In my kitchen…
…are new Mikasa bowls, picked up at Costco for just $2.50 each. They’ve brightened up my winter kitchen…
In my kitchen…
…there is always bread! These high hydration sourdough loaves were made with the Buratto flour that Tania gave me…
In my kitchen…
…are small perennial leeks for my mum, who uses both the white base and green leaves in her stir fries…
In my kitchen…
…is my favourite pasta. I always insist that we buy this instead of the bulk packs of penne (same brand and much cheaper), which drives Pete a bit mad. But how does one resist a pasta called “Eyes of the Wolf”?
In my kitchen…
…is toasted durum wheat pasta. We’ve never tried it before…
…but the colour was intriguing enough for us to pick up a packet!
In my kitchen…
…is a wonderful gift from my artist friend Gill Cox – bespoke coasters with prints of her paintings in them. They came in a surprise package all the way from the UK and we use them every single day. I love having Gill’s artworks on my dining room table…
In my kitchen…
…are roasted macadamia nuts. Linda blogged her spiced pecans recipe recently, which left me with a nut craving. I made a batch of these the same day…
In my kitchen…
…are Silver Palate toffee bars, made with the single egg yolk leftover from the macadamias. Our backyard eggs are so precious these days (we’re only getting about five a week now), that I couldn’t bear to waste it…
In my kitchen…
…a little narrowboat has sailed all the way across the seas to take up pride of place on my spice shelf. My dear friend Peter Bryenton is a UK-based photographer who takes the occasional shot of a narrowboat for Small Man. Peter popped this little wooden treasure into the mail for us…
In my kitchen…
…are baked treats. There’s leftover lardy cake bread and butter pudding…
…and Hungarian cottage cheese and sour cream cake, made to my neighbour June’s recipe…
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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 do so. We’d love to see what’s happening in your kitchen this month! Please link back to this blog, and let us know when your post is up, and we’ll add it to our monthly listing.
Here are this month’s posts…
Lizzy @ Bizzy Lizzy’s Good Things
Christine @ Slow Living Essentials
Sandy @ Vegans Eat Yummy Food Too
Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe
Anne @ Life in Mud Spattered Boots
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Always so much deliciousness happening in your kitchen Celia. I would be the size of a house if I lived with you and your bowls are fabulous. They remind me of ones my gran had.
Have a lovely weekend.
:-) Mandy xo
Mandy, I don’t think you could ever be the size of a house! :) I love the bowls too – they’ve been so colourful, especially in this gloomy Sydney weather! Hope you’re having a great weekend too! xx
I want a piece of that cottage cheese cake…. right now pretty please! Lovely assortment of goodies in your kitchen, Celia. OMG, is it June already!!!?
Lizzy, it’s SO good! I’ve watched June make hers, working completely from memory, and it’s just brilliant. I’m going to try making it with Greek yoghurt instead of sour cream next time – don’t tell her! :)
You started right in taunting me with Costco. I love those bowls. The bread looks devine, the boat is cute, your artist friend is very talented. I could live in your kitchen. :)
Maureen, the bowls are just wonderfully cheery, although Pete is less impressed with how they stack. :) You’d be welcome in my kitchen any time! xx
I think those coasters are fab! and your bowls and your…..and your! *sulks cos there is nothing exciting to post about in the sous kitchen*
Not true! There’s always so much happening in your kitchen, Sue! :)
You always have great things in your kitchen – loving the bowls and the coasters:) Happy Weekend!
Thanks Renee! Hope you’re having heaps of fun this weekend too! x
I have just made the most delicious frittata ever with tropea onions and the most heavenly tiny tomatoes. I would send you a photo but I ate it all.
I can imagine how it tastes just from your words, Deb! :)
I love the look of that pasta. Will be interested to hear how it tastes. All of the baked goods look sensational too. Yum!
Tania, isn’t it interesting! I have no idea what sort of sauce we should serve it with – maybe something tomato based.. x
Celia it is a wonder with all that gorgeous home made fare that you and your family are not…and PLEASE don’t take this the wrong way…on The Biggest Loser :-)
Hehehe…I might, but the boys are whippets. :) Pete’s pretty lean too, always has been. PS. We rarely eat it all – half the B&B pud went to one neighbour, and half the cottage cheese cake to another. :)
What wonderful things you have in your kitchen right now! So much delicious food! The coasters are lovely!
Clare, aren’t they sweet? I truly love them, and I think of Gill every single day as we use them – it really is the perfect gift!
Oh how glorious it would be to have a slice of that sourdough with some fresh olive oil right now. And the roasted macadamia nuts … I’m inspired! But I always am when I stop by. :) Our IMK post is up too! http://savoringtoday.com/2013/05/31/in-my-kitchen-june-2013/ — let me know if there is another way you’d like for me to let you know. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Judy! It’s up on the list – this is the best way to let me know! :) So much fun, thank you for playing! x
Oh it’s the beginning of the month again! I always look forward to the first and seeing what’s in your kitchen :)
Thanks love! Look forward to catching up soon! xx
I must agree it is awfully good fun to step into your kitchen: wish it was for real :) ! And those bowls from Costco: almost worth the yearly fee to have access to such . . . first day of winter and a couple of big rainbands heading for the Sydney Basin – don’t know I’m that enthralled . . .
Eha, the rain has landed solidly here, and we are hunkering in for a wet Sunday. The bowls are so much fun – we had chicken noodle soup in them a couple of nights ago!
Ooh intrigued by the Capunti pasta. What a lovely colour it is!
And look at that lovely oven spring on your loaves Celia, ‘spring!’ indeed :-)
As always lots of gorgeous stuff happening in your kitchen.
Brydie, thank you! It’s been ages since we’ve caught up, we must do it before that baby girl of yours gets any bigger! Hope all is well on your side of the city! x
I love the coasters! The marmite one in particular. And the boat is gorgeous. How thoughtful of your friend to send this over to small man. The Hungarian cake looks interesting xx
Charlie, thank you – the Hungarian cake is a very traditional recipe – like a ricotta cake, but it uses a slightly different cheese, which changes the flavour and texture a little. We’ve had a rush on this particular cake recently, as we found the magic cheese at Costco, and June is VERY excited. :)
Your neighbours are very fortunate. I see you are enjoying Costco. :) Joy
Joy, loving it maybe a bit too much, more for the adventure than what we buy so much, to be honest.. :)
Oh Celia stop tempting me with your baking. The lardy pudding looks particularly wicked xx
Tania, the boys and the neighbours loved it – a bit too milky for me! See you soon, I hope! x
Looks like you’re eating well at your house, Celia. I saw Linda’s nut recipe and have bookmarked it–one trouble, I know I’d eat the lot! And cheese cake, one of my favourite food groups, wish I was your neighbour. Lovely coloured little bowls, no Costco near here so I won’t be tempted.
In my kitchen? A kilo of red capsicum, freshly fire roasted, waiting to be peeled and hidden in the freezer–minus the one I put in tonight’s soup.
Liz, the capsicum sounds divine – did you grow it? It’s one of the things that we have great trouble growing in our backyard! The Mikasa bowls are brightening up our kitchen no end! :)
I have trouble growing normal bell capsicums as well, although I’ve had good crops of the yellow bull’s horn type. These were just bought at the supermarket capsicums. Roasting them in the fire turns them into a real treat.
Those coasters are just gorgeous Celia. More wonderful looking bread too. I can’t believe those bowls were just $2.50! What a bargain. I don’t think I could resist that pasta either.
Claire, we still haven’t tried the pasta – will have to do it soon! I’m thinking with a simple tomato based sauce, so we can really taste it properly!
So much deliciousness in your kitchen. The slashes on your loaves look like an open zipper. I slashed my loaves today but no zippers in my kitchen. I made mini hamburger rolls with Kate – the recipe had eggs in it. They didn’t look too good but tasted great.
Jo, mini hamburger rolls sound fab, especially in this cold weather we’re having! I’ll bet they were very tender with the added egg!
Celia, let me tell you- I am *so* picky over my pasta shapes, that we have been known to get into some serious arguments over it in this house! My husband thinks that they’re all the same, but I insist otherwise. Maybe it’s the Italian in me, who knows… certain shapes make all the difference in the world! Beautiful bread too- I envy your artful slashes. Thanks for sharing your kitchen with us. I hope you are enjoying your weekend :)
Emilie, I wrote a whole post on pasta shapes once – we had so much fun trying them out! I must admit, I’m more swayed by the names than the shapes – I know I’m supposed to match the shape to the sauce, but in reality our cooking is always far more random than that! :)
https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2011/08/21/pasta-shapes/
Hurry for Peter! I made a batch of bread yesterday for a party we had here at the house. The hub put up cafe lights and they are so pretty! I did guacamole and a brisket too. One friend brought a cucumber, sour cream and dill dish that was crave worthy. Moving a little slow this morning. ;-) Maz
Maz, wasn’t that kind of him! I was so chuffed to get it! And dare I ask what you were drinking at the big party last night? :)
Umm… everything… hangs head.
Actually The hub made a gin, lemon and cucumber soda that was delish, my friend Dana who is the QUEEN of the Martinis made “Peartinis” which can sneak up on ya. It was some swell party. :-)
What a lovely mix of things in your kitchen this month. I really do have to pay a visit to Costco! … And the baked goods look amazing, especially the macadamias! I know I wouldn’t be able to stop eating them.
Julie, the maccies are all gone, which is a good thing, as I find them irresistible. And they’re so fattening – that whole thing about eating a handful of nuts a day for our health – no-one actually tells us how we can manage to eat just ONE handful and then stop. :)
Wow, that Hungarian cake looks amazing!
Craig, I reckon you’d love this recipe, if you could source the cheese! It’s really popular on our street! :)
I want to be one of your neighbours! The cheesecake looks delish and I can’t wait to see what you do with the pastas.
Nancy, the “wolf’s eyes” get fed to my hungry wolves regularly, but still not sure what to do with the toasted pasta. I’m thinking a simple sauce, so we can taste it properly! :)
So many goodies as usual Celia! Those coasters are lovely indeed. I wish you hasn’t shown your pudding pictures- it’s cold and rainy and now I crave pudding comfort :)
Becca, it’s a rainy Sunday, what else are you going to cook? :)
The cottage cheese and sour cream cake looks divine. I have been searching everywhere for perennial leeks. Any idea where I can source them?
Hi Tracey, we originally bought our leeks from Cornucopia seeds, but they don’t seem to stock them anymore. I’ve seen them on ebay as well. Hope you find some! :)
I see we share the same malady. If I see a new pasta at my market, I can’t resist and have to buy it. I’ll figure out a way to prepare it once I get home. Between the roasted macadamia nuts, the toffee bars, and the cottage cheese and sour cream cake, your kitchen is better than the best sweet shoppe!
John, there are so many pasta shapes to choose from! You might like this post I wrote a couple of years ago about them:
https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2011/08/21/pasta-shapes/
Great minds! I, too, wrote a post describing some pastas, Celia. Not nearly as beautifully photographed as yours, mine was more a list of pasta shapes. You can read it here, if you like. http://fromthebartolinikitchens.com/2012/01/11/strozzapreti-test/
Cool! Going there now, John! :)
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what a wonderfully happy post! Every one of these items made me smile :)
PS: I want to move in next door to you
PPS: Please let us know how the toasted durum wheat pasta tastes
PPPS: my IMK post is up :)
Thanks Lisa! Added it to the list! :)
Italian pasta names are great – never come across occi di lupo before. Hopping over to your artist friend’s site now – love the Marmite jar.
Gill is such a fabulous artist, how cool that you’re from the same part of England! Drop Gill an email, I suspect she could sell you some of her coasters! :)
Goodness – this is weird. Gill the Painter mentions The Retreat wine bar, Leila Day and Suffolk Parade. It’s in my home town of Cheltenham – I frequented the wine bar, knew Leila and Mike and lived in the next street for a while! Will have to look out for some coasters of my own this summer in Gloucestershire.
I would get so fat in your kitchen! I would not be able to resist.
Nah, we’d be good! Or we’d get fat together.. :)
The little narrowboat caught the G.O.’s eye, and the Mikasa bowls mine :)
In my kitchen there is a leg of goat from Woolworths Tempe roasting slowly…
I wonder what it is with men and boats? I guess the same thing as us women and bowls.. :) How cool that Woolies in Tempe had goat on the shelf!
They have a proper butchers counterwith very charming butchers! as well as the usual shelf offerings. As well as the goat, we had the best cattlemen’s steaks last night :)
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Hi Celia, I’m so pleased the art is coming in so useful. Your hungarian cake reminds me of a savoury feta cake I sometimes make (completely different though as it uses Turkish cornmeal).XXX
Sally – what a darned tooting coincidence. I’ll pop over to your site and introduce myself.
Gilly, I truly, absolutely, ADORE my coasters. Thank you! We think of you daily! :)
G’day Celia! I must admit, I love seeing and hearing what is in other people’s kitchen’s TRUE!
What a fun filled food series to share, which I hope to one day contribute to!
Cheers! Joanne
Joanne, it would be lovely to see what’s in your kitchen! :)
Linky me up too please, sweetie! X
Done! xx
More and more deliciousness every month! So far I’ve resisted clicking the links to the cheesecake and toffee bars but my finger is hovering …
Blast it, couldn’t resist and the toffee bar recipe looks so easy I know I’ll end up trying it.
Hehehe…the toffee bars are perfect here, because they’re a little bit too sweet for me, so I don’t eat them all, but everyone else loves them! :)
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Wonderful, thanks Maureen! x
Looking forward to hearing about that pasta. I found the long long tubed one the other day in Licata’s and am going to use it next time I make pasticcio. What glorious cheerful bowls, I am a sucker for a nice set of bowls, plates just don’t do it for me, but bowls… oh yes and sweets and all things nice. Your breads look very female in form this month, all curves and creases, just gorgeous xx
Oooh, you made me scroll back up for a second look at the loaves, Jo! :) I was very pleased with how these turned out, I’ve started just making a long deep slash in the top of my free form batons these days – I love how they split open! And the bowls are so cheery – I’ve been eating most of my meals out of them! :)
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Celia-
This is my fourth visit- I am amazed at how much you accomplish- baking, shopping, partying, sharing, and just enjoying life. Thank you for sharing and opening up the opportunity to learn new ways and recipes!
I put up an IMK post- only two items- but they are filled with lots of memories and emotions! :)
Your kitchen looks like a wonderful place to be Celia! I really want to make, and eat, that Hungarian cottage cheese and sour cream cake.
Hello Celia. Once again you have so many good things happening in your kitchen. I am almost salivating at those roasted macadamia nuts and the toffee bars…actually that applies to all of the baking you have in this post! I love the little boat too, a perfect addition to any spice shelf.
Thank you again for hosting this tour and creating this little community. My post is linked.
Your kitchen is like a treasure-cave :) A gold mine :) Thanks for walking us through your sanctuary. Love.
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Hi Celia,
I think I want to live in your kitchen. It looks so gorgeous. Thanks for hosting – my post is up today and linked.
I’m drooling over the lovely goodies in your kitchen! Time to go and make breakfast :)
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Here’s mine for June! http://miskcooks.com/2013/06/14/in-my-kitchen-june-2013/
your kitchen looks full of good things – I have bookmarked those silver palate toffee bars for when I next have a spare egg yolk
here is my in my kitchen post – http://gggiraffe.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/in-my-kitchen-june-2013.html
Those toffee bars look divine!
Here’s my June post – http://www.yummyinspirations.net/2013/06/in-my-kitchen-june-2013.html
Thanks for playing Jolene!
Where can I buy June’s pastry from? I would love to make the ricotta slice for my grandmother!
I’m afraid you’ll have to make the pastry! The recipe is linked in the post above! :)
Just done my June kitchen! Thanks Celia :-)
http://sandysveganblogsandblahs.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/in-my-kitchen-june.html
Thanks Sandy! :)
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As bright and cheerful as ever. It still seems weird reading about a kitchen that I feel I know and then getting jarred by a comment about winter when we are supposedly in summer.
I’ve bookmarked Gill the painter’s site for a read later – I love the coasters.
Narrow boats abound round here as we have lots of canals and the towpaths are favourite walks.
Thanks for sharing.
Pat, you have narrowboats! How exciting! :)
G’day Celia! I always enjoy seeing what’s in yours and other people kitchens, TRUE!
Can anyone join as I would LOVE to do a blog post for July…be fun to do! :)
Cheers! Joanne
Joanne, of course! Please join in! Just let me know somehow when your post is up, and I’ll add it to the list!
Wow, your roasted macadamias look divine, Celia!
Finally linking up again! Thankyou for hosting. :)
http://slowlivingessentials.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/a-week-in-my-kitchen.html
I’ll have to go back and read again to see what I like best.
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