that only comes at this time of year. Harvest festivals and scarecrow fairs celebrate an abundance of crops. It has been a bumper year for fruits of all types: blackberries, damsons, apples and plums to name a few. Next year we would love to negotiate with you a price for any surplus you may have which we can then freeze and use in crumbles, flans and desserts in our cafe!
Unfortunately, the lack of sunshine in the earlier summer has left me with a lot of unripened tomatoes and I would like to share with you a Jamie Oliver recipe which has transformed this green fruit into a great salsa:
3 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
1/2 fresh red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
2 green tomatoes, finely chopped
1 red tomato, de-seeded and finely chopped
1 small bunch of parsley, finely chopped
2 tbsp. cider vinegar
6 tbsp. olive oil
Put all the ingredients into a bowl with a good pinch of sea salt and mix.
Use immediately to get maximum freshness!
The recipe is an accompaniment to foil wrapped sweet potato and cajun chicken. Brilliant combination of flavours and ingredients we often have in the Store at the weekend. Ring and check (01949 81321)
Well, guys, switch off now! This is about the Autumn/Winter 2009 Collections. Lots of black, shoulder pads, leather and knee high boots! Not for the faint hearted, but the fashion savvy can cherry pick and so can we!
Instore already are some great accessories... jewelled insect brooches, snake diamante bracelets and faux pearls (courtesy of Carol Webb from the Jewel Box who has a showcase with us). The structured handbag is back with us and Jan Worth from Bags of Style has delivered some great skin bags which will not be 'on the High Street'. Talking of which: put a date in your diary for 'Girls' Night Out' on Wednesday, 11th. November. For those of you have not been initiated by baptism of fire, this our annual Charity evening where our customers by ticketed entrance only can, with Prosecco in hand, peruse some fantastic merchandise. All our stallholders are unique in what they have to offer. So this a chance to wow friends with Christmas presents or do a bit of secret personal shopping for yourself. Either way 10% goes to charity. More next month...
Enjoy that glimpse of sunshine while you can.
Jan
