Gourmet Girl goes to ….Tattie Shaws for January’s Bite Magazine

 

So, how best to clear out the cobwebs and give your body a well deserved break? Tattie Shaws could be your one stop shop for some detox-worthy fodder. This is the perfect example of an independent greengrocer. They focus on locally-sourced fruit and veggies, but also have amazing variety from the world’s harvests, along with gourmet breads, pulses, spices, nuts and dried fruit. Their window display always looks enticing; in Autumn it’ll be vibrant with colour from the giant pumpkins, gourds and squashes, and in the summer a mix of greens and red berries. 

 

Going-meat free can be a good way to allow your gut to have a bit of a rest, and a dish like vegetable stir-fry is always a tasty, quick dinner, and this shop has an ever-replenished roster of five-a-days to choose from. Chop up broccoli, carrots, peppers, bok choi, shiitake mushrooms, snow peas, a heap of fresh ginger, garlic, soy and toasted cashew nuts and serve with brown rice. Same goes for a chunky vegetable curry. It might take a bit more thought than ordering from the local take-away, but freshness will be your reward!

 

Do make sure you get those vitamins in to your body, and so why not haul that juice-extractor out from the cupboard and get juicing? A classic combination is made with apples, carrots, ginger and celery. Tattie Shaws always have a good choice of apples, including my all-time fave Cox’s Orange Pippins.  Nothing beats a fruit salad to perk up the tastebuds midwinter, and zingy fruit like pineapple, pomegranate, orange segments and blueberries with a dash of heather honey are wonderful, and keeps well in the fridge.