This post is sponsored by Aussie Farmers Direct
If there is anything I can do to make my life easier, I’m all for it! That’s why for the past couple of years we have been customers of Aussie Farmers Direct and each week receive fresh, in season products delivered straight to our door. Along with the convenience of home delivery (check out the bottom of this post to find out how you can win one of 10 Family Fruit and Veg Boxes delivered to your door!), there is the added bonus of less trips to the supermarket, we save money from those couple (ok five!) of impulse items that ALWAYS seem to end up in our trolley, and best of all we know we are doing our bit to support Australian Farmers.
Each Wednesday afternoon after our delivery, both of the boys insist on ‘helping’ look through what we’ve received and (thankfully) also help to put it all away. In the past they have transformed the sturdy Fruit and Vegetable boxes into cars, boats and even ‘caves’ and have got much enjoyment and fun out of the boxes before the inevitable fights start. Aussie Farmers Direct are including fun animal cut outs on both their Couples and Family Fruit and Veg and Small Fruit Boxes, so now along with the convenience of having farm fresh fruit and vegetables delivered to your door (and new customers can receive 30% off their first order with the code CBM30, with a minimum spend of $50) the kids can put those empty boxes to use by cutting out and decorating ‘Rudolph the Reindeer‘ (pictured), with ‘Cloey the Cow’ and a range of other farm animals coming soon!”
Another thing I love about our Aussie Farmers Direct delivery is that it makes it so easy to put together easy family meals, and don’t forget along with milk and fruit and vegetables you can also shop a huge range of meat and poultry items, dairy and my favourite (of course!) baked goods.
This family friendly Chicken Cobb Salad recipe is always a winner in our house and best of all practically all of the ingredients can be delivered to my door. You can easily adjust the ingredients in the Cobb Salad to suit the tastes of your family and we find it makes enough to serve two adults and two kids as a main meal with plenty of yummy leftovers for the next day. It’s also a great recipe for the kids to get involved with and my boys love to help selecting which vegetables we are going to use and of course taste testing along the way!
I can hear many of you saying that your kids would NEVER willingly eat a salad, and I totally get that, however I find by getting the kids involved in putting it together and then letting them serve themselves at dinner time, it not only helps them learn new skills but also encourages them to eat more.
Family Friendly Cobb Loaf Recipe and Win a Fruit and Veg Box from Aussie Farmers Direct
Ingredients
- 1 cos lettuce
- 3 large potatoes
- 2 corn cobs
- 3 carrots
- 4 eggs
- 3 large Tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 chicken breast - approximately 300g.
- 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon of seeded mustard - optional
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of dried mixed herbs
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- Balsamic salad dressing to serve - optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.
- Remove the leaves from the corn cobs and smear approximately 1 tablespoon of butter onto each corn cob before wrapping in foil to completely encase. Place these into the oven and cook for 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, drizzle approximately 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the chicken breast and sprinkle with the dried mixed herbs. Place onto a baking tray and cook for 30 minutes or until the chicken breast is cooked through - it’s a good idea to check how it’s going after 20 minutes and adjust your cooking time accordingly.
- Peel your potatoes and cut into small cubes. Place them into a steamer and cook for 15 minutes or until cooked through. You can also add your eggs to the bottom of the steamer to cook at the same time.
- Transfer the cooked potatoes to a small bowl and while they are still hot, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and carefully mix through the mayonnaise and seeded mustard (if using) and place into the fridge to cool.
- Transfer the hard boiled eggs into a bowl of cold water and set aside to cool slightly before peeling.
- Remove the corn and chicken breast from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the fridge before carefully removing the corn kernels and cutting the chicken into small pieces.
- Take out a large serving plate and place onto your kitchen bench.
- Prepare the rest of the salad ingredients, slice the tomatoes into quarters, thickly slice the cucumber into pieces, cut the hardboiled eggs into quarters, chop the carrot into small pieces and tear off the leaves of the Cos Lettuce.
- Arrange all of the Cobb Salad ingredients on your serving plate and serve immediately with the Balsamic Salad Dressing on the side.
Thanks to Aussie Farmers Direct I have TEN Family Fruit and Vegetable Boxes valued at $42 to giveaway! Also new Aussie Farmers Direct customers can use the code CBM30 to receive 30% off their first order when they have a minimum spend of $50 – you can shop here.
Entry is simple, just tell me how having fresh products delivered to your door will help you and your family and you are in the draw!
Please note winners must live within a delivery area, you can check your postcode here.
Competition Terms and Conditions
- Entries close at 11.59pm Friday 29th of January 2016 – AEST.
- This competition is open to Australian residents only.
- Ten winners (from different households) will receive a Family Fruit and Vegetable Box delivered to their home from Aussie Farmers Direct, valued at $42.
- This is a game of skill, the winner will be chosen based on the most creative answer as determined by the judges.
- All entries require the entrant to live within an area where Aussie Farmers Direct deliver (you can check here) and an active email address to be valid.
- Winners will be contacted via email at the conclusion of the competition to confirm their address falls within a delivery area, if it doesn’t a new winner will be chosen.
- To redeem a prize, winners will be required to create an Aussie Farmers Direct account, which will include winners accepting Aussie Farmers Direct’s terms and conditions and providing payment details for any future orders.
- The judges decision is final and no discussions regarding the result will be entered into.
- The winner will be announced on this blog by COB Friday 5th of February 2016.
- The prize will be issued by Aussie Farmers Direct. Create Bake Make takes no responsibility for the prize once on route to delivery or once it has been delivered.
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says
That looks delicious! We binge watched a whole heap of food documentaries over the holidays and as a result we’re making a concerted effort to eat more fruits and veggies. As I don’t drive and our local supermarket has closed for renovations, a Farmers Direct delivery would be such a bonus because we’d be guaranteed freshness direct to the door!
Mumma McD says
I love the look of that salad! My little ones refuse to eat anything that’s ‘mixed together’, but served deconstructed like that they just might give it a go.
Having fresh produce delivered to my door would save me the heartache and struggle of getting to the fruit and veg shop with two preschoolers in tow!
HandbagMafia says
Oh this style of salad takes me back- it’s how mum used to feed us in summer as kids- thank you!
Lauren C says
Having five kids under eight, my trip to the supermarket or veggie store is a mammoth effort and one that requires precision timing. The wrong timing and I deal with whinging, fighting, tantrum throwing kids. Having a Farmers Direct delivery means I don’t subject innocent members of the public to the awesome shopping habits of my children if I get the timing wrong.
Lisa @ Chocolate Meets Strawberry says
Oh that salad looks fantastic, Lauren! I do love a good Cobb salad – just so simple and yummy. Hm now how would having fresh vegies delivered to my door help me? Let me count the ways!! I would say the number one reason at the moment is because my partner has just gone on a diet, and is going through the most ridiculous amount of broccoli each week! Last week I think we went through about six heads of it – and that’s only between two people! Strange, but true. I’ve been having to make a dash to the shops after work in the middle of the week to buy more, so having more broccoli (and other fresh produce) would be super convenient! 😛
Marnie says
I’d love to receive this prize. We have been buying our fruit and veg each week as part of our weekly groceries from Aldi, and to be honest, something has happened and the quality is presently terrible. This box would mean we don’t have to drag our boys (aged 2 and 4) to another shop making my life SO much easier. Kids this young in a fruit and veg shop (actually any shop at the moment) = absolute chaos. Think apples on the floor, carrots in the mouth and ‘I want watermelon mummy’ being repeated in almost hysterical terms!
Alissa says
Having this delivered straight to my door would save me some hard earned dollars that would be able to go straight into our cruise spending find! Even one weeks worth of fruit and vegetables would make a difference.
Jayne says
Love a cob salad! looks so great all the ingredients in a row. Having fresh produce delivered to my door would be great for recipe creating inspiration – all the freshest and seasonal goodies picked just for you no thought required!
Krissy @ Pretty Wee Things says
Awesome salad, and awesome veggie box! I am definitely a huge lover of veggie boxes because it makes cooking so much more simple (and also forces you to be way more creative to use up all the produce). But how handy to have it delivered to the door! It would certainly save the awkward toddler trip to the supermarket (you know the ones haha). xx
Nerida says
Salad looks delicious and I love your suggestion about letting the kids pick their own, am definitely going to try that!
I have just moved interstate to Canberra and have left the most delicious local farmer/tin shed where I used to purchase all my fruit and vegies and as we only moved into our house today I am yet to discover the best place to buy fresh produce! I’ve always thought about having it delivered but haven’t yet and what a perfect oppurtunity to try it out as I am pregnant with our 2nd child and inagine it would be very convenient!!
Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers says
I used to have Aussie Farmers delivered when we were in Sydney but unfortunately they haven’t made it this far north. I love that create your own salad idea too. Thanks for linking up to YWF x
Bec Senyard says
Ok I officially need this delivery to my door. I love surprises and the challenge of getting creative in the kitchen to cook with fresh produce. I’ve always heard great things about Aussie Farmers Direct and this post showing what you get in your box is proof we need to organize a delivery.
Jade Williams says
I have just returned to work full time and with two little kiddies to chase after, this amazing delivery would be a great help to ease the pressure that us full time mummies face and allow me more time to spend with my children
Kim @ Land of Zonkt says
1. that salad looks divine… I’d smash it.
and 2. I TOTALLY AGREE
my kids won’t touch salad right, but cut it all up and put it on a plate in pieces and they’ll pick at it all arvo!
SERIOUSLY, my kids of lived off carrots, tomato, apple slices and cheese all holidays.
I ask them if they want it and its no.
I don’t ask and just cut it all up on a plate and leave it on the table, it’s gone!
Go figure! lol
Lauren says
Haha, you’ve got to love kids logic!
Shari from GoodFoodWeek says
I love this style of salad – always a hit with the little ones. Everyone gets what they want and their is minimal wastage.
Lauren says
That’s it, anything to keep the kids happy!
Dannielle says
Hehehe I’m actually off to restock our fresh fruit and vegetables today. Our nearest F&V shop is 20 minutes away so having them delivered to my door would be just heaven and one less trip to town for me!
PS- I’m putting cob salad on menu this week now, thanks for the inspiration xx
Terri-An says
We are on operation must fit into our wedding clothes. So trying cleaning eating. A beautiful box of veg would help or weekly menu and our wedding photos.
Tiffany O'Connell says
How handy would it be to have your fresh veggies delivered right to your door!! I think will start doing this to avoid the dreaded supermarket shop with the two little ones! The salad looks great.
Janet says
We want to be healthy
Tania McInnes says
I’m a super busy Mum (aren’t we all) who would love to not have to find the time to shop. It would help me to encourage my kiddies to eat better (and hide more veg in their food)
Tamara Harris says
Having fresh vegetables delivered to the door would be such a great help. I’m pregnant at the moment with my first child and have been craving fruit and vegetables. This would be a great help,as my husband works long hours and sometimes we dont have time to go to the shops and get the fresh vegetables that I want and are craving.
Josie says
Because there is simply no excuse then! No dangers of going to the shops and getting that cheap and nasty alternative that has absolutely no nutritional value. No to mention the easy grabs of extras you don’t need. Brilliant idea!
Belinda says
Winning a fruit & veg box from Aussie Farmers Direct would save my sanity! With a new bub, terrible-three toddler and a little preppie – finding time to get the groceries, especially the fruit and veg which are needed daily, is like taking a circus to the shop. Would love to try out getting these necessities delivered to my door, then bub can sleep, terrible-three toddler can scream in the backyard and little preppie can have more play time at home instead of being carted around the shops 🙂
Nicole G says
Full time student, incredibility time Poor. Aussie Farmers Direct is all i want and more! no more getting lettuce squished standing on a peak hour train, no more running though Brisbane city trying to protect my dinner goodies from rain! Fortnightly shops is best I can manage, the 30 minute train and 20 minute walk leaves my food looking like a soggy cabbage! need to eat more fruit and veg but they all go off, student Share house I wouldn’t call it “tops”.