Honest2Goodness Newsletter 20th February 2010

Spring is definitely in the air, lots of bulbs starting to appear in gardens, so this is the best time to get fit and healthy after the winter blues. Come along to the market for great fresh food, a chat with stallholders, lots of food and wine tasting, cookery demos, meeting your friends and others in the Honest2Goodness community – what more could you ask for? Well, maybe an improvement in the weather, but… we’re not miracle workers!

Kingfisher Teas are joining us this Sat!

Kingfisher Tea 'provides the refreshing flavours of whole-leaf teas and the relaxing fragrances of flowers and herbs to your tea cup. We bring you the affordable luxury of the finest loose-leaf tea in attractive packs to enjoy yourself or give as gifts. Unique teapots, cups and strainers for optimal loose-leaf tea preparation are also on offer'. Mico Hassett will be with us on Saturday with lots of teas for you to try!

Veggies – Dublin Meath Growers remind you that in season vegetables include:

Carrots, Celeriac, Parsnips, Potatoes, sprouts, cabbage, turnip. In season fruit include Irish apples, and Spanish Oranges and lemons.

Café News:

To celebrate the availability of in-season oranges and lemons, and the arrival of Spring (!), the café is lightening up the menu with some Tunisian Orange Cake and lemon and poppy-seed muffins, alongside the excellent mini-apple pies that are proving irresistible! Soup of the day will be Cauliflour & Blue Cheese and the hot dish of the day is Thai Chicken. The Killowen yogurt compotes are now available for purchase at €1.60 each – the tasting panel approved!

Pantry:

Following customer requests, the cheese end of the pantry has got in a sample of a mild cheese called Carrigaline, made in West Cork, handmade in the traditional manner by Ann and Pat O'Farrell on their farm of Friesian cows. The cheese is semi-soft, with a delicate flavor, becoming piquant with age. For full flavour, it is best eaten at 12 weeks or older. Carrigaline may be enjoyed in sandwiches or a cheese board and is excellent for cooking. It is best served at room temperature. We will be delighted to offer you a sample on Saturday.

Wine offers and tastings this week:

Our two wines on offer this week are both from the same Italian producer Luigi Valori (read about him and the wines here).

Our Trebbiano (aromatic, dry white wine) normally retails at €14 - we are offering it with a 15% discount per single bottle (€11.90), or a 25% discount on 6 bottles

Our Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (full-bodied, smooth red wine) normally retails at €14.50 - we are offering it with a 15% discount per single bottle (€12.33) or a 25% discount on 6 bottles.

Finally, we have published a couple of new recipes to the FOOD section of the website. How to make mayonnaise is published here, and the easy to do potato wedges recipe is here
If we have forgotten to publish a recipe that we demonstrated or cooked in the kitchen, dont hesitate to ask us for it!

And, finally, finally, please forward the newsletter to other food & wine lovers. If you received the newsletter from a friend, and you would like to be on our mailing list, please email us at brid@honest2goodness.ie and we'll send you your own copy each week.

Oh, and dont forget to ask us about the hot-air balloon sculpture that is now hanging in the large market area!!!