Amazing Mac Cheese

31/08/2024

All packed up and ready for tomorrow at the Quorn Food and Craft Trail Always busy with loads to see.

We'll be in our usual spot on The Banks opposite the White Hart Inn. See you there. 👍🧀😀

25/08/2024

Despite the horrible rain yesterday didn’t turn out too bad. Today looks brighter and busier.👍😀🧀.

24/08/2024

Cooking off my first batch of smoked bacon bits as the Market Harborough Food And Drink Festival continues to set up (in the rain). Forecast is for drier little later. 👍😀🧀

23/08/2024

Loading up the trailer today ready for two days in Market Harborough.

This was a really busy event last time and a sellout for us both days.

Free entry from 11am till 8pm with live bands and loads of food. 👍🧀😀

Harborough Live Events

14/08/2024

Spent the morning washing the trailer and sorting some minor maintenance bits.

Home alone so time for a bit of a jam 🙂.

12/08/2024

WOW !

That was hard work yesterday.

Roasting hot day, five burners going in a small trailer and loads of customers to feed.

Thank you another sellout. 👍🧀😀

08/08/2024

This Sunday we are returning to an 'Old Style Festival of Fun'- The Mountsorrel REVIVAL.

There's so much happening this year, they have even booked the weather! A fantastic fun filled day for all the family.

Take a look at their programme to see what's on https://the-mct.co.uk/revival-2024-programme

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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01/08/2024

This Sunday we are bringing our Amazing Mac Cheese to The Gardeners's Fair in the middle of Loughborough ....

🌞🌺 SUNDAY 4th AUGUST: THE “WONDERFUL GARDENERS’ FAIR”: FREE TO ALL VISITORS. Gardeners’ Fair is growing and flourishing - word is spreading and more and more independent horticulturalists are wanting to become part of this “Wonderful and Joyous” monthly event. This time we are expecting around twenty Nurseries, Garden Centres and Specialist Growers from near and far; they will be bringing a glorious selection of flowers, shrubs and trees for your garden and succulents and rare and exotic house plants for your home. Our horticulturalists, ‘the’ experts on their plants, are always ‘right there’, so no searching for staff!’ They will be very happy to take the time to chat, guide and advise you on this month’s collections. They will be joined by up to fifty stalls of gardening supplies; tools, ancient and modern, unique handmade garden ornaments, Greenhouses and our popular ‘Artisan Makers’ - the very best in Craft and Food from around the Midlands and specially invited makers from around the UK. There is plenty of easy parking and many Shops, Cafés, Pubs and Cake shops will be open. Gardeners’ Fair is growing into something rather special; A ‘Love Loughborough’ event for the region we can all be very proud of. Join us from 10am to 4pm; it will be an excellent day! Please share.

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30/07/2024

Just as a follow up to my post from a few days ago .... yes Saturday was very busy thank you. Not a lot left.
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27/07/2024

The Mac Cheese is ready - outdoor comfort food in the sunshine.

FOTU is a go!!! We're already filling up with some fabulous motors, the coffee is on and the sun is out!

25/07/2024

One question I’m often asked is ‘you cook everything fresh on site so how do you work out your stock quantities’ ?

It's a dark art but I’m just filling up the trailer again and so far we have -

20 kgs of dried pasta.
27 kgs of cheese.
13 kgs of smoked bacon.
2.5 kgs of diced chicken.
40 pints (approx 23 lts) of full fat milk.
3.7 lts of bbq sauce.09 kgs Jalapeno peppers.09 lts of sriracha hot sauce.

I’ll sort out the chopped fresh spring onions, tortilla crisps, pots, napkins, forks, foil, cling film, and all of the rest tomorrow. 👍🧀😀

PS: that doesn't include the stuff in the freezer.

23/07/2024

This weekend we are taking our to a slightly 'different' event - The Festival of the Unexceptional at Grimsthorpe Castle.

The huge Concours de L’Ordinaire of unexceptional cars from 1969 to 1999 will fill the castle grounds. A celebration of Puntos to Princesses and Marinas to Maestros. I might be able to catch sight of the now rare but never exotic Austin Allegro (I once owned one).

The cars may be Unexceptional but the Mac Cheese will be Amazing. 👍🧀😀



https://www.hagerty.co.uk/official-events/hagerty-festival-of-the-unexceptional/

21/07/2024

I know, shameless self promotion but always nice to get a kind message ....

20/07/2024

(Turn the volume up).
All set up and ready to go 👍😀🧀

20/07/2024

Just arrived at a wedding venue (turn the sound on) but at the moment not actually sure where I am supposed to set up .

16/07/2024

A grey and rainy Tuesday so spent a little time at the kitchen table popping some personalised stickers on pots ready for another wedding on Saturday.

There of loads of really good pizza, hog roast and burger caterers about but if you are looking for something a little different, cooked on site and served from a vintage horse trailer then maybe - 👍🧀😀

07/07/2024

Done it again - just as the rain started. 👍😀🧀

06/07/2024

Making the long commute (about 8 miles) to Knipfest very soon.
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02/07/2024

A busy weekend ahead.

On Saturday we return to Knipfest in Grantham. Should be back home by around 11.30pm ish for a clean down and restock before heading out very early on Sunday morning to the Market Harborough Classic Car Show. Probably get home for 6 - 7pm hopefully with an empty trailer !!! 👍🧀😀



https://www.facebook.com/knipfest?locale=en_GB

https://www.facebook.com/events/416556244130477?active_tab=about&locale=en_GB

30/06/2024

Got to catch up with my friends from https://gandersgoat.com/ today. If you get chance search out their brilliant goat’s milk ice cream (I tested gooseberry and elderflower) and goat’s milk soaps.

30/06/2024

Today’s view. From the office window.

29/06/2024

Early start for the Blaston Show tomorrow. The trailer is packed full of cheesy goodness ready for a busy day.

25/06/2024

Off to the Blaston Show this Sunday.

A classic country show in rural Leicester with all of the tractors, dogs, equestrian and livestock you would expect and more.

As with so many of the shows I trade at this booking came as an invitation from one of the organisers who had tasted my Mac Cheese elsewhere. 👍🧀😀



https://www.facebook.com/BlastonShow

19/06/2024

What a shame.

Had a phone call this morning to say that the Derbyshire County Show due to be held this Sunday has been cancelled.

Following heavy rain on top of water logged ground the site cannot be used.

It's always been a very good event for me but in truth it is just another day of trading, for the organisers it is a year of planning, preparation and cost. However, if there is one thing the rural community knows how to do is bounce back.

Good news for me is that I haven't picked up any fresh stock yet ! 👍🧀😀

17/06/2024

8 years of trading and another 5 star rating from the Food Standards Agency today when they did a full inspection of our small business.

Why would you accept anything less ? 👍🧀😀

16/06/2024

Another happy bride.

15/06/2024

Just on my way to an evening wedding party. The bride and groom have had thunder, lightening and very heavy rain this afternoon but I can see a rainbow on the horizon. Hopefully some will get the party going.

10/06/2024

Always things to do.

Stickers attached to 150 Mac Cheese pots ready for a summer evening wedding party in a farm yard this coming Saturday.

There are some great pizza and burger caterers around but when you are looking for something a bit different for your celebration -

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06/06/2024

Now I don't drink alcohol and when I'm trading at events I don't get much chance to have a wander around - fortunately I'm usually too busy. This means I'm not really up to speed on what people charge.

The photo shows the price board from a horse trailer bar at a recent music festival close to where I live.

I don't do single use plastic so I don't sell bottles of water and my cans of coke etc are priced at just £1.50 (I still make a profit).

£3.50 for water !!! Captive audience perhaps ?

Honestly, just buy a metal screw top bottle and fill it up from a tap. 👍🧀😀