A busy month for Eco!
- By Sonya Meagor
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- 25 Apr, 2016
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We are so proud to have been chosen last week to cater for LEGO’s board meeting. All the Directors from across Europe came to their London office and we delivered a delicious cold buffet lunch.
We made sure our menu had a European twist and provided:
- Open sandwiches with dill mayonnaise, pickled herring and rye crackers – Scandinavian
- Pasta with mediterranean roasted vegetables – Italian
- Sausage and salami platter – German
- Pork pate with sage and orange – French
- Potato and Egg Tortilla – Spanish
- Mini chicken and leek pies – British
If you would like ethical and sustainable catering that doesn’t cost the earth for your board meeting, please get in touch, we’d be happy to be at your service.
For a quote, call Sonya on 07773 298269 or send an email to: sonya@eco-cuisine.co.uk
Catering in the SKY!
Due to building and roadworks around where our food was booked for a private event delivery, we parked in Tower Hill car and coach park and wheeled our trolley full of food into the heart of the city!
Consider us the Anneka Rice of the catering world, where any catering or delivery “challenge” we might get, we’ll make it work. Armed with our trusted paper A-Z, yes they still exist! (plus back-up google maps on our smart phone!) and grins, we soldiered on and enjoyed the smiles and compliments our food received from men at work on the roads and city workers along the way.
If you would like ethical and sustainable that doesn’t cost the earth for an event, please get in touch, we’d be happy to be at your service.
For a quote, call Sonya on 07773 298269 or send an email to: sonya@eco-cuisine.co.uk
Our first Spring salad order from our “Cornish Connections” range…
…was ordered by the Real Staffing Agency in Soho Square for their team meeting, along with a sandwich and wrap platter. They ordered “The Minnack” which is a roast chicken salad with mixed beans, watercress/rocket and preserved lemon with an olive oil, lemon, cumin and paprika dressing. Yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds if we may say so!
You can find our delicious Spring menu offering and “Cornish Connections” range on our website.
Our sandwich and wrap platter deliveries are proving popular!
If you have a team meeting or office party, we can cater for all your needs…
The Ethical Trading Initiative have become regular customers ordering our sandwich, fruit and cake platters for their team meetings, some as small as 6 or as large as 60, we can cater for it
If you would like ethical and sustainable sandwich and wrap platters that doesn’t cost the earth delivered to your office, please get in touch, we’d be happy to be at your service.
For a quote, call Sonya on 07773 298269 or send an email to: sonya@eco-cuisine.co.uk
The Millfield theatre is home to eco cuisine and the events have been held here too for that reason.
OLIO (the food app) and NLWA (North London Waste Authority) CROPDROP (local Haringey boxed fruit/vegetable scheme) plus our very own Sonya Meagor (eco cuisine) are confirmed as our first speakers and we're For each event, we support a North London based charity related to the event theme - for this event we're delighted to collaborate with The Felix Project .
TICKETS
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainable-food-packaging-tickets-61490383392?aff=website
With less than two weeks until Christmas and the holidays nearly upon us, the shops are stocked with delicious festive treats and people are already stocking up on Christmas food fit for a feast or two.
But, just because it is Christmas doesn’t mean we should not consider what is in season and keeping sustainability at the forefront of our minds.
So, what is in season over December and the winter seasons in Britain? Well, thankfully many of the Christmas time favourites are favourites for a reason – they’re traditionally easily grown and sourced in the U.K. over winter. Cabbage, sprouts, potatoes and onions, celeriac, celery and carrots as well as parsnip and swede are all in season this time of year. Not forgetting chestnuts, beef and venison and even guinea fowl too.
So roast dinners with all the trimmings can be environmentally friendly! Of course clementines, pomegranates and dates are seasonal favourites too and these are obviously not sourced locally.
Whatever you buy and eat over the festive season, remember to consciously consume – making informed and conscious decisions about what you buy and eat.
In the lead-up to the Christmas break we enjoy hearty, warming foods, keeping us warm in the cold weather and suitably fuelled over this busy season.
We enjoy Rumbledethumps – for those who haven’t heard of it, it is the Scottish equivalent of bubble and squeak as it is often made with leftovers, though it isn’t usually fried. It is a lovely filling dish served as a side or when served with a nice piece of fish or chicken breast can even be a substantial main meal.
Rumbledethumps
550g large potatoes,
350g swede
60g unsalted butter
250g kale, finely sliced
1 small onion diced
Sprigs of thyme
25g cheddar cheese, grated
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
Peel and chop the potatoes and the swede and chop into large chunks. Next, boil in a saucepan tender. Drain and return to the pan.
Heat three quarters of the butter in a pan on medium low heat and cook the kale and the onions for a few minutes, until the kale is tender and onions lightly browned.
Add the kale and onions to the pan with the potatoes and swede then add the remaining butter and mash together. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Place the mashed medley into an ovenproof dish and top with the cheese. Cover with a lid and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, then remove the lid and continue to cook for a further 15 minutes, or until piping hot and golden-brown on top. Serve with fresh thyme.
What winter dishes keep you going in the lead-up to the Christmas break? Let us know in the comments.
