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February’s Virtual Market

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Feb 242012

Apologies if you’ve already seen all of our wares at this morning’s market but I’d thought I’d share them all with a wider public. Admittedly, most of it was sold then and there but we do, of course, take bespoke orders…..

The Bread Ensemble (With Congo bars and Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes on the side)

More detail of the Red Wine Walnut bread (the brown hedgehog looking one) and the Cheddar Onion Rolls – ok, so they’re more triangles than rolls but I’m allowed a little poetic licence…

Our pallet crisp-breads made with our sourdough yeast, rye and honey, just right for using as an edible cheeseboard or put a ramekin of humus in the, umm, ramekin shaped hole. The hole is actually there so we can hand them up to air dry once they are out of the oven.

Sausage rolls with caramelised onion and sage from our garden

Mostly cake – Meringues (white and rose scented), White Chocolate Cookies, previously mentioned Congos, Chocolate Fudge AND the thing beginning to run off the plate is Millionaire’s Shortbread.

And next month, Friday 30th March 9am – 12pm there will definitely also be homemade (from scratch) almond croissants, sausage rolls AND Pork Pie. Promise.

St Margaret’s Nursery Monthly Village Market at St Margaret’s Village Hall – the last Friday of every month 9am – 12pm.

Post Pancakes

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Feb 222012

We certainly spanned the ages yesterday at the pancake day tea – youngest (I think) was 6 months and the eldest, whilst still looking extremely spritely and lots younger than me, were somewhat more mature. Suffice to say, they weren’t too interested in the unlimited squash but the Rioja went down very nicely, thank you very much.

So for those that missed it here are the naked pancakes…

The glues, aka warm golden syrup, lemon juice and sugar (there was ice-cream as well but it melted before I could take a snap)

And the decorating materials

All in all it was a great afternoon, fun was had, pancakes consumed, squash imbibed, prizes awarded and most of all, no-one was sick. Which was, considering the amount of pancakes eaten, quite surprising.

Obviously, the next pancake day will be Feb 2013, but if you can’t wait that long we’ve an Ice Cream Structural Engineering event on Wednesday April 18th between 3pm – 6pm. Booking is essential on this one as we’re going to need a fair amount of room…. £5.00 per child of any age 0 – 160 including unlimited squash (but sorry, not Rioja)

Pancakes and Ice Cream Engineering (Structural)

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Feb 202012

Half term is over, they’re all back in school/nursery/baby gym so this seems the ideal opportunity to mention up-coming children’s events! Firstly, we do have a couple or three spaces left for tomorrow’s pancake day tea (Tuesday 21st February, 3pm – 6pm).

Everyone that makes a vague attempt at eating a savoury pancake and salad, will get swift delivery of pancakes and assorted decorating materials to make their own edible artwork. Syrup, sweeties, sprinkles, jam, chocolate…. and we get to wash up the mess. £5 per head including unlimited squash, milk, water, no upper age limit and that’s pancake day sorted for another year.

The second event has a little more notice and a bit more space. On Wednesday April 18th we will be having an ice-cream structural engineering afternoon tea. Homemade fish finger sandwiches with or without ketchup (vegi/non fishy alternative available – just ask!) and some of your 5 a day, followed by ice cream. A lot of ice-cream, plus wafers, biscuits, fruit, sprinkles, chocolate and other fine building materials to make the biggest, quirkiest Knickerbocker Glory of all time. Prizes for the most decorative and/or stable construction. Again, £5.00 per head, unlimited squash and no upper age limit. All in all, a great fun afterschool treat with the added bonus of no washing up.

We do of course have more adult events, some of which I’m sure I’ll get round to blogging. Admittedly, my track record is normally to write about it after the event so if telepathy isn’t your strongest point or you’d like a little more notice, please do join our email list through the ‘contact us’ bit of the main website.

Something else you may have missed

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Jan 272012

In keeping with my current trend to mention things after the event (see Burns Night below), here are a few snaps of my wares at the St Margaret’s-at-Cliff Monthly Market this morning.

I was armed with three types of our home-grown sour-dough yeast bread, including onion and potato plus a couple of ‘normal’ yeast loaves flavoured with cherry tomato or red onion and cheddar. Chocolate fridge cake, coffee and walnut cake and Abernathy biscuits also featured heavily!

Oh, and of course there were Kentish apple and pork sausage rolls, from scratch almond croissants, not forgetting pineapple upside down and muesli biscuits for the semi sort of health conscious.

Bet you wished you’d gone now.

The Village Market, held the last Friday in every month at St Margaret’s Village Hall from 9 am. In aid of St Margaret’s Nursery and After School Club. See you there next on Friday 24th February. Come early or you’ll miss the pork pie.

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