It’s now four years since the market reopened - and 393 years since the original market got its charter.
We’re still keen on providing you with the best local food - so come along, listen to the music, and enjoy what’s sure to be another excellent market.
Our birthday market opens at 9am on Saturday 13th June…
Catherine at Sweet Stuff Slow
If, like me, you’re addicted to Lemon Posset (courtesy of Catherine of Sweet Stuff Slow) then you may be wondering what you can do with the little ramekins that you get. Well you could recycle them - or you could try out this recipe that I pocked up a few years ago in California.
About 120ml double cream
1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
120g cheese – grated (how about trying one of Lightwood Farm’s wonderful cheeses?)
4 eggs from Offchurch Poultry
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat your oven to 160 degrees centigrade. Liberally butter 4 of the ramekins (make sure you’ve eaten the dessert first, although it seems unlikely any would have survived this long). Pour 1 tbsp cream into each ramekin, and sprinkle lemon zest equally into each dish. Now put the evenly divided cheese over the lemon and cream, and gently break egg into each one. Add salt & pepper.
Pour 1 Tbsp cream over each egg and scatter parsley on top to garnish.
Bake in the centre of the oven for 12 minutes or until the eggs have just set.
Thanks to the Inn at Occidental for this recipe.
Regular market goers will know Billy Auger - one of our smallest producers - with his stall of soft fruits and nuts. The good news is that after another long winter Billy will be back with us this Saturday.
Billy in 2008
So who says that nothing unusual happens at our Market? On Saturday we were visited by an 18th Century Highwayman (complete with horse, mask and pistols). Unfortunately for him our traders are not the types to be worried by this type of behaviour, and despite his cries of “Your money or your life!” he actually went away with half a dozen eggs, some vegetables and a rather nice pie.
(Thanks to our friends at Saint Nicolas Place for the highwayman).
We ran our Meal Deal offer again, once more it was very succesful, with our beer supplier (Tunnel Brewery) running out of beer! We’re going to rest the offer for a while, but will probably bring it back in the summer.
Our next market is on the 13th June - see you there…
Meal for Two for £10
We’ve got together with nine of our suppliers to offer you a truly fantastic deal - a meal for two for just £10 (£12.50 with wine). With a starter, a main course, a side dish, and drink - all sold to you direct from the people who have made and grown them - we think this is a brilliant way to try new stuff. Or just to save yourselves a few pennies (actually several pounds).
Simply come to our offer stall, at the entrance to the market, have a look at the menu, and if you like what you see buy a set of tokens. You then take the tokens to the stallholders and exchange them for the dishes.
So what’s on the menu?
Starters
Local Italian style salad - Squ!sito
Homemade soup - The Soupery
Main Course
Sea Bass - Robbie’s Fishmonger
Pork Chops - Woodhouse Farm
Turkey Roll - Turkey Talk
Side Orders
Seasonal Vegetables - Malt House Farm
Flavoured Bread - The Bread Pancheon
Rosemary and Garlic Roast Pots - Squ!sito
Drinks
Apple Juice (75cl) - Old Sandlin Fruit Farm
Two Speciality Beers - Tunnel Brewery
Penny Red or Long Acre White Wine - Halfpenny Green Vineyard
Remember that this offer is limited, once we’ve sold out we’ve sold out!
This is not just any offer - this is a Farmers’ Market Offer!