Motherly Love at Mitchells

Mother's Day 2013 is fast approaching - so why not make your mum feel extra-special this year with a gift from Mitchells Dairy?

We have a fantastic selection of chocolates, flowers, wine and champagne, whereas if you want to get something a little bit different, we have a special Mother's Day Hamper, Strawberry Fare, which is sure to go down a treat in your household.

Priced at just £35, this selection of fruity delights is presented in a wicker tray basket, and includes Blossom Hill red wine and white wine, Whitakers chocolates, Walkers cherry cake, Beech's Strawberry Creams, Berry Scrumptious BerryFudge and Walkers Homebake Shortbread. 

If Strawberry Fare doesn't suit you (and we can't imagine why!) we can also make bespoke gift baskets, hampers and fruit baskets to suit any requirements.

Additionally, we also have some unique gifts, pictured below, which have been proving extremely popular in our store. 

If you have been on the Mitchells Dairy Facebook page recently, you will have noticed our locally grown Polyanthus Plants, which come in at just £1.25 each! They are really bright and beautiful - and are sure to put a smile on your mum's face this Sunday.

If your mum isn't a keen gardener, our lovely hardwood tea light holders could be the perfect gift. We have written about them before on our blog, but we really think these would make a delightful Mother's Day gift.

We hope we have helped give you some ideas for Mother's Day, but more importantly, we hope you all have a wonderful day shared with the most special women in your life.

If you want to buy any of these gifts or place an order for a bespoke gift, simply call into the shop, phone 01467 621389, email at info@mitchells-scotland.com or visit our website at www.mitchells-scotland.com.

Remember... think gift, think Mitchells!

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Mitchells easy Stovies Recipe...

There is nothing like some good old comfort food to warm you up! We are lovers of all things food and we especially love Scottish favourites like Stovies because they fill your belly and are super easy to make. There are varied methods and views on what goes into Stovies but we wanted to share our best loved recipe. Please let us know what you think.

Why not try our recipe out and let us know how they turned out. You could even post them on our Facebook Page or Tweet the pic on our Twitter @MitchellsDairy

Stovies (Should serve 4)

Ingredients:

• 900g Potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 50g Beef Dripping or Oil
• 2 Onions, finely chopped
• 4 tbsp Gravy or Stock
• Left-Over Meat, (Beef, Lamb, Chicken), chopped
• Parsley, chopped
• Salt & freshly ground pepper

Method:

• Heat the dripping or oil in a large frying pan then add the onion and cook until soft and transparent, do NOT brown. Add the potatoes to the onions and stir/mix well. Cover the frying pan and cook for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the gravy or stock, meat, mixing thoroughly then season to taste.
 
• Simmer in the frying pan for about an hour, stirring occasionally Garnish with parsley, serve with seasonal vegetables and oatcakes.  

If you would like to try the recipe you can pick up all of the ingredients from in store at Mitchells Dairy. We proudly support and stock local produce to help support our local economy.

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What have you done to support your local community...

At Mitchells we are very proud of the fact that we are a local family business. We are also very passionate about our community and supporting our neighbouring businesses.

Most local businesses will agree that competition with larger stores can be tough, not to mention the strains of keeping ahead of other businesses from further afield.

By supporting us and buying from us you are making a difference to your local community. Here are some of the ways that you directly impact your local community when you buy locally:

1. You keep money in the local economy

Research shows that for every £100 spent in a local business, £68 is likely to stay in the community, compared to £43 when spent in a national business.

2. You embrace what makes Mitchells and Inverurie unique

You wouldn't want every business and town in Britain to look the same. Individuality is what makes our community special.

3. You help create local jobs

Local businesses are better at creating jobs for local people.

4. You help the environment

Buying from a local business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation, less packaging, and products that you know are safe and well made, because we stand behind them.

5. You nurture your community

We know you and you know us. Studies show that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.

6. You help keep the high street healthy

Supporting local businesses means more colour and variety on the high street and creates more reason for local authorities to support them.

7. You create more choice

We pick the items we sell based on what we know you like and want. Local businesses carry a wider array of unique products because we buy for our own individual market. We pride ourselves in the personal service that we offer our customers.

8. You benefit from our expertise

You are our friends and neighbours and we have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you. We're passionate about what we do and will make an effort to meet your expectations.

9. You invest in entrepreneurship

Creativity and entrepreneurship are crucial to our economy. Nurturing local business ensures a strong community.

10. You make your local area a destination

The more interesting and unique we are as a community, the more we will attract new neighbours, visitors and guests.

Mitchells supporting the community

Our community is very important to us and we are working together with other local businesses to make Inverurie a vibrant destination for people who live here and also for visitors. Through the initiative 'Open your eyes to Inverurie', we hope to make Inverurie a great place to visit and shop. We believe that working together like this will make us a stronger community which we could not do on our own. Look out for more information about this initiative.

We would like to thank you for your support in our community and by shopping with us you have helped strengthen our community and our local economy. Please join us on Facebook where we regularly update our online community with news on events and promotions from Mitchells.

Have you started Christmas shopping? Our Hampers make perfect gifts from family, friends and colleagues. You can now buy a selection online please visit our online store: mitchellsdairy.myshopify.com. Alternatively you can make your Hamper more bespoke by calling us to order 01467 621 389. 

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