SPICE UP YOUR LIFE
Some more HOT BYTES from
BLUE KITCHEN GOURMET FOODS
producers of quality chilli sauces, curry pastes and preserves

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PO Box 5177 East Lismore, NSW 2480
Ph/Fax: 02 6622 5157
www.bluekitchen.com.au

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HOT BYTES - Autumn 2008

Welcome once again to another BLUE KITCHEN e-zine - hot off the cyberspace ether and directly to you! Available exclusively on-line, our newsletters aim to keep you up-to-date with some great recipe ideas, food news, random stuff and more – all guaranteed to:

Spice Up Your Life

Don’t forget – send us your favourite chilli recipe and be in the running for free BLUE KITCHEN products.
Check out the other special deals we have on offer - exclusive to you - our e-zine subscribers - keep reading for details...

Latest Blue Kitchen Press Review

 

WAYNE'S THE RAFFLE WINNER!!
The lucky winner of our Autumn raffle - a selection of BLUE KITCHEN products - was Wayne Robinson, of Mt Gravatt in Brisbane. Thanks for forwarding us Merril's email address as well, Wayne... she will be getting these newsletters from now on too. We hope your goodies arrived safely and you are enjoying the prize....
DID YOU MISS OUT?
Forward us a friend's email address - someone you think would like to be sent our seasonal e-zines - for every referral, you will get an automatic entry into our Winter Raffle.
THE PRIZE ? - It's guaranteed to warm the cockles!
NEXT DRAW - JULY 1, 2008
Another Fabulous Recipe Idea

HARISSA-MARINATED CHICKEN WITH PRESERVED LEMON AND MINTED COUSCOUS

Try this delicious recipe......you'll be surprised how quick and easy this popular Moroccan family dish is to prepare, and how sensational it tastes!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes (plus 10 - 30 mins. marinating time)
Cooking Time: 10 minutes.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
700g Chicken thigh (or breast) fillets
1 - 2 table-spoons BLUE KITCHEN Harissa
500ml Vegetable stock
400g plain couscous
1 tablespoon butter
100g seeded and coarsely chopped prunes
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
Half cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
50g finely chopped Preserved Lemon rind
50g toasted, slivered almonds

Method: Toss the chicken in a large bowl with the Harissa and let stand for up to 30 mins. On a hot barbeque grill, place the chicken until browned lightly, but cooked through. Let stand for a couple of minutes, then slice thickly. In the meantime, bring the stock to boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the couscous and butter. Cover, and let stand for 5 mins. or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff the couscous with a fork occasionally. Stir through the other ingredients. Serve the chicken on top of the couscous.
FEATURE OUTLET
Wholefoods House
9 Danks Street
Waterloo NSW
Ph: 02-9319 4459
BLUE KITCHEN's Louise does her thing at the new Wholefoods House store in Waterloo

Sydney now has two Wholefoods House stores - winners of the Sydney Morning Herald's Foodies Award for Excellence in Organic Food. The original Queen St, Woollahra shop is joined by the new Organic Foodstore and Café in Waterloo. Natural light floods the café, but the drawcard is really the organic fruit & vegetables, the bins of pulses & nuts, and the shelves of quality organic products - including, of course, the entire BLUE KITCHEN range. Co-owner Eliot Rickard knows his stuff, and will help you select what you need from the huge amount of goodies on sale, including great cheeses, sourdough breads, oils, meat & poultry, and excellent frozen products.

HOW HOT IS YOUR CHILLI?
 

Scoville Units measure the amount of capsaicin (the chemical that provides the heat) in a chilli. The higher the Scoville rating, the hotter the chilli. Capsaicin is located in the white tissue that holds the seeds. It is often rubbed onto the seeds, which is why they are usually hotter than the flesh. When it comes to chillies, size does matter. Usually, the smaller the chilli, the hotter it is.

 

a hot date for the calender

Planning is now underway for the 10th Anniversary Sawtell Chilli Festival, to be held on Saturday 5th July, 2008 on First Ave, Sawtell (near Coffs Harbour).

Looking to come and enjoy the festival from out of town? Here is a link to your Sawtell accommodation options - book early to avoid disappointment...

Early morning bargain hunters at the 2007 Sawtell Chilli Festival

BLUE KITCHEN'S NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
Sydney/NSW: Glow Organics
ph:
02-9482 1082
Nthn NSW/Qld Gourmet Guru
ph:
02-6672 2838
Victoria Matthews-Shiloh
ph:
03-9736 4059
Sth. Aust/NT AVO Trading
mob. ph:
0412 848 213
Western Aust. VP Organics
mob. ph:
0424 184 384

If you're a retailer & want to stock our products, or just want to know the nearest outlet, contact one of the distributors above, or email us directly.

THE RANDOM BIT....
A PHOTO HOT SHOT

The following weather shot was forwarded to us from the tornado belt in the South West USA. This photograph is just one of the many HOT SHOTS you can see when you visit the "Extras" section on the BLUE KITCHEN web-site.

Do you have a special photograph or digital image you'd like to share with other HOT BYTES readers? Email us a jpeg and we'll do it.

HOT TIPS

PROUDLY.....

Made in Australia

ALL BLUE KITCHEN PRODUCTS USE 100% CLEAN, AUSTRALIAN INGREDIENTS

Narama played it cool, and simply shook his chilli pods all over the food - and that's how humans discovered the hot effects of chilli. By Karl S. Kruszelnicki 2003

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
More Hot Tips-or Not
next time.

In our last issue, we mentioned cleaning chilli from the eye using milk. Melody Sawkins, from Alberta in Canada, sent BLUE KITCHEN an email thanking us for the advice. Did you know, Melody, that the Cora Indians of Western Mexico have a legend about Narama, the First Man? At a feast, he leapt onto a dinner table laden with food. To his surprise, his testicles turned into chilli pods.

 

© 2008 HOT LICKS™ PUBLISHING (BKGF)
First published: 04.04.08

PRESERVED LEMONS & DAVIDSON PLUM JAM
FOR SALE - ONLY TO OUR E-ZINE SUBSCRIBERS - THAT'S YOU!

Every year, BLUE KITCHEN produces a limited amount of seasonal products which are sold directly from the factory in South Lismore, or at Food Festivals and Events. Those "in the know" are also placing orders in advance. In an EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO YOU, we have decided to give you the opportunity to get in on the act.

BLUE KITCHEN's Louise, and her lemons at the
2007 Taste of Byron Food Festival

Harvest time for local Davidson Plums is upon us, so we're almost ready to turn the kitchen over to full production of our Davidson Plum Jam - a tart, marmalade-style, native, bush-food jam. This jam 'walks out the door' whenever we have it on offer, but as we are limited to the amount of fruit available, we cannot produce enough to stock it at our usual retail outlets. In fact, last season we sold out, and had none left for us! Boo-hoo! $10 for 300g jar.

Also now available to our e-zine subscribers, is a limited amount of our famous preserved lemons. We usually keep these reserved in bulk for our Harissa, but due to requests from local foodies, we bottled up some surplus fruit together with the herbs and spices that make up this traditional North African specialty. Preserved lemons are a staple in most Moroccan dishes (see above), can be used in casseroles, chermoula dressings or tossed through salads. Use your imagination and enjoy - that's what cooking is all about! $10 for 300g jar.

WANT SOME? EMAIL US NOW & WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH PAYMENT DETAILS AND ANTICIPATED DELIVERY DATE. LIMITED STOCK SO BE QUICK. CLICK HERE TO SEND e.

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