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The Time is Ripe so far…

The Time is Ripe is our way of showcasing some of the amazing organic products we stock at Peaches Fresh, while giving our shoppers a chance to win! We love encouraging more people to eat organic and this week we will be sharing some of the great feedback and inspiration we have had on our weekly featured products.

Week One: Organic Pasta

In week one we showcased La Domenica’s organic pasta range and discussed the difference between store-bought pasta, and organically-grown pasta. Make sure you check out the blog post by clicking here. You’ll also find a quick and easy recipe for a Vegetable Garden Pasta using La Domenica’s Penne Regati.

We love this poem about organic pasta one of our Facebook fans shared with us!

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Week Two: Corn Chips

Week two brought us Garden of Eatin’ Corn Chips, which are perfect for a healthy snack. We asked entrants to comment on why they prefer organic food and we received some fantastic answers, such as:

“No pesticides etc, they taste SO much better, it supports the environment, it supports the farmers hard work, normally more nutritious etc etc etc!! What’s not to love?!”

Carmelle, via Facebook

We had one very creative follower create an acrostic poem for us.

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Week Three: Honey

Honey, I’m Home! In week three we shared one of our favourite honeys with you – Organic Fewsters Farm Honey. The Fewster’s Farm Honey originates from Muchea, a suburb in the W.A. shire of Chittering, where the honey is both extracted and bottled.

Check out these links for our favourite recipes made using Festers Farm Honey:
Oatmeal, Spelt, and Honey Scones by Healthy Chef
Fresh Fig, Vanilla & Honey Raw ‘Cheese’ Cake by Honest to Goodness
Honey & Cardamom French Toast by Simply Organic

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Oatmeal, spelt & honey scones! Delish!

 

Week Four: Organic Dairy Farmers Butter

Our week four featured product and competition is live on our Facebook page now! We are asking our fans to comment with their favourite recipes made with this delicious and healthy organic butter. Some of the entries we have had so far include Cauliflour Cheese, Organic Mashed Potatoes, and Healthy Choc Chip Cookies. The Healthy Chef has a great recipe for Choc Chip cookies, made with Dairy Farmers organic butter, proving that you can indulge without the guilt! Click the image below for a recipe!

Oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies, made with Australian organic butter, courtesy of The Healthy Chef.

Oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies, made with Australian organic butter, courtesy of The Healthy Chef.

Head to our Facebook page now for your chance to be in the running for a $100 voucher to spend at Peaches Fresh. And don’t forget everyone who purchases the weekly featured product in store will go into the chance to win a $500 organic gourmet hamper!

There’s only two more weeks left in The Time is Ripe, which means only two more chances to win! We’ve got some great products lined up for the next two weeks, so stay tuned to our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages so you don’t miss out!

We’ve got one more poem to share with you, created by one of our competition entrants, Aimee. We love seeing our fans get so creative with their love of organic ingredients!

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Healthy Hot Cross Buns!

It isn’t Easter without sharing some warm, buttery hot cross buns. However, the hot cross buns you generally find in your supermarket are full of sugar, preservatives and other nasties that aren’t good for you or your family. Rather than scouring the shelves this Easter looking for a healthy alternative, why not whip up your own batch of hot cross buns!

 

We found a recipe that is sure to be a winner in your household from Well Nourished. What we love about this recipe is that it doesn’t use any yeast. An intolerance to yeast may not be as uncommon as you think. Some of the symptoms include fatigue, irritability, stomach cramps, trouble skin and indigestion. Cutting down yeast in your diet may help with some of these problems you’re experiencing and with this yummy recipe, you’re not sacrificing the treat. Plus, without any yeast, you don’t have to wait for these bad boys to rise, which means they’re ready to eat even faster!

 

Well Nourished recognizes that everyone has different dietary needs so they offer you lots of recipe tweaks to suit you! You can read her recipe for healthy hot cross buns here.

 

We would love to know if you’ve made these tasty treats! Make sure you snap a quick photo of your creation and share it with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.