packing in the rain...

hello there...

This mornings pack was extra fresh! The clouds gave us plenty of rain to make the produce sparkle in the sunlight when it finally arrived!!

Tea cups were extra full as some of us are lacking sleep but the sunrise made up for the blurry eyes.

While at the market this morning we noticed that the stone fruits are starting to make an appearance, but were far too hard to be eaten straight away. Here's hoping that over the coming weeks everything is just how it should be and we can pack them up for you!

This weeks boxes include:

Zucchinis

Silver Beet

Dutch Carrots

Spring Onions

Sweet Potatoes

Asparagus

Mushrooms

Kiwi

Apples

Bananas

Oranges

Cauliflower

Cabbage

Pumpkin

Herb of the Week is Rosemary.

You might like to use the Rosemary for a Cake called:
Olive Oil Apple and Rosemary Dessert Cake 
Inta, one of Abbotsford Wooden Box regulars, posted a great recipe last week for a Anchovy Rosemary Butter. 
Here's what she wrote:

I've been using a yummy rosemary recipe that I found in a Gourmet Traveller mag. Its an anchovy and rosemary butter. They have it on steak. We've done that as well as having it on toast with an egg. Once made it keeps well in the fridge.

100gm unsalted butter
5 anchovy fillets
2 shallots, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp coarsely chopped rosemary
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp red wine vinegar

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat

Add anchovy, shallot, garlic and rosemary
and saute until shallot is soft (2-3 minutes)

Remove from heat and stir through mustard and vinegar.

If you would like to share ways in which you use your produce, please leave us a comment. Thank you Inta! I'll be sure to try the Egg option!!

While exploring on the internet yesterday my friend Pip, who is the editor for this website (Pip is a super great cook and super great at many other things too. Pip always posts the nice things that she makes and finds in her day)

Pip found a great recipe for Zucchini Pasta. I also found this recipe which tells you just what you need, incase you need to know such things.

What did you think of your boxes this week?

We also wanted to thank you for your feed back on the Pears last week. We were disappointed to hear that they weren't up to scratch as they were quite pricey. Whilst we do our best to make sure everything is top quality there are times that things might slip through. We REALLY value your feedback at these times and thank you for doing so.

Check the blog over the coming days for a few favourite recipes from our home.

Thank you once again!!

xxx

Brooke and Katrina.