To Market To Market, January 2010

Happy first To Market To Market for 2010 Dear Readers! I hope everyone’s year started off with a bang and that happiness continues. In aid of this, this month’s To Market To Market features a fantastic selection of the nicest goodies I was sent over these past few weeks.

A big thankyou to the lovely people at these companies who agreed to send out packs of these items to some lucky Not Quite Nigella readers so that you too can sample their goodies instead of just reading about them!

Just leave a comment at the end of the story telling me which product you’d like to try and why. You can enter once a day. I’m very sorry overseas lovelies but these can only be posted within Australia. I shall select winners on the 31st of January, 2009.

And the winners are!

Achachas: Alex H. and Anna T.

Polka Dot Cookies: Nadine H.

Relish This: Phuong Anh N., Cristina A., Kathy S., Nicki K. and Andrea L.

Jollie: Syrie W, Kristy D. and Tommy C.

Villa Maria: Jen W.

Congratulations to our lucky winners! :)

achacha

Achachas

“Acha what?” You may be asking. Well if you’re a fan of tropical fruit, and in particular mangosteens, then you might just love these. These succulent fruits are grown in North Queensland and are available in NSW, Queensland, Melbourne and Canberra. They’re similar to a mangosteen inside albeit slightly tarter and have a pearly, smooth white flesh. They are fun to pop open and provide a fun, travel sized snack.

Thanks to Achacha, two lucky Not Quite Nigella readers will receive a sampler bag of Achachas! NSW, Queensland, Melbourne and Canberra addresses only.

polka dot cookies

Polka Dot Cookies

I do love a good cookie and even better is an iced cookie. These pretty Polka Dot Cookies presented me with the most difficult dilemma however. As I was photographing them, all I wanted to do was eat them as the vanilla aroma was beckoning to me. As I lifted up the “Not Quite Nigella” teapot to my mouth I thought it was one of the most adorable things I had seen so I couldn’t bear to eat it. I compromised and ate a cupcake one and it was made of a sweet, crumbly vanilla shortbread biscuit topped with fondant and cute royal icing. This series of cookies is called the “Red Delicious” gift jar and is designed for foodies like us.

Thanks to Polka Dot Cookies, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will receive a gift jar of Polka Dot Cookies worth $45! Sydney metropolitan addresses only.

Relish This

relish this

Relish This

I’m a huge fan of seasonal and limited edition items. To me, they signal the changing of the seasons and an exclusivity that appeal to my beating heart. I had tried Relish This relishes before and adored them as they’re all hand-made, nutritional, gluten free and absolutely artificial gunk free. This is the Mango and chilli relish which is only available in the Summer months. I loved it in a chicken and mango salad and as a sauce to serve with fresh prawns.

Thanks to Relish This, five lucky Not Quite Nigella readers will receive a large 300g jar of Mango Relish!

Jollie Combination Tin

Jollie Dog Biscuits

With the human cookie needs taken care of above, how about your four legged canine friends? I can’t say that I tried these but I did give these to a lucky dog who loved them. I can’t speak dog of course but I believe he did communicate this to me by vigorous ingestion.

Thanks to Jollie Dog Biscuits, three lucky Not Quite Nigella readers will receive a tin of Jollie Dog Morsels in either Beef, Cashew & Rosemary Morsels or the Chicken, Mushroom & Thyme Morsels!

villa marina

Villa Maria

I was saving my bottle of Villa Maria to have with friends who are big wine drinkers. Villa Maria Estate is New Zealand most awarded winery and I was hoping to impress them with my wine choice. I am happy to report that they were suitably impressed with this lovely Sauvignon Blanc!

Thanks to Villa Maria, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will receive a bottle of Villa Maria wine! Must be over 18.

So readers, please leave a comment as to which item you’d like to try and why and you could be receiving it in the mail! Thanks again to these generous brands Achacha, Polka Dot Cookies, Relish This, Jollie and Villa Maria for providing prizes.

Best of luck and enjoy!

Lots of love,

NQN

xxx

Pssst! In some other exciting news, I’m the first non U.S. blogger to be featured on Take Thou Food’s Take 5 questionnaire! You can see it on Sean’s fabbo site here :)

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137 Comments | Add your own

  • 1. Blond Duck | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:02 am | #

    Those cookies are almost too pretty to eat!

    Almost.

  • 2. deana | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:23 am | #

    Don’t need to win anything to say.. the dog biscuits look great and I would love to try achachas! I’m sure it won’t be long before we get them in the states!

  • 3. Hannah | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:23 am | #

    I don’t want to bend the rules, so it’s okay if I can’t be entered, but can I say Achacha on the off chance I’ll be back in Australia by then? I do enjoy mangosteens but have only had them once in my life!

  • 4. gobsmack'd | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:25 am | #

    Hullo Lorraine, You must have had more than a wee tipple of the Villa Maria, as opposed to ‘Marina’ (sic)! I have had that wine before, don’t mind it. However, its the achaca that I am very intrigued by, as it has had a bit of a write up recently and (obviously) I have yet to sample it. Don’t mind any of the prizes, bar the doggie biscuits, seeing as I don’t have a canine friend, as such! Cheers (or is that rude?) Gobsmack’d

  • 5. Zam | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:43 am | #

    Oh yummmm! I would definitely pick the bottle of Villa Marina – I love wine, and I can’t wait to go to NZ later this year & visit loads of wineries (and eat lots of food)!

  • 6. snooky doodle | January 23rd, 2010 at 7:07 am | #

    how many nice and delicious things

  • 7. Fickle Red | January 23rd, 2010 at 7:35 am | #

    I’d love to try the Polka Dot cookies. I’ve had their website in my favourite’s list for years but have never gotten around to actually buying any.

  • 8. Sarah, MaisonCupcake | January 23rd, 2010 at 7:40 am | #

    I’m not eligible in the UK obviously but just wanted to say what a fabulous selection of goodies your Oz readers have to choose from here.

  • 9. Alex | January 23rd, 2010 at 7:42 am | #

    I am so intrigued by the achachas! All the products sound delicious, but I would love to try a new sort of fruit! And I like a bit of tartness, I’m the crazy girl who deliberately eats mandarins, mangoes etc a day before they’re fully ripe so I get a little bit of bite :D

  • 10. fat mum slim | January 23rd, 2010 at 7:43 am | #

    Oh lots of delicious goodies {perhaps minus the dog biscuits}.

    I’d like to try the Polka Dot Cookies… because I’ve been drooling over the ones you’ve been making and I don’t have the patience to make my own. They sound scrumptious. x

  • 11. foodwink | January 23rd, 2010 at 8:00 am | #

    I have discussed this with my dog and he wants that tin of Jollie Dog Biscuits. Reasons? (1) His name is JOLLY and who’s better to sample the biscuits? (2) He’s a foodie (like me) so I promise you that the biscuits would not go into waste.

    JOLLY said thanks in advance :)

  • 12. Jo Anne | January 23rd, 2010 at 8:36 am | #

    My 2 boys (poodles) would just love to try the Jollie bickies . Every morning when I turn the coffee machine on they sit there eyeing of the cookie tin on top of the microwave!

  • 13. Amy@takentopieces | January 23rd, 2010 at 8:45 am | #

    I do so love a to market to market :) Those sweet cookies are calling to me…..utterly irresistible. Even though I’ll have to get them sent to the in-laws because we no longer live in Sydney!

  • 14. Valerie | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:00 am | #

    I haven’t heard of achachas OR mangosteens – I’m so behind the times. Please add my name to the giveaway, everything looks sooo good (love the cookies too!). You’re always a great read.

  • 15. jl | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:06 am | #

    oooh…the Villa Maria please! My husband just soooo love their whites…it would be such a great surprise for him…

  • 16. Faith | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:08 am | #

    You always have the best giveaways, Lorraine! I wish I lived in Australia, lol! (I have to say that those polka dot cookies are absolutely adorable!)

  • 17. Syrie | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:10 am | #

    oooh Jollie dog biscuits please! Not for me of course but for a Red Setter canine friend (Roger) who would be forever indebted to you NQN! Roger has been feeling rather low in this hot weather and taken to sitting in the shower. I need something to coax him out so I can actually get in! Cheers.

  • 18. Katherine | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:19 am | #

    I would love my dogs to try the Jollie Dog Biscuits. There just isnt enough really good natural products for dogs out there and this looks good.

  • 19. Angela | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:21 am | #

    Hi Nigella
    I would love to try the Relish THis relish! But I actually want it for my sister who lives in QLD, is coeliac and is always looking for gluten free ways to jazz up her food. I know she would love this as she was only recently commenting that there are so many hidden ‘glutens’ in all the condiments that help make her food taste good! So I know if you were to send a jar of this her way, she would be one happy chicken!!

  • 20. Mary Preston | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:23 am | #

    The Villa Marina would be scrumptiously, deliciously wonderful. I can see myself sipping after a hard day as I sit out on my front stoop watching the world bustle by.

  • 21. BuBbles | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:24 am | #

    I’m fascinated by the Achachas and would love to win some. I think they’re calling out my name :)

  • 22. Jody | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:31 am | #

    I would love to try the Achachas!!
    My 4 year old (and rest of the family) are huge fruit fans, though she won’t eat anything else some days, so would love to try something a little less mainstream! :)

  • 23. Howard | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:32 am | #

    I’d love to try the Mango Chilli Relish….just thinking of the combination of it: Mango and Chilli makes me mouthwater.
    Will make a big impression on the soon to come lunch party at my daughter’s where I have to bring the salad!

  • 24. Jen | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:33 am | #

    Hi there,

    Just wanted to mention before I get to the point – I recently discovered this blog about 2 weeks ago and I just want to say, I think it’s fantastic! I’m a huge lover of all things food and I work full-time in a one-hatted restaurant in the Lower Blue Mountains. I find your blog really inspiring and the photgraphy stunning.

    Anyway, onto your To Market, To Market entry. I would love to try the Villa Maria Sauv Blanc because I am currently in the throes of doing wine study to help my waitressing skills. I took a trip to NZ back in November – we only had time for a 5 day trip in the South Is. – and I had my heart set on going to Pegasus Bay winery in Waipara on the second last day. To my complete dismay I was struck down with baaaaad food poisoning and never got there.

    Your offer of a bottle of this amazing wine (which I tried at a wine tasting at the Hilton last August) has me dreaming of going back to NZ for a true wine pilgrimage!

  • 25. Anna Davis | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:33 am | #

    This site was reccommended to me by a friend I count as ” the oracle” when it comes to advice on just about everything especially food – cooking and eating – I am a virgin blogger and dont quite understand how to enter your promotional competitions – I would love to win the achachas having just seen the very expensive and intriguing advert at the cinema lately – they must be good if they are happy to spend that much on a “film trailer” promo – pls advise where I can enter your comps on the blog site – I am enjoying navigating around I must say!

  • 26. Lisa | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:34 am | #

    We first found Acha’s last summer and my two small kids LOVED them. We haven’t seen them again this summer. If we won a bag of them they might be lucky to last a day, the kids just devoured them.

  • 27. Joanne Lim | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:35 am | #

    OMG I love love LOVE mangosteens! Reminds me of the time when I went back to Malaysia to visit family and we chomped our way through a whole bag of them in one sitting, mangosteen juice running down our arms. Would love to try the Achaha please!

  • 28. Christie @ Fig&Cherry | January 23rd, 2010 at 9:35 am | #

    How funny, I’ve tried all those products! Except the doggie bikkies of course ;)

  • 29. Emsy | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:02 am | #

    This is a case of necessity rather than desire. NQN, quite frankly I NEED that bottle of delicious looking white. I have two small children, a house to renovate, one to build from scratch, an overworked husband and no time to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary this Sunday. I think that white could make all the difference, and maybe my husband might even get lucky if we can both stay awake long enough. Please help me, I think I might be getting desperate…

  • 30. Marita Grant | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:09 am | #

    I would love to taste Achacha fruit!! I have heard a lot about it, sounds so interesting!!! I am crazy about different foods and like to experiment with ways of using them. I am originally from Peru and I have heard about achacha there but never tasted it, it is wonderful to see that you are growing it here in Australia. Marita

  • 31. Lisa | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:13 am | #

    Achacha’s – Wow – yet another fruit we rarely hear about or see in the window! Thanks for the intro, NQN!

    After seeing them in your blog, I did a bit of googling (hehe) and found a recipe for an Achacha cocktail- 1 Achacha, dash lemon, dash sugar syrup, dash of white rum, blend together, add sparkly and apparently… VOILA!

  • 32. Stefanie | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:13 am | #

    I’d love to try the Polka Dot Cookies, they look delicious and the presentation in the jar is simply divine !

  • 33. Jeannie | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:16 am | #

    I just discovered your blog recently and I think you’re an awesome woman and a great role model to living with gusto!
    I’m an artist and I love to bake, your cookies do belong in an art gallery!
    I would love to try the Polka Dot Cookies. They are spectacular!

  • 34. Andrea | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:19 am | #

    Hi Lorraine,

    Thank you for the Market to Market giveaway. I’d love to try the Relish This Mango and Chili Relish. It would be great to have today (being over 40 degrees), dolloped on some cold prawns with a nice cold icy drink.

    And congrats on your mention in this month’s Cleo magazine!

  • 35. maria andallo | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:32 am | #

    I would love to try the polka dot cookies. They would make great give-away treats and add fun factor for my (10yo)daughter’s birthday party coming soon.

  • 36. Jodie Esler | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:35 am | #

    I relish the thought of relish with my prawns or maybe over grilled chicken or maybe pork steaks or maybe………

  • 37. amy | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:39 am | #

    Hi NQN ur blog has me coming back for more every day, i love your blog! those products mentioned above all sound so good i want them all! but if i had to choose, ill choose the polka dot cookies as i am a cookie addict myself, anything with icing is a fav ^^
    i hope you have a awesome 2010 and keep the great work up!

    <3 milkteaxx

  • 38. Cristina Arganese | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:42 am | #

    I’m a mango relish virgin. Being Italian I suppose I can imagine that it would taste sort of like a sweet caponata. Please let me try and it will open my eyes to what I’m sure is a lovely surprise.

  • 39. Kelley @ Magnetoboldtoo | January 23rd, 2010 at 11:01 am | #

    That relish looks amazing. Only problem for me would be that I would be too scared to waste it and it would sit on my shelf calling me for months…
    Now my mouth is watering…

  • 40. Anna | January 23rd, 2010 at 11:06 am | #

    achachas!
    i adore mangosteens so these sound wonderful!
    i’m always looking for new and exciting ingredients to try as “food challenges” throughout the year.
    if I can get my hands on some, i’ll add achachas and come up with some exciting ways to use them.

  • 41. kathy s | January 23rd, 2010 at 11:31 am | #

    what a hard choice your making for me all these items look soooo good even my dog would really appreciate them – I would be happy to win any one of them- i would like to try the achachas- as i haven’t as yet they sound devine, the polka dot bikkies look scrumptious,my dog would literally drool over the doggy bikkies and a glass of great wine always goes down well but if i have to make a choice i would choose the relish which also sounds delish for my DH who is a relish freak and can’t get enough of it.

  • 42. Sortachef | January 23rd, 2010 at 11:38 am | #

    Very sorry to hear I’m out of the running for your achacha giveaway. Seattle’s not THAT far from you, is it? I’d love to try them.
    Thanks for another excellent blog and Happy New Year!

  • 43. Perthgal | January 23rd, 2010 at 11:42 am | #

    Those cookies look so delicious. However, I am really intrigued by achachas. I love mangosteens and Malaysians call them the Queen of Fruits as they’re normally in season with the King of Fruits ( Durians). I’m interested in tasting these to see if they’re comparable to mangosteens. Please add me too to the giveaway!

  • 44. April Marie | January 23rd, 2010 at 11:49 am | #

    I’ve never tried the fruit.. but I’d love to and the cookies.. are just way to adorable to chom chom chom.. haha

  • 45. Carol | January 23rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm | #

    I would adore to try out the polka dot biscuits. I looooove your blog and look forward to it every day. !!!!! I hate to let everyone into my very own blog, but my excitement gets the better of me of course have passed it on to all my friends.

    loveyourblog

  • 46. Carol | January 23rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm | #

    I would adore to try out the polka dot biscuits. I looooove your blog and look forward to it every day. !!!!! I hate to let everyone into my very own blog, but my excitement gets the better of me of course have passed it on to all my friends.

    blogjoy

  • 47. CathyB | January 23rd, 2010 at 12:20 pm | #

    Oh to bring the Villa Maria Savignon Blanc to the table and let its passionfruit and gooseberry freshness and even bell pepper flavours assent the senses. It compiments any seafood lunch with its luscious flavour and brings wondrous New Zealand valley memories of deliscious delights to tantalize my palate.

  • 48. Lindy | January 23rd, 2010 at 12:35 pm | #

    Oh yum. Cookies! And they’re so pretty! Almost look like they’re too pretty to eat… Lol.

  • 49. Charis | January 23rd, 2010 at 12:52 pm | #

    mango & chilli relish – because I love mangoes definately my favourite fruit and I’m addicted to anything spicy even if its mild it sounds like an interesting combo and I would like to try out your suggestion and make chicken salad with the relish, perfect for the sweltering heat :)

  • 50. Diane | January 23rd, 2010 at 2:06 pm | #

    Always a great read! I’m liking the relish and the wine. I’m just thinking chicken and mango salad and a lovely glass of chilled sauvignon blanc or 2…do I have to share the bottle?

  • 51. Jay | January 23rd, 2010 at 2:08 pm | #

    Achacha! Achacha! Achacha!
    I absolutely love all types of fruit not to mention tropical fruit – just can’t get enough! I think that these would be great for making some delicious summer cocktails.

  • 52. Vita | January 23rd, 2010 at 2:18 pm | #

    The cookies! The cookies! The cookies! They look and sound divine – I am a big fan of shortbread! And they are pink so my 3 year old would be beside herself. Can you guess what I would like yet??
    Fingers and cookies crossed!

  • 53. sophia | January 23rd, 2010 at 2:50 pm | #

    When are you gonna be open to US residents, too? boooooo!!! Haha, but in my dreams, I would LOVE that interesting relish!!

  • 54. jetlagmama | January 23rd, 2010 at 3:25 pm | #

    Oooh! I think my very own lucky dog would love the dog biscuits. He really is called Lucky maybe because he eats bocconcini (well he is an italian dog).

  • 55. Sarah | January 23rd, 2010 at 3:35 pm | #

    I.d love to be entered in the draw for the polka dot cookies. Thanks :)

  • 56. Charlotte | January 23rd, 2010 at 3:48 pm | #

    My family dog Coco is ridiculously obsessed with food, I just know she would love the dog biscuits.

  • 57. michelle | January 23rd, 2010 at 4:16 pm | #

    Decisions, decisions. I think I’d like to try the Villa Maria Sauv Blanc most. Thanks.

  • 58. Amy | January 23rd, 2010 at 4:26 pm | #

    Ohh… i would love to try that Achachas! DH is a fruit fanatic, but even i think he hasn’t seen these before!

  • 59. Erin | January 23rd, 2010 at 5:20 pm | #

    I would love to try the polka day cookies they look so cute and yummy!

  • 60. Kim | January 23rd, 2010 at 5:21 pm | #

    We are such girly girls in our family -we’d love to try those pretty Polka Dot cookies. Perfect for afternoon tea on the lawn with little sandwiches and Girly Grey tea!

  • 61. Erin | January 23rd, 2010 at 5:21 pm | #

    Predictive text nightmare :-p I meant to type polka dot cookies :)

  • 62. smurfender | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:09 pm | #

    i’d love to try the mango and chilli relish. i love the combination of mangoes and chillies especially because of my vietnamese descent. we have mangoes with chilli salt, mangoes with fish sauce, sugar and chilli, and mango chilli salad. but i would definitely like to try something different especially in relish form as i have actually never tasted any type of relish before and this would be the perfect flavour combination to kick it off. TIA

  • 63. David | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:19 pm | #

    I’d love to make a comparison between the Mango Chilli Relish and some of my own Chilli concoctions. As a hot-head it is right up my alley and what’s not to like about mangoes.

  • 64. Cathestrophic | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:26 pm | #

    Hi NQN!
    Wow! everything looks amazing! I think firstly I would like to put my bid in for the achachas! I have heard so much about this fruit – from the soft, slimy texture to the sweet, sour flesh – sounds like a fruit that was made for me! I can’t wait to see more recipes for these! I’m also promising to not eat so many sweets, so this is a treat that I would be allowed to demolish!

    thanks!
    Cath

  • 65. jess | January 23rd, 2010 at 6:50 pm | #

    Ooo the achacha look delicious and I love the name! I’ve never tried it before but it looks yummy!

  • 66. Nomes | January 23rd, 2010 at 8:01 pm | #

    Is there any chance that I can ask to be in the draw for the Red Deliscous Jar and get it sent to a friend so I may pick-it-up in February when I’m in Melbs?? Cheeky I know, but they are just so darn’d sweet!

  • 67. Elaine | January 23rd, 2010 at 8:05 pm | #

    I’d love to try Achachas because my father LOVES mangosteen but we’ve never been able to find them in Brisbane, so it has been 7 years since he had a mangosteen :(

    I’m sure my father will be really happy if we get to try Achachas, and we’ll let you know if it tastes like mangosteen or not :)

  • 68. Ladybird | January 23rd, 2010 at 8:16 pm | #

    Ohh so hard to decied, but I’d love to try some of those Achachas!

    I laughed when I read the name because acha means ‘ok’, or ‘fine’ in Hindi. It’s used in conversation as “OK, I see..” So they must be good!

  • 69. Bianca | January 23rd, 2010 at 8:50 pm | #

    Thanks for the reviews. Oh, those cookies look delightful, and what luck I live in Sydney!

  • 70. the projectivist | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:23 pm | #

    oh we love a mango up here, and i’ve never had the pleasure of a “mangosteen” but i’m dying to try and Achacha!

    i’m voting for Achachas because they not only sound delicious, but they have a cool name!

  • 71. pierre | January 23rd, 2010 at 10:32 pm | #

    never saw that fruit before although we have a lot of tropical stores here in Paris
    i am jealous !!!Pierre

  • 72. Tee | January 24th, 2010 at 12:38 am | #

    A-CHACHA-M Bo,
    a-chacham-bo,
    cha cham bo!!!!!
    你看我 我看你 你看我几时我有这么高兴过
    你看我 我看你 你看我几时我又这么快乐过

    haha.. at least that’s what the name of the fruit reminds me off. never seen or heard it but i sure would love to be singing the song while trying out this new fruit! :)

  • 73. The Little Teochew | January 24th, 2010 at 2:20 am | #

    Your lucky Aussie readers! That is quite a haul of goodies you have there. The polka dot cookies … JUST. TOO. CUTE!

  • 74. MaryPoppinsinHeels | January 24th, 2010 at 4:11 am | #

    I’m willing to move to get into one of your wonderful give-aways! I want to try the cookies AND the wine–might as well go for full sugar coma, yes? :)

    I just read Sean’s piece on you. I loved it! You remain the best, NQN!

  • 75. Kristy Sayer | January 24th, 2010 at 8:07 am | #

    I would love to try the Polka Dot Cookies, mainly because my efforts at decorating cookies NEVER look that cute! They’re adorable! Plus they’re cookies, who doesn’t love cookies :D

    Yay for living in Sydney :)

  • 76. Annie | January 24th, 2010 at 8:35 am | #

    I recently got to try achachas and thought they were nice, but looking at the cookies and your descrption is making me drool!!

    the red delicious cookies please!

  • 77. Fiona | January 24th, 2010 at 8:49 am | #

    ooh I’m always up for trying new fruit!

    Achachas! Will have to look around at the markets today :9

  • 78. Chris | January 24th, 2010 at 9:20 am | #

    The Mango Relish sounds delicious and being gluten free a great bonus.

  • 79. Orla | January 24th, 2010 at 9:20 am | #

    As I live 30 miles north of dublin, in Ireland, I believe I am not eligible!!!
    However, having just adopted a new dog today, I love the idea of the dog treats!
    And for me, the cookies look fab!

  • 80. WJ | January 24th, 2010 at 9:23 am | #

    Christmas is over…:(. I am in withdrawal symptoms and what better way to cheer me back to the new year with the Polka Dot Cookies.. Cookies for everyone pleasee…

  • 81. Matilda | January 24th, 2010 at 9:23 am | #

    Simple decision for me, Achacha fruit, as I was so excited to read about them in one of your previous stories, have not been able to source them anywhere and I love mangosteens! :-)

  • 82. Mary Preston | January 24th, 2010 at 10:55 am | #

    The Villa Maria is still in my sights. I could have used a tipple yesterday. Renovating brings out the best & worst of me.

  • 83. arjefi | January 24th, 2010 at 11:12 am | #

    The mango n chilli relish looks perfect for Valentine’s Day. Mmm-mmm!

  • 84. sandra | January 24th, 2010 at 11:43 am | #

    I would love the doggie biscuits for my 2 little puppies- Lola and Ruby

  • 85. Liss | January 24th, 2010 at 11:52 am | #

    Not in it to win it (I was so lucky to win at last M2M!) but HOW CUUUUTE are those cookies!!!???

    I’ve actually bought myself a cutter to make Dougall some puppy treats, I love that there’s gourmet doggie stuff like this!

    Great M2M this time!

  • 86. penny aka jeroxie | January 24th, 2010 at 2:13 pm | #

    Just bought some achacha in Victoria market. They are super juicy! Thinking of a refreshing drink to make out of it.

  • 87. Cass Ward | January 24th, 2010 at 2:31 pm | #

    I’d love those Polka Dot cookies but do I have to share them with the kids!

  • 88. Cakelaw | January 24th, 2010 at 5:01 pm | #

    I’d love to try the achacha because I have never heard of or seen them before – would be fun to try something entirely new.

  • 89. Vincent | January 24th, 2010 at 6:30 pm | #

    Please put me down for the cookies, I’d like them for my wife who won’t stop talking about them !

  • 90. betty | January 24th, 2010 at 6:50 pm | #

    i tried an acha cha on saturday – they are not bad! A tad bit too sour though >_<

  • 91. Panda | January 24th, 2010 at 7:00 pm | #

    it would have to be the cookies! how cute are they!

  • 92. Jessie | January 24th, 2010 at 7:22 pm | #

    Achachas! I’m a massive fan of all kinds of tropical fruits. I’m even in the middle of eating dragonfruit as I’m typing this! I saw the ad for it at the cinemas and have been waiting to try them for quite some time now :)

  • 93. Joanne | January 24th, 2010 at 8:55 pm | #

    The Polka Dot cookies are my fave
    On this page I’d like to rave
    Eat them with coffee, dunk them in tea
    This is the prize for me!

  • 94. maisie graham | January 24th, 2010 at 9:36 pm | #

    would love to try the achchachas oops might not even know how to spell them!!!hope they taste better than papaya which i hate

  • 95. Suzie | January 24th, 2010 at 10:07 pm | #

    I would love to try polka dot cookies – mostly for my daughter’s Alice in Wonderland birthday party. They would be perfect!

  • 96. gastronomygal | January 24th, 2010 at 10:35 pm | #

    I’ve been hearing a lot about achacha’s lately- and i hav e heard they are awesome. Will have to try them sometime! They are going to be in QLD soon

  • 97. Judy | January 24th, 2010 at 11:51 pm | #

    i’d love to try those polka dot cookies. i’ve been a fan of their work for quite a while but have never had a chance to have a taste test so i’d love to have a try. so pretty too…

  • 98. grace | January 25th, 2010 at 12:09 am | #

    relish this…it’s not just for nanas. that’s awesome, and it sounds particularly tasty. your finds are always unique and enticing. :)

  • 99. jenny | January 25th, 2010 at 1:42 am | #

    ooh!! im a big fan of anything mango, especially in this summer weather! it would be great if i could try out the relish!! :D

  • 100. YM | January 25th, 2010 at 7:26 am | #

    I am new at cooking and have committed myself to put up a good 3 course meal for my fiance’s parents (shudder!!!). Can I please have the super yummy Mango Relish so that I can score some points on my Prawn salad?

  • 101. Einna | January 25th, 2010 at 9:24 am | #

    Oh,I am torn, I am torn. Hmmm it would have to be either the jollie dog biscuits for our dog who devours just about anything and would be a really great pressie for her birthday or the villa maria. That wine was introduced to me by a really good friend about 5 years ago and it is really good wine!!!

  • 102. Sara | January 25th, 2010 at 9:40 am | #

    I would love to try the Polka Dot cookies. For years I have been leaving drool marks on my bus window as I go past their shop on my way to work.

  • 103. katrina | January 25th, 2010 at 9:40 am | #

    Ive sampled the achachas at our local green grocer and they are so refreshing.

    As a coeliac who loves her food and loves trying new tastes can I please go in the draw for the mango relish.

    Can you please let us know where we can purchase “Relish This” products.

    Thanks

  • 104. Kay.C | January 25th, 2010 at 10:48 am | #

    Achachas – cause i like mangosteens!

  • 105. Judy | January 25th, 2010 at 12:39 pm | #

    polka dot cookies please, because i want to know if they taste as good as they look. :)

  • 106. Alphia | January 25th, 2010 at 12:56 pm | #

    Hi NQN,

    Thanks for this great overview – I always learn a thing or two from your blog. I do have a question for you though – it relates to your entry on “Bone sucking sauce” products – did you end up trying the mustard? I am curious about your take on it. In relation to which product I would like to try – I think it would be the Villa Maria wine. My husband loves his wine – and we are currently having a debate about French vs Australian – this will definitely stir things up

    Take care
    Alphia

  • 107. Wendy | January 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm | #

    Polka Dot Cookies please – I have gone past their store in Newtown and drooled all the way home!

  • 108. Mary Preston | January 25th, 2010 at 3:50 pm | #

    I took my daughter to buy her first work clothes today. A Villa Maria celebration is in order at this major milestone.

  • 109. AshleyB | January 25th, 2010 at 4:58 pm | #

    Relish this do wonderful stuff! I love their beetroot one. But I gave it as a present last time, and I’d really like to try this one now.

    Also, a bottle of wine would be nice. My girlfriend drinks white, maybe I can spring some wine for Valentines day.

  • 110. Helen | January 25th, 2010 at 6:31 pm | #

    I would love to try the relish thank you

  • 111. Phillip Cunningham | January 25th, 2010 at 9:42 pm | #

    As this wine is a wine that is best drunk in the company of good friends and I have some really good friends who would enjoy it as would I.

  • 112. Judy | January 26th, 2010 at 2:12 am | #

    i’d really like to try the polka dot cookies please :) . btw are you able to walk in to their store to pick up a jar? i heard they are appointment only?

  • 113. Mary Preston | January 26th, 2010 at 10:29 am | #

    It’s a Villa Maria day. Happy Australia Day to you!! Fire up the Barbie. Men gather. Make Fire. Cook meat.

  • 114. michelle | January 26th, 2010 at 12:55 pm | #

    After searching for Achachas for the last couple of days and been able to find any at the shops, I’ll throw my hat in the ring for these beauty’s.

  • 115. Amy@takentopieces | January 26th, 2010 at 1:11 pm | #

    With a tummy full of Anzac bikkies I am able to look for something savoury and that mango and chili relish is just the thing. Perfect for summer salads.

  • 116. Gail Camplin | January 26th, 2010 at 1:45 pm | #

    I’d love to try the achachas, I love my fruit and also like go outside my comfort zone in experimenting with different foods.

  • 117. Emsy | January 26th, 2010 at 9:21 pm | #

    P.S the wedding anniversary sucked.

  • 118. Judy | January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am | #

    polka dot cookies please. 1 reason i’d like them (other than for eating) is so i can get a close up look at the detail. i love cookie decorating and hope that if i win these i can use them as a learning tool to improve my cookie decorating skills.

  • 119. Jo | January 27th, 2010 at 7:28 am | #

    Scolling through the list I was composing what I would write to win the Polka Cookies … until I saw the Villa Maria wine! That was my most favourite of the wineries we visited on my honeymoon (and thanks to my husband we visited a lot) I love love love their wine.

  • 120. Jen | January 27th, 2010 at 12:44 pm | #

    I remember wanting Polka Dot Cookies for my bonbonnaire at our wedding but couldn’t have them as we ended up boxing our wedding cake (cupcakes) instead. I would really love to try Polka Dot cookies, even after all this time they look DIVINE!

  • 121. Mary Preston | January 27th, 2010 at 1:44 pm | #

    I’m back to work with all the little darlings tomorrow so break open the Villa Maria.

  • 122. Judy | January 28th, 2010 at 1:00 am | #

    polka dot cookies cos i love cookies

  • 123. Mary Preston | January 28th, 2010 at 9:13 am | #

    I’m off to work today & I just know that the Villa Maria waiting at home for me would be deliciously refreshing & dare I say it life-saving.

  • 124. Ruth | January 28th, 2010 at 12:48 pm | #

    Hello everybody I’m Ruth from Polka Dot Cookies!

    Just wanted to let you know that yes, we are by appointment only at the studio I’m sorry! We need all the baking time we can get…However please email or call if you would like to order or book an appointment.

    Thank you for all the lovely comments…our aim is always to make beautiful food and Lorraine’s photography should win awards :)

    Ruth

  • 125. Judy | January 29th, 2010 at 1:04 am | #

    polka dot cookies plz… cos they seem harder to obtain in real life (i.e. having to set up an appointment with them) compared to finding the achachas (apparently achachas are available in many fruit shops).

  • 126. Mary Preston | January 29th, 2010 at 9:08 am | #

    The Villa Maria has my name on it. You just have to read the fine print I am sure.

  • 127. Rep | January 29th, 2010 at 10:50 am | #

    I have never understood why there is such a dearth of mangosteens in this country!! They are the most amazing fruits and make me miss home the most. So, achachas it must be to see if it is an adequate cousin!

  • 128. Judy | January 30th, 2010 at 1:57 am | #

    i’d really like to try out those polka dot cookies please :) ))

  • 129. KirstyS | January 30th, 2010 at 8:07 am | #

    Villa Maria, please! If I was in Sydney then I’d say those adorable cookies but I guess I’ll have to take my calories in the form of wine. :)

  • 130. Mary Preston | January 30th, 2010 at 10:49 am | #

    I bought some magnificent peaches yesterday. I love fresh fruit & wine as a symbiotic pleasure. The Villa Maria would go beautifully with my succulent peaches.

  • 131. Julie | January 30th, 2010 at 3:48 pm | #

    NZ whites are always so delicious so I’d love to try the wine.

  • 132. Mary Preston | January 31st, 2010 at 9:37 am | #

    I still have my sights set on the Villa Maria, the closest I will get to New Zealand this year. It’s all good.

  • 133. Audrey | February 3rd, 2010 at 10:53 am | #

    the achacha! it will remind me of home, somewhere that i haven’t been to since 2000

  • 134. david | February 3rd, 2010 at 10:55 am | #

    the sav blanc. i travelled everywhere in NZ to drink their sav blanc but yet managed to missed this brand. i’d love to try what is deemed nz’s finest sav blanc

  • 135. audrey | February 4th, 2010 at 11:35 am | #

    achacha!!! i just tried it and it’s the exact fruit that i miss back in southeast asian. best fruit ever. it will be the best present for my dad’s brithday and also to coincide with chinese new year celebrations….ah the wonderful memories

  • 136. Paragon | February 6th, 2010 at 8:57 am | #

    Is it too late to enter this competition? It says it was being announced on the 31st but I can’t see who the winners were?

    Anyway, we just got a new little puppy and he’d love to try out the dog bikkies!!

  • 137. sarah (relish this) | February 9th, 2010 at 5:15 pm | #

    hello there

    thank you to those of you who picked my fresh, tasty n saucy handmade ‘mango n chilli’ relish to taste out of these great prizes. Winners have been picked and 5 jars are on their way… for the rest of you, please come visit us at one of our markets to try our relishes on cheese n crackers (details online)or check us out online at: http://www.relishthis.com.au.

    thanks again lorraine

    sarah
    relish this.
    It’s not just for nanas

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