NEWS LETTER FOR MARCH 2008
NEWS LETTER FOR MARCH 2008
Firstly a word about my spelling mistakes , Yes thank to all those that have pointed these out but as I am a one finger typist and this program does not have a spell check and the phone keeps ringing etc a few spelling errors do creep in , and will try and correct them as soon as possible .But yet again some people find that it gives the site a bit of a personal touch. Will try and do better from now on..
Well you are all probably aware of the New Book by Delia Smith HOW to Cheat , on the whole i think it came out alright and it contains many quick and simple recipies which taste good and are easy to prepare . Having said that i am totally against the idea of Tinned Mince meat or ready mashed potatoes ..I am sure we are all capable of going to the shops prefeably a Traditional Butcher buying some mince and putting it in small ready portions in the Freezer , or keeping a bag of potatoes in the garage or shed .Then SANTO CELLO as they would say in Italy to recomend ready grated Parmigiano is just not on . I have never yet tasted any that tastes any better than "saw dust" and is compleatly tasteless , It is no great problem just to have a small piece of FRESH parmigiano in the fridge which one can quicky grate or shave or eat on the cheese board . Keeps for ages too.
Rant over . The good side is that Delia has also picked many nice things for the larder such as the spices she recomends and of cause I cannot help but point out the eight items she picked from our web shop . Our Pasta features prodomently on the front cover hence the martelli photo on this months heading .( you can see these on the section headed by Delia on the products page )
Its been difficult to keep up with stocks especially with the Porcini Dry Mushrooms but we have now caught up with demand and can fullfill all orders ex-stock.
We have had a great response to this section of the web shop and especially to the special Delia offer containing all the our products recomended in the book .
Also the TV series is starting on Monday 10th March on BBC 2 keep an eye open for it as it promisses to be good.
Product news we have added a new Olive oil to our range by Mothers Garden , its really a nice Olive Oil and well worth a try .
Now for more serious matters.
The pound has continued to fall against the Euro and wheat prices are still going up almost on a daily basis , We have held all our prices for as long as we could but due to this continual fall in the value of Sterling against the Euro we have had to increase prices as stock arrives . Also Wheat / Grain prices are going through the roof and PASTA especially is up almost with every delivery we get from Italy. Just as a side note I was in Italy a short time ago and the price of BREAD in Parma was 3.95 euros per Kilo that works out about £3.08p per kilo . Surgest you take a look at what you are paying for your bread next time you visit the supermarket . It has crept up but they have all kept very quiet about it . Makes a packet of Pasta 500grams which feeds 4 adults look cheap in comparison .
The hope is that the Euopean central Bank is going to cut it's interrest rates and stop the fall in Sterling agains the Euro . Or is it all a plot to get sterling level with the Euro and thus next thing we know we are in the Euro zone by default. I must be getting cynical in my old age .
Thats it for now will get back to you all soon . Buon Appeito
Alberto
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