Welcome to HomeFresh News!
Yes autumn is
here and with the cooler months is the return of some of our favourite vegetables.
Gem Squash are in! You can find them in our stores and on the
website.
Broccoli and cauliflower are back in our setboxes this week! Both organic and
conventional
broccoli and
cauliflower are also available on our website at affordable prices.
When choosing
broccoli we look for broc coli without a yellow tinge, no flowers or
separation amongst the heads. We also avoid any strong-smelling broccoli.
Broccoli is best stored in the crisper in vegetable storage bags. You can
also store it in the fridge in a jug of water with the heads lightly covered by
a plastic bag.
Broccoli is great with a variety of flavours like butter, olive oil, almonds,
pine nuts, and walnuts.
 While
cauliflower is available all year, the peak season is winter. When it
comes to cauliflowers, size doesn't matter! We look for cauliflowers that
are tightly packed, very white and with no separation of the florets.
Cauliflower works well with most cheeses, butter, parsley, anchovies, olives
and olive oil.
TIP: Keep a cauliflower white when boiling by adding a tablespoon of
lemon juice to the water. If you are looking for extra flavour, add a few
of the green leaves to the water. You can avoid a sulphur odour which sometimes
occurs when cooking cauliflower by adding a bay leaf to the water.
The key to cooking a
steak so that it isn't tough is to make sure that you
sear it on high heat for 1 minute on both sides to seal in the juices.
Then you can lower the heat and cook for a further 3-5 minutes on both sides.
Before cooking, brush steaks with some oil and sprinkle with cracked black
pepper. A nice subtle way to infuse flavour into your steaks is by varying
the oil you use.
Truffle oil or
avocado infused oil are good choices.
How do you know when your steak is cooked?
It all comes down to how the steak feels when you press it with your tongs.
If you like it rare, then it should have the same 'springiness' as your cheek.
If medium to medium rare is your preference then you want the same feel as your
chin. If well done is what you are after then you want the firmness of
your forehead.
We began stocking Segreti antipasto last month and with little promotion or
fanfare it has quickly become a fast seller.
Mark and Erika Sivyer are the force behind Segreti, a local south east
Queensland company that began several years ago and makes delicious antipasto.
We're glad to say that Mark picked up his cooking skills from his Italian mother and time spent in
the kitchen while in the army, not during his former career in earthmoving!
Erika has worked for The Gap Family Markets and Zone Fresh. Together they
make food with lots of wonderful and interesting flavours.
When they first began they made sweet semi-dried cherry and roma tomatoes and
then expanded from there to
include
What is great about Segreti and it sets them apart from other companies
producing antipasto is their attention to detail and the interesting twist that
they add.
Most marinated mushrooms are the button variety but Segreti uses local field
mushrooms which are soaked in lemon juice, oil and herbs before roasting and
char-grilling. They are lovely stirred through pasta.
Peppadews are small tangy peppers, a cross between tomatoes and peppers, and
originally from South Africa. They aren't a common antipasto offering but
are delicious the Segreti way - packed with mascarpone, fetta and danish blue cheese.
Their products are great tossed into a salad, served on a platter, perfect
with a good crusty loaf or seared on the BBQ.
For the full range of Segreti products
click here.
Thanks!
If you have any feedback on this edition of HomeFresh News, our
website, the service we offer or products you'd like to see added
then get in touch because we'd love to hear from you!
Email here: info@homefreshorganics.com.au
Or give us a call: 3715 5381.
(If you get an answering machine then we are busy with another
customer. So leave a message and we WILL call you back just as
soon as we can.)
Go Fresh!
Samantha &
Johan
Samantha, Johan & the HomeFresh Team.
HomeFreshOrganics.com.au
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