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Shop Local May 2014 Round Up

Published on June 1, 2014 β€’ Last updated April 8, 2016 by Elizabeth Atia
Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary

Welcome to the May 2014 Shop Local food blogging challenge round up! We’ve got some fantastic recipes to share with you this month from all across the UK and as far away as the USA, Australia and Italy!

So get cosy with your cuppa and enjoy your read!

Jammy Flapjacks by Choclette at Chocolate Log Blog

First up we have Choclette over at Chocolate Log Blog with her Jammy Flapjacks. Instead of using the traditional golden syrup to hold her oats together Choclette used some home made fig, apple and pomegranate jam. So clever! Her flapjacks are made from oats from her local health shop and they won her a Β£20 voucher where she lives in Cornwall for shopping locally!

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Rhubarb Cake by Johanna at Green Gourmet Giraffe

Johanna temps us all the way from Australia with this gorgeous rhubarb cake, made from rhubarb sourced from her local Flemington Farmer’s Market. Don’t you just want to dive into that photo and start eating? Johanna makes this cake with a combination of plain and wholemeal flours, so it’s got a little added goodness into it as well as being delicious!

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Gluten Free Asparagus & Stilton Scones by The Gluten Free Alchemist

Kate, the Gluten Free Alchemist combines seasonal locally grown asparagus from Owen’s Court Farm just up the road from her with Stilton cheese into this delicious gluten free scone. Aren’t they beautiful and a great way to incorporate the flavours of spring into a bake. Stunning!

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Quadrelli di pasta al’uovo con piselli by Tortadirose

Lucia over at Tortadirose combines fresh peas grown in the beautiful Italian countryside with quadrelli pasta to make her mother’s Quadrelli di pasta all-uovo con piselli recipe. Doesn’t it look stunning! Pasta, fresh peas, beef mince, vegetables and Parmesan all in one fantastic dish.

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Spinach Artichoke Pesto by Family Friends Food

Helen over at Family Friends Food combines spinach from her local veg box in Norfolk with some artichokes, basil and garlic to make this gorgeous spinach artichoke pesto sauce for pasta. I love all of the flavours in this dish! What a great way to cook with spinach.

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Broccoli Rabe and Pasta Toss by Inhabited Kitchen

Anne over at Inhabited Kitchen includes some delicious spring broccoli rabe from her New York Farmer’s Market in a pasta dish: Broccoli Rabe and Pasta Toss. I’m a big fan of spring greens mixed into pasta dishes – now, where can I get ahold of some broccoli rabe! Looks divine!

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Stoneground Bread Loaf by JibberJabberUK

Stoneground flour from the finest English wheat ground by the Stainsby Mill in Derbyshire was used by Ness over at JibberjabberUK to make a gorgeous set of wholegrain loaves. Her post is the ideal Shop Local post, detailing the history behind the flour she used. You have to pop over for a very informative, historical read!

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Thai Red Curry Soup with Seared Scallops by ProWare Kitchen

Corin over at ProWare Kitchen dishes up some succulent seared scallops with her Thai Red Curry Soup, made using pak choi from her local veg box. I’m new to scallops, having only tried them for the first time a few weeks ago, but I am officially hooked! I think this would be a fantastic way to eat them.

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Alphabet Pasta with Peppered Pork Grills by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary

My own entry into this month’s challenge is a recipe for grown up alphabet pasta which I always serve with grilled peppered pork grills or minted lamb chops from the local Shetland Scalloway Meat Company. This lovely local produce is available in our village shop and I think they taste fantastic with the cheesy alphabet pasta. I might be a little bit addicted to them!

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Swiss Chard and Pink Pepper Cake by Tortadirose

Back to Italy again where Lucia has made a beautiful Swiss chard and pink pepper cake using Swiss chard from her friend’s garden. A beautiful cake with very intriguing flavours – I have to try this!

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Everyday Double Chocolate Cookies by The Lass in the Apron

Alexandra, The Lass in the Apron (who is writing her own cookbook!) uses some local butter she picked up at her Pennsylvania Farmer’s Market in these gorgeous everyday double chocolate cookies. Oh… my… goodness… I am craving chocolate cookies now!

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Honey and Chocolate Chip Cupcakes by I’d Much Rather Bake Than…

Lastly, Laura over at I’d Much Rather Bake Than… shares these mouthwatering honey and chocolate chip cupcakes made using locally sourced Yorkshire honey. She’s kept the recipe simple to allow the wonderful flavours of the honey to shine through – and they’re little beauties to boot!

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The Shop Local food blogging challenge is open to bloggers around the world. If you want to join in simply add your recipe link below! Please include a link in your post back to the original challenge page too and include the badge too, if you fancy. For the full rules see the Shop Local home page. Happy eating! πŸ™‚



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  1. Holly Nelson

    June 4, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    When I was in the Shetlands, I went to this marvellous riding school called Thordale and the lady I rode out with was campaigning in the times because the salmon sold in the Shetlands was not caught in shetland, but in Aberdeen – doesn’t make sense, right? Anyway, I read she won and now the salmon sold in tesco in the Shetlands is fished in the Shetlands. Buying locally, from local sources makes so much sense! I love this link up.

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    • Elizabeth

      June 5, 2014 at 7:46 am

      I know her! πŸ˜€ I had no idea that was the case; that would have been long before I started finding out about local food. It just goes to show the difference one person can make. πŸ™‚

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  2. Johanna GGG

    June 3, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    lovely recipes – so interesting to see what local food people are buying – and if we could all get together and share our local ingredients wouldn’t we have an interesting ‘local’ meal πŸ™‚

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    • Elizabeth

      June 3, 2014 at 2:04 pm

      Wouldn’t we! That would be fantastic – a Shop Local buffet!

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  3. Laura

    June 1, 2014 at 7:43 am

    Such a gorgeous round up featuring such a variety of good ideas!

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    • Elizabeth

      June 1, 2014 at 7:46 am

      I love seeing what everyone makes – it’s a fab way to learn about new foods too! Thank you for sharing your delicious honey cupcakes recipe!

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  4. lucia

    June 1, 2014 at 7:22 am

    It’s a real interesting roundup of ideas for cooking! Thank you so much Elizabeth, I like very much Shop Local πŸ™‚
    lucia

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    • Elizabeth

      June 1, 2014 at 7:33 am

      I love seeing what people make with the produce available to them locally. Such a wide variety of mouthwatering ideas! Thank you so much for participating Lucia – your photographs and recipes are stunning! They make me want to visit Italy!

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