17 April 2011
CLEVEDON FARMERS MARKET ON SUNDAY
What a treat! Clevedon market on Sunday morning is the go. My first visit proved to be the last on that particular site, as next week this charming, country meeting place for great food moves into a new barn, two or three paddocks further down the road.
After the obligatory coffee we wandered about, tasting and talking. We caught up with gardening guru Lynda Hallinan, a regular there, and Helen Dorrestyn who started the market and the Clevedon Valley Buffalo cheese company, and ran into several friends there too. Despite my visits to three markets yesterday (see below) I came home with yet another overflowing bag of goodies. My picks from the market today;
- Sarah Stacey's authentic Cornish pasties (she's from Cornwall and makes a tasty filling of beef, swedes, onion and dried herbs and black pepper in her flaky pastry case.) Her pork pies are terrific too.
- Clevedon Valley buffalo mozzarella and cinnamon yogurt
- Kipdale Farms free range organic chicken
- Mount Eliza Cheddar
- Sweet outdoor grapes
- Healthy parsley plants for my garden
- Freshly picked Conference pears
- Outdoor field mushrooms with dirt still attached
- Wild Wheat Mixed grain bread
I'm set for the week, and am on the job menu planning right now. Lots of tasty dishes coming up.