Adderbury Community Food Market for July - Thursday 9th July 2015

It’s Market day at Adderbury again and we’re off to buy some comestibles for the home store.  Next month we’ll be at The Pig Place, Adderbury for The Mikron Theatre’s production of “Raising Spirits” which should be very interesting, telling as it does the story of a WI group destined to be changed out of all recognition by a new President’s enthusiastic activity, particularly fascinating in this year's WI Centenary year - 1915 - 2015.  I am WI and really looking forward to viewing this performance.

And tonight’s Market Community Stall is the WI stall,  offering visitors the option to choose their favourite photos for our 2016 Adderbury Calendar.

It’s a breath-takingly beautiful summer’s evening.  We’re under a deep blue sky, the lavender bushes are in full sweet-scented bloom and we’re early for once.

 He engages with Paddy at his Buzzy Beans Coffee machine while I am chatting with friends, eyeing -up Mr. Anson’s vegetable and fruit stall.  It’s bright with flowers, strawberries, gooseberries, vine tomatoes, cucumbers and a good range of deep green veg. new potatoes and beetroot. 

 I fill up my bag with a fine selection and go on to chat to Jo Thompson of Once Bitten where I choose her Organic Granola for eating with my rhubarb puree or sliced bananas; find her at - enquiries@oncebittenltd.co.uk

After lingering over her delightful display of toothsome goodies I speak to Richard Cox presiding over his pates and terrines, smoked garlic, chutneys, scotch eggs and sausage rolls. He presents original and innovative scotch eggs, like a black pudding mixture and I choose a still-warm haddock, potato and soft egg version which I surmise will not last ‘til tomorrow once we get home…..! find Richard at - winslowpatesandterrines@gmail.com  

His scotch eggs are in the basket....

Onwards to Homemade in Oxfordshire for I should like a pot of apricot or raspberry jam but come away with their Hot Peach and Chilli Chutney, which is so very good.  It’s going to be great with cold meat sandwiches, our savoury egg or a Cauliflower Polonaise, which I’ll make with the cauli. just purchased from Mrs. Anson.  I might even add some of her new potatoes, served warm with parsley butter and….ooh the possibilities are endless!!! 

Find Maggie Sorensen for her jams and chutneys at -  thejamlady045@gmail.com

Eventually He turns our cauliflower into an excellent Polonaise which we enjoy with parslied potatoes and hot peas with chives...which reminds me I'm not using my garden produce to fill my freezer with summer goodies for the Fall and beyond;. no parsley butter, mint ice-cubes or chives into something neat to use in the long winter months.  I mean, what's the point of having a large fridge/freezer if it ain't full of good things to eat!

Guest market stall tonight is Fino Olive Oil and while happily dipping croutons of fresh bread into Susie's enticing oils, the dear SO comes to drag me away for supper; find Susie at -
www.finooliveoil.co.uk

see you in August Susie...

Smart Cookies are providing an Italian style Chicken Ciabatta supper with a tomato and basil salad and hot new potatoes; even on a balmy summer’s evening, hot potatoes are great with salad!  Of course, there’s a veggie option to eat in or take away and “all profits go to Jomps’ Farm at Sarnelli Orphanage in North Thailand for children with AIDS/HIV – part of the Thai Children’s Trust.

 

We dine al fresco at a large table and soon are chatting happily to a party of friends and visitors which is just so very pleasant.  I slip away into the market to buy honey from Helen Raine of Adderbury Honey for a dear friend.  I examine Helen's glass bee hive whilst munching a piece of honeycomb; OMG I just love  honeycomb and have very fond memories of a holiday years ago in
Cornwall when I was given a fresh one each morning for breakfast...

Helen Raine's Adderbury Honey at - rainehelen@hotmail.com

Helen's busy bees... for bee inspiration...


We chatted to Chris of Cats Brewing Co. - info@:catsbrewingco.com -

to  Chummy of Moore & Lyon for home reared meat at - chummy567@yahoo.co.uk -

oops - I seem to have lost my photo - apologies to Chummy -

to Ellie and Mark of Ellie's Kitchen....

for Ellie's delicious Greek food - from ellistsgo@gmail.com

and to Taste Buds Cheeseboard for their really excellent cheese

and find them at - tastebudscatering.com/recipes/cheese-board/.


It was only much later that same evening I discovered I had forgotten to return to collect
my purchase of Jo Thompson's Organic Granola which I'd left with her because we neither had sufficient
change on hand.  Apologies Jo and catch up with you in August for that granola crunch.




Another great Market experience, supper and a lovely evening in Adderbury with friends!  See you next month guys.


Daisy xxx