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Valentine Market
Posted On 11 Feb 2012 by Kings Norton
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Lots of lurve in the air at our valentine market today. People followed the balloons to a busier than usual market. Lots of producers had really done us proud with hearts all over the place. The sun even shone! Our 2 new producers were happy too as we welcomed Two Towers Brewery and Kneales Chocolates. We love our market.
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New Producers - Just in time for valentines market!
Posted On 8 Feb 2012 by Kings Norton
Think it may be cold on Saturday so wrap up warm! However, it may be cold on the outside, but our hearts will be warmed by our valentine market. Just follow your heart and the ballooons. We have exciting news. 3 new producers are debuting. Two Towers Brewery from Aston are coming and they promise to give a 10%discount to card carrying CAMRA members. Kneales chocolatiers are also making a timely appearance to help create that yummy gift for valentines day and La Carib - who actually sort of debuted last market - are back. Welcome to our happy band. Look forward to seeing you all
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Seasonal recipe - Rhubarb - February 2012
Posted On 7 Feb 2012 by Kings Norton
Now I know it's cold and icy out there, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy some tasty homemade ice cream! This recipe is so easy and is a great way to make the most of seasonal rhubarb. It also goes really well with a piping hot rhubarb crumble!!
Here's what you'll need:
From the Farmer's Market:
3 cups sliced fresh rhubarb
1 lemon
From the store cupboard:
2 cups sugar
1 cup whipping cream
Method:
Slice rhubarb and toss in the sugar. Place on baking tray, cover, and bake for about 30-40 minutes on a high heat, stirring occasionally. Once tender, leave to cool for about 15 minutes.
Blend in a food processor, transfer to a bowl, cover and refigerate till chilled.
Beat cream until stiff peaks form.
Add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to the rhubarb mix.
Gently fold the cream into the rhubarb mix.
Transfer to a shallow freezer container. Feezer uncovered, and stir every 15 minutes for an hour. Then cover and freeze over night.
This recipe makes enough fo about 5 servings! Enjoy!
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January Market
Posted On 19 Jan 2012 by Kings Norton
BRR! It was a cold but dry and sunny day at our first market of the year. We said hello to chuffufle chutney and La Carib. Don't forget to try them next month if you didn't this time. Hope you are all enjoying the receipes on the blog. Don't forget you can buy most of the ingrediants at the market. Next month is our valentine market. Will you be wearing your heart on your sleeve? See you there.
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Seasonal recipe - Squash - January 2012
Posted On 13 Jan 2012 by Kings Norton
Welcome to 2012!
I'm sure I am joined by most of you as I try to kick off the New Year with a new 'healthy' me! But it's so hard to eat healthy when it's so cold outside, and all I crave is steak and ale pie with creamy mashed potato and bread and butter pudding with thick custard - mmmmmmm!
One of the best things to eat, that is tasty, hot and healthy is soup! This butternut squash recipe (from BBC Good Food) is great for warming you up, is really tasty and the chilli kick adds another dimension.
From the Farmers' Market:
1 butternut squash, peeled and de-seeded (about 1kg)
2 medium white onions, diced
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
2 red chillies, chopped and de-seeded (as hot as you like!)
From the store cupboard:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
850ml hot vegetable stock
4 tablespoons crème fraîche (plus a little more to serve)
Method:
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the squash into large cubes, about 4cm/1½in across, then toss in a large roasting tin with half the olive oil. Roast for 30 mins, turning once during cooking, until golden and soft.
While the squash cooks, melt the butter with the remaining oil in a large saucepan, then add the onions, garlic and ¾ of the chilli. Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15-20 mins until the onions are completely soft.
Tip the squash into the pan, add the stock and the crème fraîche, then whizz with a stick blender until smooth. For a really silky soup, put the soup into a liquidiser and blitz it in batches. Return to the pan, gently reheat, then season to taste. Serve the soup in bowls with swirls of crème fraîche and a scattering of the remaining chopped chilli.
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WE GO GLOBAL!
Posted On 13 Jan 2012 by Kings Norton
As some of you know, Birmingham was numbered 19th in the New York Times as a place to visit in 2012 - out of 45.
They said it was becoming THE foodie place to be.
Whilst investigating this I did some clicking and this appeared. Praise indeed!
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Seasonal recipe - Red cabbage - December 2011
Posted On 10 Dec 2011 by Kings Norton
One great thing about the colder weather is the abundance of seasonal veg tempting you into the kitchen! One of my favourite vegetables, that is great at this time of year, is British red cabbage. This is a simple, tried and tested recipe -perfect to go with your roast turkey this Christmas!!
From the Farmers' Market:
1 chopped medium sized white onion
1 red cabbage (medium sized, about 400-500g in weight)
3 peeled, cored and chopped cooking apples (about 200-300g in weight)
From the store cupboard:
1 dessert spoon of unsalted butter (about 25-35g in weight)
1 inch of grated fresh ginger (grating is much quicker than chopping!)
1 pinch of ground nutmeg (you could use allspice or cinnamon if you'd prefer)
150ml of vegetable stock
Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Melt the butter and soften the onion and apples.
Add the red cabbage for a couple of minutes, before adding all other ingredients.
Gently simmer for about 20 minutes, or until most of the stock has evaporated.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve.
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Twitter
Posted On 13 Nov 2011 by Kings Norton
HOORAY!
Our twitter account is now up and running. For those that like this kind of thing, try @KingsNortonFarm and come follow!
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Fantastic Market
Posted On 12 Nov 2011 by Kings Norton
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What a fantastic market today. Once again the weather held for us, we are so lucky. The customers and producers were great with loads of people attending and most producers going home practically empty handed! Thanks to you all for making our market such a happy community led place to be. We love our job.
Talking of community, we hope you all had a chance to see the wonderful posters on healthy eating from 2 local schools - The Fairway and Bournville. There were certainly a lot of talented artists. Thanks to all the staff and children from both schools for their hard work.
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More Tree Presentations.
Posted On 17 Oct 2011 by Kings Norton
This month our new Chair Rod was able to present a mini orchard of 5 fruit trees to 3 local schools - Bournville, St Francis and The Fairway. The schools were really chuffed to such an extent they have promised to come back to our Christmas market and sing some carols. Also at the November market, St Francis are coming back to play some music with their wind orchestra. Watch out for more news in the newsletter. Don't forget if you don't receive it you can sign up on our contact page.
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