03/03/2010 by admin.

The first budding snow drops of spring are upon us and what a relief! Store cupboards are nearly exhausted; fields fallow and the squirrels have almost eaten all their nuts. As long as you haven’t eaten them all already, now is a good time to use up all those stored nuts and what better accompaniment  than something you may not have tried before, despite its somewhat rough round the edges charm. Celeriac is still in good form at the moment, but don’t expect to get some hunky looking vegetable looking back at you from the green grocers shelf. Never has the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” been so aptly applied than to the Celeriac. Nutty, earthy, crunchy, smooth, creamy, svelte and wholesome are all plaudits that could be heaped on this wonderful vegetable depending on how it is treated.

Below is a recipe for a celeriac and walnut “slaw” which is a slightly wintery salad perfect for that transition period into spring.

 Ingredients;

1 celeriac

A handful of walnuts (broken ones are fine)

2 carrots

A handful of chopped parsley (if its survived the winter!)

1 tsp toasted fennel seeds

1 lemon

2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Using a cooks knife and taking great care, trim the skin from the celeriac (it can be quite thick in places so you may need to take a fair bit off) to expose the milky white flesh. Grate the celeriac and carrots into a large bowl, add in the rest and mix together. Season to taste. Simple yet incredibly tasty.

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03/03/2010 by admin.

OK, so we haven’t posted much lately, mostly due to us being so busy getting our new kitchen and offices ready. We have now officially moved to our new premises at Unit 4, St Gabriel’s Business Park, St Gabriel’s Road, Bristol, BS50RT. We have spent a lot of time and money in the last couple of months upgrading the premises to incorporate a 600 square foot production kitchen as well as offices and storage to service our outside catering and events. Bristol City Council inspected us last week and I’m pleased to announce that they have awarded us 5 stars under their “scores on the doors” rating scheme, the maximum possible. The rating takes into account structure of the building, health and hygiene practices and confidence in management to ensure safe food handling. We should appear on the National website www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk in the next few weeks.Our phone number will be changing in the next few weeks and we’ll post as soon as we have it, although the 0800 number will remain the same.All the best,Rod

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