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Win a GoodnessDirect Christmas hamper!

Posted on 12 December, 2011 by | 12 Comments

We’re offering a Christmas hamper worth £35 to one lucky winner.

A lovely Christmas hamper could be yours

A lovely Christmas hamper could be yours

Our Christmas hampers are part of GoodnessDirect’s gift wrapping service. It’s simple. Add a hamper to your shopping basket, select the food or toiletries you want in it and then let us know the address of the friend you want to send it to.

I think it’s one of the best gifts you can ever receive… (as one of you is due to discover!)

To be in with a chance of winning this prize we’d like you to ‘Like’ our GoodnessDirect page on Facebook. If you haven’t done so already, clicking on the Like button will get you an automatic £10 off discount and give you a chance of winning the hamper – can’t be bad! (UK addresses only, competition ends 15.12.11)

Good luck.

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Easy Christmas flavours

Posted on 7 December, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Cranberry sauce, mince pies – the very words conjure up notional delights of Christmas.

Thankfully Meridian Organic have produced vegan versions so that they can be enjoyed by everybody. Both the Cranberry Sauce and their Mince Pie Filling are sweetened with apple juice to avoid overdoing the sugar content too.

And then there’s Redcurrent Jelly, which while traditionally served with lamb, makes a useful alternative to cranberry sauce and is great for glazing vegetables before roasting.

A bit of Christmas flavour

A bit of Christmas flavour

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Let Yogi Christmas tea warm you up this winter

Posted on 6 December, 2011 by | Leave a comment

If you are a fan of tea, especially Yogi herbal teas, then their Christmas Collection is likely to warm you – right down to the cockles of your soul.

It’s a perfect cup of Christmas with its range of warm restful flavour and exotic spices. And there are so many to choose from, its ideal to share with friends.

Yogi teas - share a little love

Yogi teas - share a little love

Each Christmas Collection box contains two of the following tea bags: Classic Rooibos, Sweet Chilli, Choco, Licorice, Jamaica, Bright Mood, Heart-warming, Ginger Hibiscus, Ginger Lemon, Bedtime and Black Chai.

It’s a selection that should meet anyone’s desire for herbal tea, and it makes a nice little gift too.

But, if the purist in you makes you more choosy about the teas in your cupboard then perhaps one of Yogi’s  latest organic creations might interest you:

■ Ginger – ginger with lemon grass, liquorice, peppermint and black pepper
■ Pure with Lemon – lemon grass with dandelion, ginger, cinnamon, liquorice, lemon myrtle, lemon peel and peppermint
■ Ginger Orange with Vanilla – ginger with liquorice, lemon grass, black pepper, orange peel, peppermint, vanilla extract, orange extract

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Don’t forget about Gift Vouchers

Posted on 29 November, 2011 by | Leave a comment

When you can’t think of what to buy someone, there’s always gift vouchers.

Especially if that person is into fitness and health, or has a special diet such as gluten free or vegan. We make it our speciality to provide the kind of foods they love.

Gift voucher. Add your own messgae and send it with love.

Add your own message and send it with love.

Imagine receiving a card with a handwritten message from a loved one through the post, inviting you to go shopping online for free!

It really couldn’t be simpler. You just pay the amount you want to give, add your message, and leave the rest to us.

Gift vouchers. Easy as a gluten free mince pie.

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Love, Chocolate and Montezuma’s Christmas

Posted on 21 November, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Do you love hot chocolate?

Christmas Drinking Chocolate

Christmas Drinking Chocolate

I do!

I must average about 3 hot chocolates a week at least and my quota definitely goes up during the winter.

So, I am very eager to try Montezuma’s Christmas Drinking Chocolate. (The Christmassy part consists of organic nutmeg and cinnamon, plus organic, vanilla flavoured, dark chocolate.)

Truth be told, I love Montezuma’s eccentric use of spices. (Oops I’ve just used the word love twice in a blog about chocolate – my self control must be slipping.)

Chilli, lime, sea salt, orange, ginger, geranium! – And they dare to do it with white chocolate too. You may also need to add some of their suitably spiced white ‘chocolate snowballs’ to your basket next time you’re shopping.

Monty's Advent Calender

Monty's Advent Calender

It’s probably my own opinion but Montezuma’s do Christmas with just the right amount of panache. If you’re looking for a gluten free advent calendar the question Montezuma’s will ask is if you want that in dark, milk or white chocolate? (Montezuma’s chocolate is usually gluten free and organic and not uncommonly vegan too.)

If it’s a gift you want then you can choose from a Mini Bar Gift Box, a Truffle Box or a 12 days of Christmas limited edition gift box or a stocking filler of chocolate snowmen or their Chocolate Library and more…

But, whatever your chocolate fancy, I do have one polite request, please just don’t get in between me and my hot chocolate. I can’t promise to be responsible for my consequential actions.

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Add Christmas flavour with easy fruity chutneys

Posted on 16 November, 2011 by | Leave a comment

If you want an easy way to make Christmas taste more like Christmas then an easy option is a little spicy chutney with the warming tones of special seasonal fruits like cranberries, redcurrents, ginger or dates, blessed with mulled wine and bursting with spice.

It’s a great accompaniment to festive dishes like poultry or indulgent cheeses and it adds a punch to the leftovers too.

The Pickled Village make a fantastic range of beautiful chutneys, pickles, relishes, marmalades and conserves.

Add some Christmas Cheer chutney

Add some Christmas Cheer chutney

Especially for Christmas are two chutneys: The Christmas Cracker and The Christmas Cheer; one is a little more fruity and spicy, the other more piquant – more pungent.

So there’s my advice: add a little chutney and make each meal a little more sensational.

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Seasonal chestnut sauce recipe

Posted on 8 November, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Are you one of those people who buy roast chestnuts when out winter shopping? There’s nothing quite like it.

Chestnuts are very nutritious, they offer double the carbohydrates of potatoes and are low in fat. Many people have been known to live almost entirely on chestnuts. I’m guessing the reason that they’re so popular at Christmas is that they are available when other food isn’t.

Tasty, nutritious and versatile, chestnuts can be adapted used in soups, bread, as a purée, as stuffing, fritters and even making sugar (and therefore alcohol). (And of course, chestnuts are naturally gluten free.)

You can buy chesnuts fresh, ground, dried, puréed and vacuum-packed.

'That old chestnut'

'That old chestnut'

Recipe for a roasted chestnut sauce

Veggie version

1 tbsp Olive Oil
100g Vegetarian Streaky Rashes
10g dried mushrooms, pre-soaked
50ml red wine
200g cooked and peeled Chestnuts, roughly chopped
150ml Vegetable Bouillon
Tabasco Sauce, to taste
Salt and Black Pepper

Non Veggie version

1 tbsp Olive Oil
100g Bacon
10g dried mushrooms, pre-soaked
50ml red wine
200g cooked and peeled Chestnuts, roughly chopped
150ml Chicken Stock
Tabasco Sauce, to taste
Salt and Black Pepper

Fry the bacon in the olive oil until crispy. Add the red wine and chestnuts. Then pour in stock with some drops of Tabasco sauce, pepper and salt. Allow to simmer until the chestnuts are very soft and almost disintegrating.

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Gift ideas for Christmas – making sure you get a headstart

Posted on 7 November, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Hopefully you’re not like me. You don’t leave Christmas shopping to the last minute. You even manage to remember Great Aunt Bertha who always seems to be happy with “a nice bar of soap”.

But if, like me, you find Christmas shopping a bit of a task then hopefully online shopping with GoodnessDirect could make it a bit easier. Try our sweet little online brochure- the first place to go for ideas.

Personally, I reckon Christmas hampers are just about the best present going. You can fill them with lots of goodies, and adjust the price according to your budget. The GoodnessDirect team will do the work for you. They can send the hamper anywhere in the UK but please be aware that the last date for orders will be Friday 16th December.

Imaginative gifts ideas include…

Attractive gift ideas

Attractive gift ideas

■ Cute and clever Bottle Shaped Cheeseboards and Coasters handmade from Recycled Glass.
■ Luxury bodycare items from Dead Sea Spa Magik and Weleda (Faith in Nature also have some wonderful gift sets at the moment).
■ Gorgeous boxes of chocolate.
■ And there’s The Salt Seller’s mystical Himalayan Salt lamps.
■ Oooh and don’t forget about our gift vouchers.

Whatever you get, I’m sure Great Aunt Bertha will be pleased.

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Introducing the Organic Festive Collection – you can taste the quality

Posted on 24 October, 2011 by | Leave a comment

You can always taste quality can’t you? There’s a fulsome intensity to the texture, the taste is sensational even if it’s subtle, you experience that little burst of wonder which invariably inspires a second bite.

And it’s always better when you can share the delight with friends at Christmas, Easter or at an evening party.

The Organic Collection lends itself to such moments. The quality is assured, organic ingredients are standard and the best of European foods can be found in their range. Chef Antony Worrall Thompson holds the collection in high esteem.

The Organic Collection

Introducing The Organic Collection

Turron and Nougat
There’s the famous nougat of Montélimar in France or Spanish Turron in hard and soft varieties.

Chestnuts
There are chestnuts, roasted or puréed, straight from the Ardèche, the most famous chestnut area in Europe.

Sparkling Juices
Also from France, these beverages are ideal for those who don’t want to overdo the alcohol. There are three Sparkling Juices from Brittany in raspberry, blackcurrant or blueberry flavour.

Stollen and Marzipan
German Christmas treats include stollen  and marzipan – Stollen made according to the Steiner philosophy, and marzipan, from its home in Lübeck, made exclusively from almonds and honey.

Panettone and Cantuccini
For lovers of coffee-time treats there are Italian Cantuccini, in an almond or chocolate chip flavour, and the traditional panettone.

Biscuits and Flutes
It is difficult to surpass the quality of these delicacies: as delicious buttery delights from Normandy and Belgium, these biscuits have been hand picked for those with a taste for the finer things in life. Choose from Flutes, Galettes Fines or Petit Beurre.

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Party season’s coming – here’s a cute idea

Posted on 18 October, 2011 by | Leave a comment

There are four points to a compass, four great elements, four seasons, and now four corners on an Eat Goodness Sharer.

We’ve developed a new product. Ideal for parties, film watching, and those moments when friends drop by. In 4 styles, each with 4 varieties, we hope you find our Sharers are little packs of Goodness.

The Savoury Sharer
This 4 cornered pack contains roasted salted peanuts, roasted salted cashews, spicy peanuts and bombay mix. Any savoury person’s dream!

The fruit sharer

The Fruit Sharer
Crammed with goodness, this pack contains only the best unsulphured apricots, pitted prunes, dates and figs! It’s gonna be yummy!

The Chocolate & Yoghurt Sharer Keep everyone happy with this selection pack. It’s both savoury and sweet mixture with savoury goodies coated in delicious yoghurt or chocolate. Yoghurt coated raisins, yoghurt coated peanuts, chocolate coated brazils and chocolate coated peanuts.

Christmas Sharer


The Christmas Sharer
Fruit and nut, you’ll love this! Packed full of all the good stuff this selection contains whole dates, whole almonds, whole brazils and sliced cranberries. Festive and delicious.

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