yum

This week we are eating exceptionally well, thanks to this family feast box that arrived last friday courtesy of Laverstoke Park Farm.

 

It was full of very fresh organic meat: a medium chicken, 12 pork chipolatas, 4 lamb leg steaks, 4 pork loin steaks and 500gms of beef mince.

The sausages were the first to go (they're Amy's absolute favourite) and we ate half of them on friday night like this:

...baked in the oven at the same time as a separate tray of peppers, onion, courgettes and mushrooms all splashed in olive oil. Then I chopped the cooked sausages into chunks and stirred together with the roast veggies and 2 big tablespoons of homemade pesto and mixed everything into some steaming hot pappardelle pasta. 

On Saturday lunchtime the other half of the sausages were coaxed from their skins and rolled gently in little blankets of butter puff pastry and popped in the oven to make my favourite - hot sausage rolls.

They were definitely the meatiest sausages we've tasted, very succulent and tasty and not greasy or gristly at all. Amy gave them 10 out of 10, and she's a sausage aficionado!

Sunday saw the turn of the chicken - roasted and plumply delicious. I really noticed the difference in flavour to the supermarket chickens that I normally buy. And we still have the lamb, pork and minced beef to look forward to.

So, why am I telling you all of this? Well those rather nice people at Laverstoke Park Farm (including the very lovely Alice of Raspberry who now works there) have given me a special code to pass on to you so that you can try the family feast box for a specially reduced price of £39.99 excluding delivery (saving £8.60). Just enter this code LPFFB1 in the discount code box on their shopping cart page to redeem the offer and you can use it as many times as you like until May 31st.

If you've ever thought of giving organic meat a try then pop over and take a look. It's our first time and I'd definitely buy again. Although it is more expensive than intensively farmed, supermarket fare we were really struck by the very noticable difference in quality and taste and I really admire their very ethical food production.

Comments

[janet]

That looks absolutely delicious! I agree you can certainly taste the better flavour of organic meat. Thanks for the offer code, hopefully they won't run out of meat from all your readers ordering it! :0)

[Lucy Locket-Pocket]

Your meals look delicious and I'll definitely be trying the sausage pasta dish! Yum indeed! Lucy x

[dottycookie]

Oooh, that does look like a feast indeed!

I owe you email ...

[Jane]

Gosh that chicken looks good! We're very lucky to be in an area surrounded by good meat producers, but the Laverstock farm box sounds really good value. Thank you, Julie

[Janet]

All your cooking looks so good its making my mouth water. I hope you're getting plenty of veggies too, though! Maybe you can find a similar good deal on an organic veggie box?

[Alina]

good for you!!! I buy organic as much as I can. but still it is a big difference between supermarket organic and farm organic.

[Joy]

Yum, i have only just had my tea but I could still manage a bit of all those things.

[wonderwoman]

that looks scrumptious, especially the chicken!!!

xxx

[Bonnie]

I've been reading your blog but never commented. Your food looks delicious. May I say that you inspire me? In spite of some adversity in your life you exude joy and contentment not to mention beautifully crafted items, which are a treat to look at in and of themselves. Thanks for the inspiration in knitting and in living happy.

[Dianne]

Oh, Julie, that all looks delicious! I especially like the sausage rolls! If I were closer than Oregon, USA, I'd definitely try all of this.

[Gina]

I ordered a box today... and have made a note of your yummy sounding pasta recipe which I can adapt for for both the vegetarians and the meat eaters in my household!

[Mary]

I am so glad I read this afer I had eaten dinner otherwise I'd be chewing through my PC cable! As it is my mouth is watering, my taste buds are full of anticipation, my tummy is sending messages saying 'there's still room, there's still room!' Wonderful photos and prose Julie. Ever consdier a career in sales?!

[greenrabbitdesigns]

I was really inspired by your pasta dish! In fact so much so that we had it for dinner this evening but as we're vegetarians I substituted the sausages with Quorn sausages. It was delicious!
By the way thanks for "visiting" and your lovely comment!! :)
Vivienne x

[lina]

This all looks delicious Julie - especially the pasta dish! Homemade pesto sounds wonderful.

[Alexandra Mason]

Those meals look fantastic...i am so hungry now! Hope you are having a good week xx

[peggysue]

Oh my I have never heard of sausage rolls in puff pastry, I bet the family would go nuts over those! What type of sausage could you use? We don't live close enough to qualify for ANY type of shipping from that food company but the contents and your cooking sure did look delicious!

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