We have peaches!

Peaches were originally grown in China around 3000 years ago and are now grown in at least 64 countries. Peaches are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, fibre and are full of antioxidants. They can be cooked, dried, roasted, grilled, made into jam and of course eaten fresh. 

Recently we mentioned on our Facebook page that we believe peaches taste their best when picked ripe. If picked too early the peach does not produce its optimal flavour. For this reason, we don’t stock peaches until we think they are at their prime. And now, we are glad to say we have peaches!

Order yours from our website today.

We are passionate about quality fruit and only want to provide the best on offer to our customers.

We love what we do, and it shows!

Oven-baked roasted vegetable Frittata

Want a quick, easy to whip up midweek recipe that is stocked up with vegetables? This frittata is not only quick and easy, it is very versatile. You can add any vegetables you like. Order your vegetables online from us and we’ll deliver them for you. All you need to do is peel and bake!

Ingredients: (serves 4)

200g sweet potato

200g gourmet potatoes

200g pumpkin

½ red onion, sliced

6 eggs

1/2 cup low-fat milk

20g parmesan cheese, grated

Sea salt & pepper

Method:

Peel and dice potatoes and pumpkin into 3cm cubes, thinly slice onion. Place onto a baking tray, drizzle generously with olive oil, freshly ground sea salt and pepper. Bake in 220^oC pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes until light gold and tender.

Remove vegetables from oven and reduce heat to 190^oC. Spread vegetables over the base of a greased pie or tart dish. Whisk eggs and milk with a fork, add cheese, pour mixture over the top of the vegetables and season with salt and pepper. Bake frittata for 25-30 minutes or until top is set and golden in colour. Serve with salad.

The Lettuce Shop blog - here it is!

You may have noticed if you subscribe to our fortnightly newsletter or follow us on Facebook that we have been busy preparing our blog. Well, here it is! We are very excited to be able to share it with you and hope you find it useful.

It is no secret we love to keep our customers informed so we figured an easy-to-access spot such as a blog is the perfect way to do that.  As well as up-to-date information on fresh produce we will be posting fabulous recipes, storage tips and FAQs as well as our fortnightly newsletter. If you wish to receive updates on our blog posts as they happen please enter your email address into the 'subscribe to email' box on the side bar to the right, and we will let you know via email when we have something new to read.

We are very passionate about keeping our customers well fed and well informed, if you have any questions regarding our products please see our contact page for ways to get in touch with us. We welcome enquiries and look forward to you joining us on our blogging journey!

Regards

The Lettuce Shop team

Stone fruit; best when ripe!

You may have recently noticed that some local supermarkets are already stocking stone fruit. Stone fruit is tastiest when picked once ripe, not green, and quite simply the quality of stone fruit currently being stocked is not up to our standard. John (our fruit taster extraordinaire) samples various stone fruit every morning and he will only select it when it is palatable. The Lettuce Shop will supply peaches, nectarines and plums once they are at their optimal ripeness. So hang in there, you will see stone fruit on our website very soon!

Quality Organic Beef

Did you know that The Lettuce Shop supplies Blackwood Valley Organic Beef? We supply 10kg packs of quality organic beef which can be ordered via our website and will be delivered to your door with your fruit and veg. If you are keen on consuming quality beef, Blackwood Valley will not disappoint. Visit their website for information on their Australian organic certified produce. Warren at Blackwood Valley welcomes enquiries from customers, so go ahead and email him if you want to know more.

Happy Monday!

Cassandra 

Mangoes and the Queen, they are in town!

As you are most likely aware the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011, or the better-known CHOGM, will be held in Perth from Friday 28th October. As Friday is a public holiday The Lettuce Shop will make an extra delivery on Thursday afternoon in place of the usual Friday afternoon delivery. For your convenience orders can be made online up until 10pm Wednesday evening. 

Social Media Buzz! 

Due to the ever-growing interest in social media The Lettuce Shop is currently creating a blog especially for our customers. The blog will feature our newsletters, as you have been receiving via email, in addition to recipes, FAQs and fruit and veg storage tips. We will keep you posted when the blog is published and you will continue to receive the newsletter via subscription direct to your email inbox. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via email or visit our Facebook page.

As mango season is approaching we thought we should share this fabulous recipe with you. Mangoes are the quintessential summer fruit; lovely eaten raw and fabulous grilled. Fit for a queen!

You know, just in case the Queen drops in.

Cassandra

School's out!

There seems to be a lot of information out there about things to keep kids occupied during school holidays, but did you know kids also need quality time to relax and refresh after a busy school term? Like adults, kids need time to recover and spending time at home with no agenda is the perfect way to do this. So before we overload the school holidays with a mountain of fun activities we need to consider leaving a day or two for total relaxation. Pyjamas welcome.

Furthermore, we all know how much our children loathe being dragged through the supermarket, so why not order your fresh produce online today and save yourself the supermarket trip these holidays. Ordering is as easy as ever, jump online and we will do the hard work for you. Your kids will love you for it!

If your kids love getting hands-on in the kitchen why not treat them to these delicious, easy to make pancakes. Fresh strawberries essential.

Happy holidays!

Cassandra