Restoration of Merval Hoare's old piano

Eliza Elaine

The finished product

 Late last year we purchased Merval Hoare's old honky tonk piano. Dad (Archie) got busy and stripped it down to next to nothing, freed up all the keys, hingeing mechanisms ect. We had some new timber mouldings made @ JCB cabinets and fitted to the front of the piano. Dad restained it and then french polished it with shilac. It all came back together at the same time that Tony Lette the piano tuner was here on Norfolk. He tuned it up and was really impressed with the restoration.  Our beautiful Honky tonk piano was then ready to move into the house. As you can see it was a musical process stopping along the ways to have a play here and there.

The tune"Take Me back to Norfolk Island" played by "Gramps" Archie Bigg.

Make Hay

Wise words "Make hay while the sun shines" as a good friend of our says, It is the same idea as "store vegetables while they are in season", even though you may be eating your fill on cauliflower and broccoli now, you will miss them in the warm summer months when they are harder to grow.

Brocolli and Cauliflower are in full flight right now so if you would like extra for storing/blanching or souping just ask and a good deal will be given.

 

We would rather see this beautiful produce be put to use than ploughed in.

Enjoy, be creative and live well

 

thank you for supporting our local industry.

 

Have some fun!!

Submit your ideas and recipes using this month’s fresh ingredients to norfolkislandphotos@gmail.com so we can share your fresh food ideas with others.

Spring Time Slow Roasted Vegies

Wow got to love Springtime. The garden is just full of nutritious surprises. Whilst wandering round to see what we would send to the Saturday Farmers Market, this is what we have come up with.

Freshly dug Desiree Taties, Parsnips, Sweet corn, Snow peas, Carrots, Vine ripened Tomatoes, Rhubarb, Bananas, Beetroot, Silverbeet, English spinach, Beans (green and butter), Watercress, Rocket, Lettuce, Broccolli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Celery, Spring Onions, Zuchini, Salad Mix, Free Range Eggs,

This week we have decided to do a special on the
Free Range Eggs to encourage everyone to dig out their favourite baking recipes. Bulk trays (2.5 dozen) $12.50.

Recipe idea: Slow roasted vegies

basically you can use any roasting vege. Instead of peeling them, leave the skins on to keep in the flavour and nutrition and just gently scrub.
Potatoe cut into chunks
parsnip cut into chunks
carrots cut into chunks
onion quartered
beetroot
whole small tomatoes
whole garlic cloves

slow roast until cooked through and then drizzles with a little balsamic vinegar and cook for a further 5 minutes. Yum!!!

All produce is biologically farmed (organic) and available from the Bigg Fresh Market truck on Saturdays and Rustys Butcher shop all week.

see you soon