[Customers_ellenden.harvington.net] FRESH MEAT THIS WEEKEND & A LAMB TO BOTTLE FEED!

[Ellenden Farm Shop]

Hi All

It definitly felt like spring was in the air on Monday, and a customer told
me the crocus were out in Evesham!

Thankyou to all who have sent emails this week - not only about the
produce, but also the service we provide - It really is VERY much
appreciated.

FRESH MEAT THIS WEEKEND
We will have the following fresh meat available from Friday:

*  Ryeland Lamb - boned & rolled leg and shoulder, leg and shoulder on the
   bone, steaks, chops and mince
*  Pork - boned & rolled leg and shoulder, loin chops, diced and belly
   draft sliced and rolled.
*  Venison  - diced, steaks, sausage and burgers
*  Wildboard & Apricot sausage and burgers
*  Chicken, whole, fillets, thighs and legs
 
In addition we will have frozen Pheasant and Partridge fillets.

HOME COOKED MEALS PREPARED BY FOOD GENIE
We have finally been able to supply Richard with some of our mince and he
is making the following meals for us this weekend:

*  Cottage pie
*  Lasagne
*  Beef Korma

THIS WEEKS RECIPE - Thankyou Tom!
PLEASE KEEP SENDING ME RECIPES - I desparately need them even if no one
else does!!

COTTAGE PIE

INGREDIENTS, MEAT BASE
Mince. One Ellenden size pack. ie 400-500 grams. Beef or lamb, Your
choice. 
Large onion
Garlic one clove
Olive oil
One chili
Large carrot
Fresh / Dried herbs, rosemary is good for lamb, sage and thyme for beef. 
Oxo cube
Worcester sauce
Tomato puree

MASH TOPPING
Make enough mash to cover base to the thickness that you like.
Use potato mash or a mixture of potato with swede or parsnip.
In the summer crushed new potato is good.

METHOD
Fry the onion and garlic in olive oil until it starts to brown.
Add the meat and carrot.
Stir until the meat has separated & is no longer red.
Add a good splash of Worcester sauce, the Oxo, chopped herbs, a good
squirt of tomato puree and enough potato cooking water to almost cover.
Wine can be added here if you have some.
Simmer for about 10 minutes.

Put the meat base in a casserole and top with the mash. Leave a narrow gap
around the edge or the gravy might boil over the top.
Spread a little butter over, and if you have some tomato and cheese, slice
it and spread that over the top as well.

Cook in a medium oven until the top is light brown and the tomato starting
to blacken.

Serve with sprouts or cabbage.


FARMING NEWS - LAMB TO BOTTLE FEED!
We have an orphen lamb here at Elenden which is in need of bottle feeding
four times a day!  She (Thank goodness it is a ewe lamb so the plan is to
keep her for breeding)! is living at the bottom of the garden and needs
feeding at the following times:
7.30am
12.30pm
5.30pm
10.30pm

If anyone would like to volunteer to come and feed her, please just let me
know!

CONGRATULATIONS
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Kathy and Chris on
the birth of their new grandson Samual Christopher - mum and baby I am told
are both doing very well.

That's everything covered for this week.

Kind regards

Sara
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Ellenden Farmshop, Evesham Road, Harvington, Evesham WR11 8LU
Tel: 01386 870296