I’m very fortunate that I have not one, but two organic and bulk food stores within walking distance from my house – Organic Wholefoods and Friends of the Earth. Like a bag lady I regularly carry a collection of clinking jars, plastic tofu containers and paper bags in case I suddenly feel the impulse to stock up on quinoa, coconut butter and organic rolled oats.
Today was a bulk-buying milestone. I slung a 5kg bag of Kialla Pure Foods organic self-raising flour ($14.85) over my shoulder and toddled home under its weight like a drunken shearer. The flour was for my failsafe scone recipe:
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons sifted self raising flour
- 2/3 cup double cream
- 2/3 cup lemonade
- Mix. Roll onto floured surface. Cut into 12 rounds. Brush tops with milk. Bake at 200 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Through numerous scone-baking sessions I’ve discovered that Kialla Pure Foods‘ flour has a stronger texture than other white self-raising flours, which means the scones actually don’t rise as well compared to cheapie Home Brand stuff. So I think next time I will adjust the recipe to include some baking powder.
- Organic Wholefoods, 277 Smith St, Fitzroy +61 3 9419 5347 (also 483 Lygon St Brunswick +61 3 9384 0288 5347)
Prices are WAY too high at Organic Wholefoods – crazy high. It’s madness to pay 3-5x more for fruit and vegies because they’re organic.
Numerous studies have shown that organic food doesn’t make any difference to health – so why are we being asked to pay so much.
RIP-OFF!
Hi Catherine
To be honest I’m not sure about whether or not there are health benefits to organic food, and I’m pretty sure most experts/research is divided too. So my criteria is taste and price. I’m willing to pay more for organic apples because I think they taste better and the price variable isn’t too big, but I won’t pay more for organic broccoli because I can’t discern any difference and it can cost up to 4x as much. Just some food for thought though (pun intended) – at Werribee Zoo they only feed their lions organic meat because they found that the lions would get sick more often when they were fed conventional meat.
Jetsetting Joyce