YO31 secret diners club, Bon Vivants, and The Tin Duck are having a collective 'Supper club' this weekend. It'll be fab to get together with everyone and share ideas and tips. I'm doing the starter, with pan fried pheasant breast served with my take on blue cheese and walnut salad, with chopped dates (from our Bahrainian student lodger), and a honey and lime dressing.

I'll get some pics and post them next week.

Simply had the best time on Sunday serving up 30 afternoon teas with crafts at a really unique venue. Back-breaking but loved it. We'll be doing lots more in 2013, more unusual venues, more themes, more cake...Here's a blog post about it (with pics of our amazing venue) from Oooh Betty:

http://ooohbetty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/a-secret-christmas-crafternoon-tea-party.html

The Fat Carrot

A Compassionate Food Company

Newsletter December 2012

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Farmers Markets & Other Events:

Thursday 29^th Nov Shipbourne Farmers Market 9-11

Friday…

We are coming to London ( a RARE event!) and on Friday the 22 feb we would like to come and eat at a London supper club. Anyone running an event that evening?

That's Amore...

@scratch_suppers  Lots of 1s and a few 2s, so don't be afraid to come alone! Book here if you want yummy food and a few good wintry laughs http://www.londonfromscratch.co.uk/

For our dinner last night I cooked what will be the main course of my next supper club dinner on 24 November, just to remind us how delicious it is! Salmon on mushroom, cream, curry & white wine sauce. I might try the recipe with saffron instead of curry one of these days.…

Well @scratch_suppers it's this.  Some spots still free for Nov 16 + 17.

http://www.londonfromscratch.co.uk/ 

Just released.  Fri Nov 16 & Sat Nov 17. Quick Sticks. Bookings @scratch_suppers or www.londonfromscratch.co.uk #Supperclub

And this is what happened to them (see Clementine Time - Part 1) ...

We've got five wonderful dinner evenings lined up for November....Brazilian moqueca de peixe, vaca atolada, Bobó de camarão, feijoada and an Indian curry night! Please drop me a message on FOSC or via my my webpage at…

"Remember, remember, the 24th of November!
Curry powder, salmon and pots,
I see no reason why curry powder and salmon
should ever be forgot..".
4 places still available for our next dinner inspired by the sea.

What to do with these wee cherubs? Um, let's see. How about toffee-ing them and serving them with mandarin and date pudding, cardamom caramel sauce and homemade honeycomb.

This weekend's scratch-ettes might like to BYO insulin…

http://eatyerwords.blogspot.ie/2012/10/simple-brunch-cavolo-nero-artichokes.html

Hi everyone! I am going to be launching a supper club early next year and am looking in to the possibility of doing a few extra special pre-launch nights on the run up to christmas. I'd love for you to join me at my cosy home for some festive food. The fire will be lit and the food and good times will warm you up on those winter nights. Get in touch for more info if you are interested.

A question to supper club-ees and supper club-ers.

Truffles are yummy.  And expensive.  Do you think there are enough people who would come to a supper club if there was a premium fee on top of the normal donation to cover the cost of these gorgeous, earthy treasures?

What do you think?

Scratch x…

Spent a week in Bordeaux (SW France) and enjoyed the autumnal bounty of fresh cepes and girolles among many other edible wonders. Local figs and grapes (chalsselas and muscat) brought back the pleasure of TASTE and the thrill of a proper producer's market, full of buzz where young, old, well-off as well as modest shoppers are all united in the quest for quality local produce.…