The baby chicks have lost their fluffy down and replaced it with a fine set of feathers. They are maintaining their weight and we're waiting on our first eggs from them. The eggs will be small to start with but should progress into fine double yolkers! Thanks for all your patience with regards to the slow egg supply. Unfortunately we can’t rush a good thing!
Daniel has been busy with our potato crop. Our Cornish, organic new potatoes are in the process of being lifted as I type. They are still very young and their skins delicately thin. Please remember that you only have to gently rub the dirt off and boil. Please do not overcook - fresh potatoes will only need a few minutes.
Daniel is now pulling a small amount of our fresh garlic. This is still in the green form, and therefore has a fantastic fresh taste and is fab in salads or homemade pesto.
Daniel has been busy with our potato crop. Our Cornish, organic new potatoes are in the process of being lifted as I type. They are still very young and their skins delicately thin. Please remember that you only have to gently rub the dirt off and boil. Please do not overcook - fresh potatoes will only need a few minutes.
Daniel is now pulling a small amount of our fresh garlic. This is still in the green form, and therefore has a fantastic fresh taste and is fab in salads or homemade pesto.
With the recent spot of fantastic weather (quickly followed up by a good downpour), all the salads, spring/summer veg is coming on very quickly. We have already started picking the Cornish strawberries and will soon be frantically harvesting the beans, peas & lettuce.
Our bake house is going from strength to strength and I'm enjoying my time spent creating for all you lovely customers. We have now started making our own sausage rolls, only using prime pork cuts, fresh herbs and homemade pastry. As always, I am trying new and exciting combinations of foods. Our pork and apricot sausage rolls proved very popular last week.
We are now also making individual quiches daily; our pasties are back with the home produced beef, sausage rolls, and lots of really yummy cakes. Our biscuits will be part of our regular production from next week. And remember ...
If you do need a birthday cake, cakes, party food for grownups (or the children) just pop in or phone me for a chat. We'll try to take the hassle factor out of catering!
Also, any fantastic tried and tested recipes would be very gratefully received. Just e-mail them to me at Josymons@hotmail.com or drop them off at the shop. Don't forget to mark them with your name and locale - we want to add the best ones to our forthcoming On The Table XMas cook book!
I am trying very hard to get organised! Not sure how well I am doing yet but could I ask if you do want bread, pasties, eggs etc on a specific day do let me know and I will do my best not to disappoint. Lot's going on - phew!
Jo xx
