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25.01.2022 Mountain Blend Rice and Lentil Salad I love the textures and taste of this salad and will definitely be making it again. I also discovered that I really like goat’s feta cheese, even though I nearly forgot to include it in the pictures. The recipe is from Sweet Greek Life by Kathy Tsaples which I am selling in store and online. ... www.freshconnection.com.au

24.01.2022 Don't throw the past away You might need it some rainy day Dreams can come true again When everything old is new again Lyrics by Peter Allen ... . . . Original Wall 1920’s . Wood bench 1920’s (Lyric theatre roof) . Orchids from mum and dad’s front porch 1980’s . Tomato passata making bottle 1980’s . Fresh Connection est 1960 www.freshconnection.com.au

24.01.2022 A beautiful piece of fruit deserves reverence. For anyone else out there who loves nostalgia. Polka dot Wedding gift to Nick and Nina in 1957 Royal Grafton Bone China England

19.01.2022 Happy Monday, especially to all the mums and dads with a little more free time to hopefully do whatever they want. How about making some garlic flowers This is what I did in my free time yesterday Instructions on my story. ... Debbie x

19.01.2022 1981 Melbourne City I’ve been saving this special piece of movie footage for this day. Let’s hope we can get back to the good ‘ol days. I’ll be happy to go back to 2019. Isn’t it mesmerising watching all the cars, trams, people, and some familiar places to many of us baby boomers?... It was taken by my special late Uncle Spyro who loved recoding things like me. I hope you enjoy Paul Kelly Leaps and Bounds #melbourneiloveyou #whatsonmelbourne #cityofmelbourne #melbournelife #historical_melbourne #melbournefoodlovers #bayside #brightongreengrocer #Melbourne #brighton #whatsonmelb #melbournefoodie #brightonlifestyle #brightonliving #brighton #baysideliving #baysidegreengrocer #melbourneliving #melbournefoodscene #simplecooking #freshfruit #instafood #foodinspo #plantbased #melbournehistory #greekfood #flindersstreetstation #fruitandvegetables #localproduce #freshproduce

18.01.2022 Cucumber Chain Check out the concentration, the cucumber eating and the fun. I was pleasantly surprised by how engaged my young nephews were with this little cucumber activity. Actually, we were all engaged!! It brings back fond memories of making paper chains when I was little. I loved this so much. ... What you need; Lebanese cucumbers, vegetable corer and knife How to make; Cut away a slice of the cucumber from each end Core the cucumber ( depending on the size of the cucumber, you may need to do both ends) Slice into thin cucumber rings Make a cut in each cucumber ring Link the cucumber rings together Enjoy & Eat Always supervise your children with the knife and the vegetable corer. Please send me your cucumber chain pics Fresh Connection re-opening Tuesday 7.30am or online now www.freshconnection.com.au #healthyfun #healthyactivity #eatandplay #cucumberhack #cucumberactivity #holidayfun #familyactivity #cucumberchain #cucumberfun #freshconnectioninspo #freshconnectionfun #freshconnectionkids #freshconnectionbrighton #vegetableinspo #kidsactivities #healthyfood #schoolholidayideas #vegetablecreations #healthygames #kidsandvegetables #vegetablegames #familyfun #eatyourgreens

18.01.2022 Broad beans, also known as fava beans and koukia in Greek Are you afraid to try them? Why not start simple 1.First remove the beans from their pods.... 2.Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil and add the beans. Cook for appromiately 2 minutes and then drain. 3.Place the beans into a bowl of cold water if you want them to stay green. You can skip this if you want 4.Add them to a salad made of lettuce, tomato, parsley, feta, avocado, dried oregano, red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste 5.Mix and enjoy! Other options could include dill, cucumber, capsicum, olives, garlic. Would you add anything else? No need to remove the outer skin of the bean as a lot of recipes tell you. I’ve never seen my parents do this. I’ve watched my father grow these and they take exactly 6 months. www.freshconnection.com.au

17.01.2022 Chain your cucumber Check out the concentration, the cucumber eating and the fun. I was pleasantly surprised by how engaged my young nephews Nick and Harry were with this little cucumber activity. Actually, we were all engaged!! It brings back fond memories of making paper chains when I was little. I loved this so much. ... What you need; Lebanese cucumbers, vegetable corer and knife How to make; Cut away a slice of the cucumber from each end Core the cucumber ( depending on the size of the cucumber, you may need to do both ends) Slice into thin cucumber rings Make a cut in each cucumber rings Link the cucumber rings together Enjoy & Eat Always supervise your children with the knife and the vegetable corer. Please send me your cucumber chain pics Fresh Connection re-opening Tuesday 7.30am or online now www.freshconnection.com.au #healthyfun #healthyactivity #eatandplay #cucumberhack #cucumberactivity #holidayfun #familyactivity #cucumberchain #cucumberfun #freshconnectioninspo #freshconnectionfun #freshconnectionkids #freshconnectionbrighton #vegetableinspo #kidsactivities #healthyfood #schoolholidayideas #vegetablecreations #healthygames #kidsandvegetables #vegetablegames #familyfun #eatyourgreens

15.01.2022 I wonder is these were red or white grapes our mother was holding? Local grapes have arrived Photo Circa 1945 #ithaca #greece

15.01.2022 or Their spring season is tiny but I still wanted to introduce them because their story is quite interesting. Considered white gold in Germany where they’re a delicacy. In their honour, they even have white asparagus festivals where they crown white asparagus queens White asparagus are not cheap because harvesting them is back breaking work. They grow under mounds of dirt, never see the light of day and are carefully handpicked out of th...e dirt before they even pop up. They start off with the same seed as the green asparagus. Due to their different environmental conditions, they end up totally different in taste and appearance. I’ll be barbecuing mine tonight and popping them on a simple rocket salad Hope you enjoyed my little story www.freshconnection.com.au See more

15.01.2022 Honouring those white asparagus I told you about this morning www.freshconnection.com.au

15.01.2022 Pineapples are ever so sweet now. As a special bonus, they still have their crowns attached too. Did you know that many languages including Greek, Arabic, German, French, Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi, Swedish, Turkish call a pineapple . In the case of the Japanese (painappuru) and the Welsh pinafel. In the early 80’s, my mum used beautiful pineapples to decorate the humongous table of food she had prepared for my 21st B’day (think Greek and think BIG ) I think s...he was ahead of her time. No filter on this pineapple www.freshconnection.com.au #pineapple #fruitsalad #fruit #fruitlover #sweet #fruitplatter #smoothie #fresh #australia #melbourne #food #instafood #plantbased #healthyfood #onlineshopping #fruitandvegetables #brightongreengrocer #baysidegreengrocer #brightonbeach #brighton #bayside #baysideliving #melbournefoodscene #melbournefoodie #recipes #simplecooking #vegetarian #vegetables

14.01.2022 Spring asparagus and pea risotto almost no stir If you didn’t get my email this week, you can find the recipe at www.freshconnection.com.au Debbie x

13.01.2022 Debbie’s Cauliflower with Fakes, pronounced Fah-kehs, or otherwise known as Greek Lentil Soup. I wasn’t lying when I said I jam pack my meals with vegetables where appropriate. Ingredients... 250g brown lentils, rinsed well 2bay leaves 6 cups water 1-2 carrots,small dices 3stalks celery,small dices 1 large onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1/2cauliflower including stem, 4-5 peeledcrushed tomatoes 1 tablespoon tomato paste 4-5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp salt (or more to taste) 1 tsp pepper handful chopped parsley red wine vinegar chilli (optional) If you like the look of this traditional Greek meal (with or without the addition of cauliflower), you can get the simple method at www.freshconnection.com.au See more

12.01.2022 $500 Worth of Seasonal Fruit & Premium Products! To celebrate the and 6 months in our newly renovated store, we are valued at over $ to 3 lucky winners. To all you need to do is this:... 1. On INSTAGRAM Follow @freshconnection_brighton 2. Like the post about the competition 3. TAG your friends in the comments on Instagram Please note: One tag per comment. Each tag = one entry. Enter as many times as you like! In addition to a seasonal fruit box from Fresh Connection, check out the incredible line up of prizes from our favourite providores: @entrecotemelbourne @dodoni_feta @mojomuesli @orchardvalleyov @galanisfoods @redhillcookies @enotecasileno @mountzeroolives @otwaypastaco @pukkaherbsaustralia @beerenbergfarm @rozas.gourmet @frombasquewithlove @Toniq @xocolatlcafe @dadsoats @alfiesfoodco @savourandgrace @citylarder @gippslandcheese @purepeninsulahoney Winners must be able to collect their prize from our store at 767 Hampton St Brighton, Victoria. Competition Ends on 11/11/2020. Winners will be notified by Instagram DM on the next day. One prize per winner. Good luck to everyone and we can’t wait to hand over the prizes to the lucky winners. Thank you for joining in #giveaway

12.01.2022 Join me when I make a guest appearance with Diana Body be well and show you some delicious ways to eat fiber filled and vitamin rich beetroot Sunday, October 4th at 4pm Pop it in your diaries if you want to see me and the fun and wonderful Diana ... Debbie

11.01.2022 Demystifying beetroot My first cooking segment as special guest of Diana Body be well Don’t be scared of beetroot. They are so delicious, so good for you and so easy to cook, or not cook High in fiber, good for lowering blood pressure, and so many other great benefits. All the recipes are on the website but if you want step by step instructions, which is always better, watch me and Diana in my story or at @bodybewell... Hope you enjoy Debbie and Diana x

11.01.2022 Fresh Connection will be CLOSED on Melbourne Cup Day. We will reopen on Wednesday and have a big surprise for you here on Instagram. That’s Yiayyia Eleni’s brother Pano, in the 40’s here in Melbourne. He and his brothers were also Greengrocers in South Melbourne. So, technically we are four generation greengrocers

11.01.2022 Create a story of which you will be proud www.freshconnection.com.au N & N Kondelos Est 1960

09.01.2022 Stuffed Capsicums are my favourite. I love before and afters

07.01.2022 Every time I see garlic like this, I think of my rapunzal moment in Ithaca, Greece 2017. Delicious Australian garlic has arrived and it’s just as wonderful as the Greek one my darling uncle lovingly grew. www.freshconnection.com.au

05.01.2022 Nothing beats eating a mango in the privacy of your own home The wait is over. Come get ‘em #kpmangoes... Nina and Phil 2005 www.freshconnection.com.au

04.01.2022 Chain Your Cucumber Check out the concentration, the cucumber eating and the fun. I was pleasantly surprised by how engaged my young nephews Nick and Harry were with this little cucumber activity. Actually, we were all engaged!! It brings back fond memories of making paper chains when I was little. I loved this so much. ... What you need; Lebanese cucumbers, vegetable corer and knife How to make; Cut away a slice of the cucumber from each end Core the cucumber ( depending on the size of the cucumber, you may need to do both ends) Slice into thin cucumber rings Make a cut in each cucumber rings Link the cucumber rings together Enjoy & Eat Always supervise your children with the knife and the vegetable corer. Please send me your cucumber chain pics Fresh Connection re-opening Tuesday 7.30am or online now www.freshconnection.com.au #healthyfun #healthyactivity #eatandplay #cucumberhack #cucumberactivity #holidayfun #familyactivity #cucumberchain #cucumberfun #freshconnectioninspo #freshconnectionfun #freshconnectionkids #freshconnectionbrighton #vegetableinspo #kidsactivities #healthyfood #schoolholidayideas #vegetablecreations #healthygames #kidsandvegetables #vegetablegames #familyfun #eatyourgreens

04.01.2022 767 Hampton Street, Brighton {the tallest building in the background} has been a fruit and vegetable shop from its beginnings {circa 1920’s}. We have been there for over half of that time and seen houses, businesses, trees and service stations, go up and down; young people grow older and become great grandparents too. Just off the top of my head, I remember Mrs Adams cake shop ( I used to be in love with the butterfly cakes in the window), Pippi Long Stockings baby shop, M...r Trotters grocery store, Mr Crothers butcher which is now Houlihans {gave me an endless supply of butcher paper for me to draw on as a little girl}, Alan’s butcher (now Dendy Pizza), Mr Rathbones pharmacy, Mr Major the panel beater across the road, the Georgiou’s fish ‘n chip shop, the Shell petrol station and Charlie at the Caltex petrol & service station, and so much more. Long live small business Can you name a few more local gems (people & places)that have crossed paths with us in our Dendy Village Shopping centre? www.freshconnection.com.au

02.01.2022 Cut your cooked klernals from the corn Sound on I used dried salted ricotta, also known as ricotta salata which is similar to Greek Metzithra. You could also use parmesan or feta Debbie x... www.freshconnection.com.au See more

02.01.2022 I love running a fork down the sides of my cucumber. It’s easy and adds another dimension. If you haven’t entered our Instagram competition yet, please do. We have 3 x $500 amazing prizes to giveaway. See my last post for details. Debbie x