Category Archives: This Week

Alphonso Mangoes are in season, grown in India and are considered to be the most superior variety of mango, sought after by many chefs. Whilst the flesh inside the mangoes are a golden colour, the skin of the mango is yellow with red spots.

In India, the short season which is usually around 6 weeks, is a good reason to celebrate these little fruits at mango festivals where they are cooked with in a variety of ways in both savoury and sweet dishes. 

Don’t forget English Asparagus, such a short season, ours is the finest Norfolk asparagus grown by J W Allen & Sons.

Golden kiwi are back in stock, these are so popular when we can get them. The flesh of the golden kiwifruit is a vibrant yellow colour with a smaller core and fewer seeds than the green variety. Cutting in half and scooping out the flesh with a spoon is one of the easiest ways to enjoy them. 

Our fish pick this week is Salmon with a chilli jam glaze. A simple and tasty salmon dish goes perfectly with the new potatoes and salad in this weeks boxes. You can add this recipe to your box £14 2 generous servings 

Potato cakes will be available all week.

Apple Turnovers – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Friday and Saturday to order )

Almond Croissants, Almond and Rhubarb Croissants – Friday Saturday

Treacle Flapjacks, Bakewell Tarts,- All week

Lemon Tarts – All week to order

We have put together a selection of our customer’s most popular choices of the famous creamy flavoursome Longley Farm fruit yoghurt. £3.60

Of course any of our range of Longley Farm products can be added to your order just go to the Deli section and click on Dairy to see the full range that we stock.

It took lots of tasting to find our perfect houmous, our suppliers based in Lancashire, a family run business since 1900, are suppliers of fine food and cheeses, their houmous is a simple blend of chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil. Our customers agree with us that this is definitely the best tasting houmous, great for dipping and layering on sandwiches £3.30 per pot 330g 

We have two cheeses this week, first is Isigny Sainte-Mere Petit Camembert, made from raw cow’s milk, known in the local area as white gold! it is this outstanding raw material which allows this cheese cooperative to make a Camembert that never fails to take on a beautiful colour as it ripens, with a heady perfume. Milk from the farms in the cooperative have a naturally occurring lactic bacterial flora which are unique to the Isigny terroir. Because they are present in Isigny Sainte-Mère Camemberts, the taste is sufficiently distinctive for experts to identify the cooperative’s in a random batch of Camemberts.

Delicious on your cheese board served with honey and walnuts or baked with garlic. £4

Our second cheese this week is Feta, our feta is made with milk from sheep and goats raised on local grass. This particular environment is what gives the cheese its unique characteristics.

Feta is made with milk from sheep and goats raised on local grass. This particular environment is what gives the cheese its unique characteristics. Feta’s flavour is tangy and sharp when it’s made with sheep’s milk, but milder when combined with goat’s milk. Feta is produced in blocks and is firm to the touch. However, it can crumble when cut and has a creamy mouth feel. This cheese is proceed by PDO to protect this authentic Greek cheese.

Essential in a greek salad. £3.20. 200g

Our range of butters are an amazing condiment, one of the best ways to add great flavours to any meal, including vegetables, pasta, fish, steak and chicken.  Just add to the pan a couple of minutes before the end of cooking and baste.

This week’s suggestion is Sea Bass with Garlic and Lemon butter.

You can choose from 

Garlic, parsley & Lemon Butter

Sage Butter

Parsley, Chilli & Lemon Butter

White Truffle Oil, Parmesan Cheese Butter

Parsley, chilli, garlic, curry powder, paprika Butter

Anchovy Butter

Oregano Butter

Orange & Thyme Butter

Herb Butter

Because of the public holiday pies will be delivered on Wednesday. Go to our Bakery section to Choose from this week’s selection

Cheese & Onion

This week we have our delicious broccoli salad recipe for you, we have included all the fresh ingredients in our £25 and £15 boxes along with dried cranberries and a nut/seed mix, you will just need to add oil/mayonnaise/honey/soy sauce/mustard/apple cider vinegar. A perfect summer salad, which tastes even better the next day. This is one of our most popular summer dishes, perfect for lunch, evening meals and family get togethers. 

New season Cornish washed potatoes are in both boxes this weeks, grown by the Rogers Family at Pengelly Farm, the variety is Lady Christl which is a delicious early potato with yellow to cream flesh, it has a creamy, buttery texture, with a good old fashioned potato flavour. Perfect for boiling or steaming.

We have chosen a Cheshire grown Lollo Rosso lettuce for the boxes this week, this classic Italian lettuce is a loose leaf variety with sweet, tender leaves. 

Full box contents listed below gallery.

Our £15 box (ideal for 1 or 2)

Dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds and almonds (R)

Washed new season Cornish potatoes

Red onion (R)

Carrots

Shallots

Fennel 

Cucumber

Garlic (R)

Broccoli (R)

Salad tomatoes (£15 box only)

Cheshire grown Lollo Rosso lettuce

Nadacots 

(R) items needed for the recipe

Our £25 box (ideal for a family of 4) contains all of the above in larger quantities

Cherry vine tomatoes

Broad beans

Spring onions

Conference pears

Our new potato cakes have been very popular, made for us by All Things Nice in Marple, these are the most authentic potato cakes we have ever tried. They are a substantial size £1.10 each and you can add to your order from Wednesdays onwards.

Our very popular artisan bread will be available from Wednesday onwards. we will have white and seeded sourdough, white and wholemeal cob available every Wednesday and Thursday, Friday and Saturdays we will also have focaccia and French sticks, our bread can sell out very quickly to make sure you aren’t disappointed send us a message or phone the shop on 01457 852456 and we will make sure we save one for you. Bread always seems to be the first thing that people cut out of their diets when trying to cut down, but sourdough not only delivers a tangy flavour that’s perfect for toast and sandwiches, it is good for you, too! The fermentation process for sourdough bread can lead to an increased number of prebiotic and probiotic-like properties, which help improve gut health. It freezes exceptionally well so you won’t be tempted to eat the whole loaf.