In my kitchen…
…are saffron crocus bulbs, a gift from my lovely friend Becca, the InTolerant Chef. I could be picking my own saffron next year!
In my kitchen…
…are some new textured mugs. Made by Ecology Homewares, each design comes in a box of four, but I split packs with my mum and Uncle Steve (Pete’s brother), so that we could all have one of each. They worked out at about $5 per mug.
The Bubble is my current favourite – it reminds me of old photos of the moon…
…although most people seem to be drawn to the regularity of the Mesh mug…
…except for Big Boy, who prefers this design known as Sticks…
In my kitchen…
…is a sized up version of my ricotta tart, made with double the ingredients and baked in a 10″ fluted flan tin with a removable base…
In my kitchen…
…is a large slab of caramelised white chocolate. I re-melted the jarred chocolate and tempered it with more white chocolate…
About a third of the bar has been cut up into chips. Now I just need to find a good use for them!
In my kitchen…
…is a batch of rhubarb and raspberry jam, made with our backyard rhubarb and the frozen raspberries we bought from Chef Express in Marrickville. It’s one of Pete’s most popular preserves…
In my kitchen…
…is an indulgence in tomatoes. We were really missing good tomatoes, so we bought this mixed box from an expensive fruit market. It was worth it too, as every single tom was delicious. The box had an assortment of red and yellow cherries, red and yellow Bella Rossas and Black Zebras…
The Black Zebras were a new variety to me – slightly tart, thick walled and well flavoured…
In my kitchen…
…is the pomegranate powder I bought at the Aum Spice centre. I haven’t used it yet, but I told Choclette I’d take a photo for her. It’s pleasantly acidic …
In my kitchen…
…is yet another gift from the lovely Moo. We’d had a discussion about cloudberries, and Moo’s wife Jane found these jars of cloudberry jam at Ikea in Adelaide…
The golden jam has an unusual flavour – it’s a little tangy, quite sweet and filled with crunchy pips.
Thanks Moo, for an opportunity to try this elusive food!
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Tell me, what’s happening in your kitchen this month?
If you’d like to do an In My Kitchen post on your own blog, please feel free to use this format, and to leave a comment here linking back to your post. We’d all love to see what’s happening in your kitchen every month too!
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An inspired concept, Celia. I just now read through your previous “In My Kitchen” articles, and enjoyed them all. I am new to your cookery blog but must say that I thoroughly enjoy it. I’ll see about producing an In My Kitchen next week, when I’ll have a bit more time to spare for writing.
Misk, thank you! I’d love to see what’s in your kitchen too! :)
I enjoy your kitchen very much….
Thanks Norma! :)
Love the new mugs! What great designs on all of them! And picking your own saffron? What a treat that will be…you’ll have to keep us updated.
Abby, I’m very excited about it! It’s too wet to plant them right now, but we’re looking for a spot in the garden…
You have some unusual commodities in your kitchen, things I’ve never heard of before! Even at my age you can still learn of something new, haha!
Jeannette, I do get some weird and wonderful things – it’s all good fun! :)
I like the moonscape mug too. I thought I had seen cloudberry jam at Ikea. I love it. I might need to take a little trip to our local Ikea for a Finland reminder.
Deb, I’m not sure if all Ikeas have the jam – Moo found it in Adelaide, but I don’t recall seeing it here, not that I get to Ikea all that often. It’s a really interesting jam, with almost a perfumey/floral note to it.
I hope you are saving some seeds from those Tomatoes for next summer’s crop!
Vix, we’re saving some, although we have such a hard time with tomatoes in our garden that we’re probably only going to grow the wilt resistant hybrids that self-sowed. They’re really good eating though, and every time I have one, I wish we could find some way to successfully grow heirloom toms, but short of dusting them with powder which we won’t do, I doubt we’d get any crops!
i love looking at all your kitcheny things..i will do an ‘in my kitchen’ post when i can take better photos..jane
Jane, look forward to seeing what’s in your kitchen too! :)
I just bought an oversized ecology mug with the bubble pattern for my dog to use as a bowl :) They are cute!
Kat, I didn’t even know they made anything else in that design, thank you! Isn’t it cool? First time I’ve ever had textured mugs!
Oh how I love what’s going on in your kitchen. :))) Guess what Celia, a good buddy sent me some smoked jalapino from Mexico. They kind of look like bits of an old rubber tyre. Very excited for this little addition to my kitchen. Have a fantabulous weekend sweets.
Anna, that sounds very exciting – a smoked jalapeno is a chipotle, right? Can’t wait to see what you do with it! :)
Well, Celia … in my kitchen is a now two-week old sourdough starter that is looking pretty good to me. Also in my kitchen is the copy of Dan Lepard’s book that you tempted me into buying and which arrived yesterday. I think it might be time to think about combining the two.
Did I tempt you into buying that? Goodness, I can’t remember now.. ;-)
Hope you liked it – it’s one of my fave books! Glad to hear the starter’s going well!
So many lovely things each month! I love love love the tart tin, it’s so hard to get one in a decent size, but this looks just right.
You must have so much fun finding recipes for all your new ingredients, and I bet the boys have fun eating them too!
Thanks again for the bulbs, dear friend! The tart tin is very good, quite heavy, although I’m not sure how long the non-stick coating is going to last…
You do have an interesting kitchen!
Thanks Lee! :)
Gee you love those mugs. In my kitchen are half a dozen bottles of red brought down by my sister in law from the Hilltops region and lots of choccy biscuits and cake baked by my daughter on school hols
Yes, I really love those mugs. :) Sounds like you’ve had a productive school hols, Dave!
I love your kitchen and your posts!
Have a peek at what is in my kitchen, this month!
http://heidiannie.com/2011/07/in-my-kitchen-4/
That carmelized white chocolate is gorgeous! I would love to have a taste- or at least a description of the flavor! Don’t forget to share how you use it-
I could think of at least 10 places to put it (starting with my mouth!LOL!).
Heidi, thank you so much for joining it! I love all the things in your kitchen this month!
I love those cups! I’m a bit of a collector of different coffee cups. My husband likes to have a “complete” set whereas my set is more eclectic. :) What’s going on in my kitchen you ask… Well, I used your butter tutorial and made some butter this morning. And, I’ve been watching a bunch of you-tube videos on cheesemaking. I bought the ingredients yesterday and made some fresh mozzarella this afternoon. I ruined the first batch, but the second batch turned out great and we’ll be having it on pizza tonight. With all the whey left over, I’ll be making ricotta this evening. :)
Cat, you’d understand then my needing to have one in each design! They’re really cool, I hope you can find them over there! Glad the butter went well, and the cheesemaking sounds amazing! :)
Bad things happening in my kitchen, I forgot to feed my sourdough culture on the VERY FIRST DAY!!!
Elizabeth, don’t worry, I guess you’re just starting your new SD a day later! :)
I’ve grown a black zebra tom the last few years in my tiny garden. They don’t seem to grow as well as others and produce only a fraction of the fruit. But they are so pretty and yummy that I grow one each year anyway.
And the mesh mug is my favorite!
In my kitchen I’ve been baking and playing a lot lately. Trying to make some of my favorite recipes gluten free but with the flavor of the original… Some are more successful than others. Ha.
Preppy, it’s really great when you can nail a gf version of a recipe, isn’t it? I have friends who are gf, and I’m always on a quest for them as well – and like you, I have varying degrees of success…
Lots of good things happening in your kitchen this month! I’m missing good tomatoes too, your little ones look very tasty.
Rhubarb and raspberry I think would be the bees knees. If I had that I would be adding it to everything, much like your white chocolatey goodness…actually probably best I don’t have either.
My kitchen is seeing a procession of breads, a mixy matchy dinners, and clearly not enough sugary stuff.
(I did smell my first truffle in Tasmania though (which wasn’t in my kitchen) oh my goodness!!!)
Brydie, your loaves are looking amazing lately – they just seem to get better all the time. I was very lucky – my friend Maude arrived at my door one day with a plate of scrambled eggs topped with shaved truffle. Such a treat!
I’m so excited about saffron crocus bulbs…can’t wait to see what you do with them :)
Tes, I’m pretty excited too! :)
Oh don’t get Mr NQN’s mum started on cloudberries. She adores them so! I’ve been trying to get someone to grow them here to no avail!
Lorraine, I hope she gets some – I found some seeds on ebay which might be of interest to her (although I’ve never bought from this seller before, so this isn’t a recommendation):
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160600496806
I love ALL those mugs, just lovely and big enough for morning coffee.
We are into the middle of our summer so we have piles of tomatoes and zucchini. The hub made a really nice pasta last night with zucchini, herbs and tomatoes out of the garden. Today, I made pizza, thanks for the rye flour tip. Worked great! I’m trying to get the crust really thin.
Also, I made zucchini bread with the last of the dutch cocoa and almonds = the best. The artichokes are all done, no peaches this year. oranges are done, still tons of lemons and limes. Tomorrow, the first cucumbers. Apples are on the way.
Maz
Maz, I knew you’d love the mugs! They’re so bumpy and touchable! Your garden sounds like it’s in full production!
Yes it is! We are going to have a weeding frenzy today. We have a giant “Variable” tomato plant with nothing on it. We are scowling at it and telling it to get producing or be condemned to the mulch pile.
Maz, we’re getting some interesting hybrids as well – almost all roma and cherry crosses, but each one quite different from the other, and some more successful than others…
I am already clicking away for next month! I would love to try the zebra tomatoes :)
Tandy, can’t wait to see! :)
Mesh or stripey mug for me, please! How nice would it be to sit and ponder, running fingers over these patterns. Loving your ricotta tart tin, too!!
In our kitchen is a new old waffle maker – an op shop find. It has been having quite a workout…we have been indulging all day *gulp*. ;)
Chris, we have an old waffle iron as well, it’s belonged to Pete since before we were married! Dangerous thing to have around the house, I agree, as those waffles can be all too addictive! :)
Very jealous of the saffron bulbs! The enormous demolition, dig up and repaving of the yard is almost over. There is a sunny spot (if it was not raining) Two garlic bulbs and a sun deprived thyme are growing. My housemate has had a go at me for not labeling things in the kitchen but I pointed out if you trust labels you could be mislead. I like the challenge of identifying things. Old chemist bottles for poisonous substances were ridged so the chemist could be alerted by touch to grabbing poison by mistake, that’s what the cups reminded me of. Great to have a set like that for a visually impaired person.
Frances, glad the garden reno is nearly done! The cups really are so tactile, particularly when filled with hot tea!
Mugs are fab, very stylish!
Thanks Kavey! :)
We are finally getting a semblance of summer in our kitchen. Lettuce and herbs & fresh blueberries from our two small bushes (I let weeds grow over the top of them long enough to fool the critters – last year the entire harvest was snagged by our local raccoon hoodlum just as they were ripe.) Shelling peas, fava beans and green garbonzo beans from our farmers market – delicious! Raspberries from our generous neighbor who grows the absolute sweetest ones we have ever tasted every single year and lets us pick any and all we want because he doesn’t like raspberries – he uses them to make a tasty batch of raspberry wine. Aleppo pepper and sumac from my local spice merchant. But, the biggest thing in my kitchen is our table spread with invitations for my youngest son’s Eagle Scout ceremony. It has been a 10 year journey with lots of starts and stops but the end of the road is here and we will be celebrating with joy and not a few tears.
Lynn, so many joyous things happening in your kitchen! Thanks for sharing, and big congratulations to your Eagle – I hope it’s a truly fabulous celebration!
Squee! Saffron bulbs! I have some of those, so exciting, though I picked the stamens last year and then someone, who shall be nameless, threw them away, not knowing what they were. But I forgave him in the end…
I like those textured mugs and am waiting with anticipation to hear how that pomegranate powder gets used. Is there anything in the Ottolenghi books that uses it? He has a very green chilli sauce recipe today, together with eggs and fried aubergine salad. Sounds delicious ! x
I’m a bit excited about the saffron too! Poor Furry One, I’ll bet he was in biiiig trouble for throwing away your precious stamens! :)
Pom powder – I’ve now seen a few Indian recipes for it, will have to give something a go soon! x
Goodness, you’ve got me back into the caramelized white chocolate too. Another thing that I did with them was put them in rice crispies treats with salted roasted pistachios. I just turned my last bit into ganache that my friend Liam and I are going to test out with different ice cream flavors. He just got an ice cream maker, and I selfishly purchased The Perfect Scoop for him. This is why my ex-boyfriend referred to David Lebovitz as “the other man.”
Bethany, they sound like amazing uses for the cwc! I keep thinking we have to try icecream, but I wonder if it would end up tasting like caramel icecream? Look forward to seeing how you go! :)
I like the mesh mug best too, but then I saw the tomatoes and preferred them to anything! They look beautiful, and I am sure well worth the expense.
Ali, the tomatoes were worth every brass razoo – they were absolutely gorgeous. They cost $6 per 400g, so quite extravagant for every day eating, but pretty enough to be a dinner party dish unto themselves!
Another wonderful tour of your kitchen and a good reminder that I haven’t done my July tour yet.
Thanks Celia!
Thanks Claire! Look forward to seeing what’s in your kitchen! :)
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Love the monthly instalments of “In My Kitchen’, Celia.
You have inspired me to do my own. Here’s the link of what is in my kitchen…
http://soulkitchenblog.wordpress.com
By the way, I have seen those Mutti tinned tomatoes you blogged about in Franklins for half the price you were paying in Haberfield. Thought you might like to know :-)
Cheers,
Oooh, thanks for the headsup on Franklins! I must look again, I’ve only ever seen the regular Mutti tomatoes there, not the cherries or the San Marzanos, which are their speciality range. And thanks for joining in – love seeing what’s in your kitchen! :)
I love the mugs. I think I would take to the mesh one……And in my kitchen are a couple of artichokes – I’ve overcome my fear of cooking them and am now trying a couple of recipes.
And your pomegranate powder looks interesting. Last year I bought dried pomegranate seeds at Tesco’s in the UK – haven’t used them yet but may grind them…and see what comes of it. I suspect they could be used to replace sumac or amchur (Indian mango powder from unripe fruit), because of its sour taste
Oz, I think you’re right, the recipes I’ve seen have suggested the pom powder as a sub for amchur. Definitely must give it a go soon.. :)
Cloudberries are elusive, everyone is talking about them here, but nobody can get them. I have little new to report this week, but will put up my post a little later today. Have a good week, Celia.
Thanks Cin! Hope you’re feeling better!
I want some of those white choc chips. I think raspberry and white chocolate muffins would be perfect!
Susan, we’ve been happily eating them – so far they haven’t made it into any baked goods! :)
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Finally got round to posting ‘in my kitchen’ although actually in someone elses! Thanks for the inspiration as always Celia. You can see what’s ‘in my kitchen…sort of’ here – http://mycustardpie.com/2011/07/19/in-my-kitchen-sort-of/
Sally, thanks for playing!! How wonderful to see your MIL’s English kitchen!
Love that cloudberry jam. I mean, from the name alone, it has to be magicla, right?
This month in my kitchen has been cherries and berries!
Sara, thanks for stopping by! :) Cloudberries are such an appealing name – I first heard of them in the cookbook by Tessa Kiros – Falling Cloudberries! My son would envy your cherries – they’re his favourite fruit! :)
Celia, you never disappoint, you always have such lovely things in your kitchen. Thank you for including the pomegranate powder, that was interesting as I was expecting it to be redder. And the black zebras taste wonderful, but I couldn’t get on with the tough skins (that could have been caused by being grown over here in the cold of course).
Choc, thank you! I was surprised the powder wasn’t redder too! The black zebras are quite thick-skinned, even out of the expensive packet, so it’s probably a varietal thing anyway.