An exciting new ingredient in our stores is La Cremella's Bocconcini. These cherry sized Mozzarella cheese balls are semi-soft and rindless and made from buffalo milk. Available packed in a plastic tubs filled with whey, this cheese is best consumed quickly. Savour its elastic texture and creamy taste like the Italians in a tomato-basil salad, wrapped in prosciutto or lightly broiled on a pizza. Another popular way to enjoy Bocconcini is to bread and deep fry the cheese.

Made from carefully selected Viognier grapes and aged in oak barrels, this white wine from Grover Zampa Vineyards has been a winner. A sniff of the straw yellow wine reveals a rich tropical aroma of apricots and pineapple, each sip powerful and long persisting. Serve it chilled at 8oCelsius with a mild blue cheese or fresh goat’s cheese or a triple cream cheese like Brillat Savarin. Serve with a seared scallops or shrimp in lemon butter sauce. It can also pair well white meat in mild Indian curries thickened with cream or nuts.

There are so many more ways to enjoy and cook with turkey than just at festive meals. Its low fat content and subtle flavour makes it an excellent ingredient in everyday cooking. You can pick turkey meat in a range of products like paprika salami, slices of smoked breast, and olive studded mortadella from Favola Farms. Perfect to layer into sandwiches with cheese, chopped and tossed into salads, grilled and served with sautéed veggies or even stirred into pasta and casseroles.