Last night we had our first open evening in the yard from 6pm - 9pm, and we all agree that it was a great success! Stewart gave an excellent demonstration on how to recognise a very fresh fish and then how to fillet and souse mackerel. Anna tempted quite a few villagers and visitors to taste her selection of wines, and we did a steady trade in selling our wraps - pork and lemon polpettini or goats' cheese with honeyed pecans and caramelised nectarines. We also put out a small mountain of rosewater and almond meringues that disappeared in a flash! Claudia soothed away customers' troubles with a relaxing head massage and Emily from Pure Nuff Stuff filled the yard with the delicious perfumes from her soaps and bathroom luxuries. We're looking forward to next week when we'll all be back along with some exciting new stalls. We'll keep you posted.
Jenni and I set aside today to make apricot ice cream, lemon muffins, chocolate and cardamom meringues and cauliflower and cumin soup. We did all of those but whilst at Thorne's the Greengrocers on Causewayhead, Penzance we came upon trays of juicy sticky figs and couldn't resist. So, we've also made a very fragrant fig, cinnamon and ginger jam. The meringues are still cooking, the lemon muffins are filling the kitchen with their delicate aroma and the ice cream maker is working overtime! The cauliflower soup is chilling in the fridge ready for the lunch menu at the cafe tomorrow.
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