Day: 11 July 2019

Introducing Ecostore

We’re SO proud to be the UK’s exclusive stockist of Ecostore, a New Zealand company which creates products that are healthier for people and our environment.

Ecostore products have a wealth of scientific research and innovation behind them and each product is researched and developed for months ensuring the safest health, environmental and efficacy standards are achieved.

The company was started by Malcolm Rands and his wife Melanie in their home in an eco-village in New Zealand in 1993. They had been using sustainable and organic gardening practices on their property for many years but realised they were still being exposed to way too many toxic chemicals through the cleaning and body care products they were using. As a result, ecostore was born.

We stock the Ecostore hand wash, body wash, shampoo and conditioners, washing detergents, tooth brushes, washing up brushes and so much more.  Head to our household cleaning aisle (behind the fruit and veg) to check out our Ecostore range.

And if you’d like to order your Ecostore on the phone, do call 020 7722 8162 and we can send it straight out to you.

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Try something new with Ricotta today

For those of you who aren’t Ricotta fanatics (as we most certainly are), let’s start at the beginning.  It’s a soft, white and unsalted cheese.  Oh and quite the fluffiest cheese around…light, spongy, creamy, glorious fresh cheese.

So now we have your full ricotta attention, let’s see what you could be doing with it:

• Spread onto toast as a cream cheese.
• Add honey and fruit for a sweet fix, or mix with ‘nduja, a spicy soft salami, for fiery heat. We love it with our tomatoes: buy a mix of varieties, slice thinly, drape on top and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Roast or grill peaches and / or figs then serve with ricotta, a drizzle of honey or date syrup and perhaps some crumbled amaretti biscuits to add crunch.
• Add spoonful of ricotta into soups, pasta dishes or on flatbreads and pizzas.
• Make a simple tart by rolling out puff pastry then topping with ricotta and a scattering of chopped tomatoes and seasonal vegetables.
• For a quick dip, mix ricotta with yoghurt or crème fraiche and season with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Next, flavour as you like with ingredients such as chopped herbs, lemon zest, grated garlic or spring onions. Give it a final blitz for a smooth consistency.
• Make homemade ‘gnudi’ using ricotta, spinach, eggs, flour, garlic and a pinch of nutmeg. You’ll find simple recipes online.
• Use ricotta to add a creamy layer to home-made lasagne.
• Add to a cheesecake mix to lighten the consistency.
• To bake ricotta, turn out into a baking dish and surround with grapes. Try flavouring with sprigs of thyme or rosemary.

With all these ideas what more is there to do but enjoy!

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