Relay for Life - Tapas evening!

After the success of the Breakfast with Benefits event I held in November, my little sister asked me if I wanted to help her out with another event, this time for her Relay for Life team. Obviously I said yes, but I wanted to do something a bit different - so I've gone for a tapas evening! There will be all manner of delicious things, from Chorizo, Jamon, and Manchego cheese, to Sangria, and Rioja! The food and drink will be as local as possible, and where we will be using imported products (Spanish wine etc) then I will be using Australian, preferably Western Australian, companies.

It will be held on the 25th March, and will be capped at about 25 guests. 


So far we have a carton of delicious Custard Cider and 2 bottles of apple port, donated by the very generous and talented brewers at The Real River Company, so already on day 1 of looking for sponsors for the event - we have a carton of the best cider in WA to keep the punters happy! 
Red Hot Spatula, caterer extraordinaire will be donating a voucher for 30% off a cooking class for 6 - which is awesome, I've been to a class of hers and they're FAB, and the food was amazing! 
El Asador, makers of fine Argentinian produce, have also jumped on board again to donate some of their delicious goods - including their delicious chorizo!
The Organic Collective have agreed to be on board again, supplying us with some gorgeous organic potatoes for our patatas bravas and Spanish tortillas!
Urban Locavore are an awesome new business in Perth who gather a collection of Western Australian products and delivers a tasting box full of goodies right to your door! We'll be getting one of these boxes to raffle off!
Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar Mt Lawley is on board again too, with vouchers for their delicious pizzas!



There will be more details to come, and this post will be updated when we get more donations/sponsors. Having prizes and products for the evening donated means that we can spend less on running costs, and make more of a profit to donate to the Cancer Council - so please give generously! Jenni has set up a webpage for her team, and if you'd like to donate you can do so HERE, either directly to the Cancer Council, or you can donate straight into a PayPal account to help cover costs for the fundraising events. ALL PROFITS will be donated directly back to the Cancer Council, and we are trying to get as much donated as we can so our profits are higher!


The relay itself will be held in Katanning (we raised $100 000 last time! Not bad for a small town!), however all fundraising events will be held in Perth.

At the moment we are half booked out already - so if you're interested get in quick! Just send me an email/comment and I'll put your name on the list! Breakfast with Benefits had a waiting list, so get your name down!!

Use Twitter? Look out for the hashtag #tapasforlife!

Breakfast - Confirmed!

My Breast Cancer Foundation Breakfast with Benefits event is starting to take real shape!

The event is being held on the 5th of November, at my place! Being at my house, the numbers are limited to 18 as thats all I can seat!

I've decided on 5 course, set brunch menu, which will consist of;

Baked, spiced ricotta with natural honey and walnuts on toasted organic Loafers sourdough

Homemade beans, organic chipolatas and bacon from the Naked Butcher

Buttermilk and white chocolate pancakes, with fruit (how the fruit will be served is TBA as the Organic Collective will give me whatever is good at the time!)

Roast balsamic field mushrooms, wilted spinach, fried Eggs by Ellah, and pangrattato

Organic Collective strawberries with citrus Bannister Downs cream

Local Businesses have been SO generous in their donations, as such I have very little to purchase! The fruit is being donated by The Organic Collective, who are based in Hamilton Hill, which is great as their fruit and veg are amazing, fresh, Australian (very often from WA) and obviously organic! The milk and cream are being provided by the fab crew at Bannister Downs, a dairy in Northcliffe, via their grass fed cows! The Eggs are coming via Eggs by Ellah, a farm out in West Swan, by the lovely Ellah (girls, the egg boxes are pink - how can you resist? Guys.. Theres no other way to say it, Ellah is a hot farmer!), who raises free range chickens to provide us with eggs that we can feel good about! Organic Loafers have just confirmed they will be happy to provide the bread, which is beyond awesome as their bread is SO GOOD! They make a fab sourdough, and their stuffed brioches are to die for, Ive never tasted a bread so good! The meat is being donated by The Naked Butcher in Mundaring, and they trade in organic and free range meats - nitrate free bacon/ham/silverside, gluten/preservative free sausages and everything is local! Brilliant!

See the raffle post for info on the awesome prizes that have been donated! Some great stuff there! $2 each or 3 for $5, purchase tickets via the link below, Ill email you back to confirm your tickets and let you know if you won!

The minimum donation will be $30, a bargain for a breakfast like this!

My aim is to make $500 in profits to donate to the Breast Cancer Foundation, which will be used to fund breast cancer research!

If youd like to donate money to the cause then please use this link... http://fundraise.pinkribbonbreakfast.org.au/jacqui_edwards_edwards

...and help me reach my target of $500!!