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In My Kitchen

March 14, 2010 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

In my kitchen…

…we made sourdough pancakes for breakfast.  These were served with the Spice Girl’s homemade bacon (yes, she’s completely bonkers, and I adore her) and topped with a drizzle of organic maple syrup.

In my kitchen…

…sits a box of new season Royal Gala apples.  They’re sweet, crunchy and unblemished.

In my kitchen…

…there is a large slab of sourdough focaccia, baked for next week’s school lunches.  It’s made with cousin Andrew’s olive oil, organic bread flour and Maldon salt.

In my kitchen…

…are these little chocolates, made with tempered Belgian chocolate.

Big Boy plays the french horn, Small Man plays the trumpet.  When I saw this chocolate mould, I couldn’t resist.  And since Big Boy is now playing  first horn in the orchestra, I’m sending in choccies for the whole section.  Small Man ate all the trumpets by himself.

In my kitchen…

…there were 38 brownie cupcakes, topped with Callebaut milk chocolate ganache.  There are now 23.  Each one is bite-sized, so they don’t last very long around here!

Tell me, what are you making in your kitchen this weekend?

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Posted in Food & Friends, In My Kitchen | Tagged brownie cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate mini-muffins, homemade bacon, moulded chocolates, Royal Gala apples, sourdough focaccia, sourdough pancakes | 26 Comments

26 Responses

  1. on March 14, 2010 at 6:14 am Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella

    It must smell heavenly in your kitchen! :P


  2. on March 14, 2010 at 7:14 am Kitchen Butterfly

    OMW Celia. What a spread. Good thing I’m so so far away from you. Wow


  3. on March 14, 2010 at 8:35 am foodwink

    I want to be in your kitchen. Right now. Please save some bacon, cupcakes and focaccia for me. I won’t fight with Big Boy and Small Man for the chocs ;)


  4. on March 14, 2010 at 10:18 am figjamandlimecordial

    Lorraine, it does! But there’s lots of washing up too… ;-)

    Oz, girlfriend, if you were any closer, we’d both be beached.

    Wink, no probs on the cupcakes and focaccia, but you’ll need to armwrestle Spice Girl’s kids to get any of that bacon… :)


  5. on March 14, 2010 at 11:32 am Marilyn

    Our best friends are coming over for dinner tonight so I am making crackers with romano. olive tapenade for starters. For dinner we’ll have grilled bratwurst, pasta, a nice salad with a mustard vinaigrette and a roasted mushroom artichoke side dish.

    For dessert I’m going to try your lemon curd recipe and make a lemon raspberry tart.

    I raise my whisk to you!

    Marilyn


  6. on March 14, 2010 at 12:09 pm Nancy @ Roving Lemon's Big Adventure

    Home. Made. Bacon. I’m speechless, and considering adding this to my Food Bucket List. But first I have to get on with tempering chocolate, as those beautiful ones pictured above reminded me. In the meantime, I’ve got another batch of yogurt in the closet–made following your suggestions this time!


  7. on March 14, 2010 at 12:16 pm Anh

    I want to visit your house right now! Lovely blog you have as well.


  8. on March 14, 2010 at 12:27 pm figjamandlimecordial

    Anh, thank you! Your blog looks wonderful…

    Nancy, isn’t the Spice Girl just the maddest person? Love her to bits. Hope the yoghurt works well, and you’re having a joyous weekend.. :)

    Marilyn, you know if you lived closer I’d be inviting myself over right now – they’re all the flavours I looove.. :)


  9. on March 14, 2010 at 1:10 pm Sharron

    Well, I’ve just finished the last of the roast lamb for lunch in a yummy sandwich – the lamb was cooked in my new Romertorpf during the week.

    I also made your dulce de leche brownies for a girls gathering yesterday and I have to tell you the compliments were coming thick and fast . Thank you!


    • on March 14, 2010 at 1:29 pm figjamandlimecordial

      Sharron, you’ve made my day! Thank you for all that wonderful feedback! And I’m so glad the Romertopf lamb worked out well!


  10. on March 14, 2010 at 4:07 pm Marilyn

    Celia! You are welcome any time!

    The crackers turned out better than good. :-) I did heart shaped plain ones, round salty and square pepper flavored…. So delish! I also tested a few straw shaped. Nom nom nom!


    • on March 14, 2010 at 4:14 pm figjamandlimecordial

      Thanks, Marilyn! Heart shaped crackers, of course you did… :)


  11. on March 14, 2010 at 4:15 pm dana

    what a fantastic list! everything looks amazing!!! you’re giving me such a complex, celia! all i’ve managed to do this weekend is a pot of stuffed cabbage, a soup over a smoked turkey leg, some pizza and a coconut flan. and then you come along with homemade bacon and molded chocolates! what of the apples?


    • on March 14, 2010 at 4:21 pm figjamandlimecordial

      Ha! Dana, I could say the same thing about all those amazing photos on your gorgeous blog! It’s beyond me how you manage all the stuff you do with a toddler under foot! :)

      AND… I didn’t make the bacon, my friend the Spice Girl did.

      The apples have been sorted and stashed in the fridge for two weeks of school morning teas, and the ones which were left over have been turned into an apple pie. Small Man must have an apple pie whenever there is a box of apples in the house.. :)


  12. on March 14, 2010 at 6:14 pm Emma @CakeMistress

    Wowwie, must get my hands on that musical chocolate mould. What I would give to come home to fresh baked focaccia *sigh* You’re a kitchen goddess!

    In my kitchen this week were peanut butter & chocolate chip cupcakes which I burned :( Then I made rosewater and pistachio cupcakes with rosewater buttercream frosting. That was MUCH better :)


  13. on March 14, 2010 at 7:51 pm Craig

    Oh Wow Celia, what amazing delights. The sourdough foccacia looks tremendous….!
    This morning in my kitchen I began a wholemeal spelt sourdough and a carrot, walnut and currant sourdough which were later baked up as part of the christening of my friend’s backyard clay oven, using a homemade peel and your fabulous gloves for inspiration and protection! We also enjoyed crispy pizza with a tomato passata from their own tomatoes and then with the oven still holding heat we bluffed our way into a scone batter to enjoy with jam made from their own fruit trees (apricot and plum). So not much in my kitchen, but lots of heart, hands and sharing, which so often inspires from your entries.
    Craig


  14. on March 14, 2010 at 8:05 pm Pete V

    I cooked a paella for my tribe and a friend this evening. It was cooked on my new paella burner on the barbie (inspired by Celia’s trip to Chef’s Warehouse a few weeks back) with pork belly, free range chicken and chorizo.

    Oh, and a fine albarino (that I didn’t do anything with but open).

    Pete V


  15. on March 14, 2010 at 8:06 pm Pete V

    Also, didn’t have enough watermelon for watermelon and chocolate chips (for the seeds of course) ice cream. I have a Christmas recipe from my daughter I need to make – maybe next weekend

    Pete V


  16. on March 14, 2010 at 10:57 pm zeb

    Yummy as always in your cucina!

    Making a speedy lemon almond bundt tin, smoked salmon sarnies with home made bread – tea for B’s mum and folks as it’s Mother’s Day here! Got to dash xxx


  17. on March 15, 2010 at 6:44 am figjamandlimecordial

    Emma, thank you! I’m sure rosewater and pistachio cupcakes were delicious, but I’ll bet they looked even better than they tasted! :)

    Craig, what a wonderful weekend you’ve had, thank you for sharing it with us! All those amazing homemade treats! It’s nice to have friends to share the good times with…

    Pete, paella – if I’d been home, I’d have knocked on your door! Pork belly, chicken and chorizo! Wow! By the way, I need a source for good Spanish chorizo – do you have one? I want to try making migas again…

    Jo, hope you’re having a lovely day – lemon bundt sounds delish!

    Celia xx


  18. on March 15, 2010 at 6:57 am Gillian

    In my kitchen … is a mess waiting to be cleaned as I type:-(
    An empty flask of hot chocolate from our trip to the beach (to throw stones not to swim!), pots from caramelizing hazelnuts then coating them chocolate, beef stirfry for dinner which is made so good because my Mum saves the best sirloin for us (well actually for HoneyB so she might eat some!).

    One of these days I am going to make bread. Your focaccia looks so good. But really, how do you do it? Nigella has nothing on you!


    • on March 15, 2010 at 12:23 pm figjamandlimecordial

      Hehe…you can talk. :) Looking forward to seeing the chocolate coated caramelized hazelnuts on your blog soon.. :D


  19. on March 15, 2010 at 8:40 am spiceandmore

    In my kitchen there are 6 of 36 sourdough hot cross buns I made this morning. Took some into the gym and they all freaked out about ‘carbs’…and most managed to resist despite the aroma from the just baked buns! what a laugh!. There is also a very “interesting” looking loaf of bread I made for your competition – sending photos soon. Two big bowls of oven roasted tomatoes waiting to be put through the food mouli to make passata (thanks to your influence). And most exciting of all (and most unusual)….a clean benchtop!


  20. on March 15, 2010 at 8:41 am spiceandmore

    Oh I love those muscial chocolates too! Does the mold have violins, saxophones and clarinets too? My kids would love that….


  21. on March 15, 2010 at 12:29 pm figjamandlimecordial

    Spice Girl, the bacon was sublime…thank you! But for goodness sake, can you please not call the bake-off a competition – there is no prize!!! Look forward to seeing the loaves though, thanks for baking them! :)

    Our tomatoes are all done – you’ll be happy, they’re particularly delicious this time.

    And on the moulds – check out the Candyland Crafts site, they had violins and saxs but I haven’t found a clarinet yet. You might want to check to see what’s available locally – I started buying from Candyland years ago, and there’s a lot more available locally now, without the heavy freight costs! In terms of the rectangular mint shapes, I think there’s a mould with a violin on it too, but not sax.


  22. on March 23, 2010 at 3:39 pm betty

    bite sized cupcakes r the best!



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