This month’s IN MY KITCHEN is now closed!
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Happy New Year!
In my kitchen…are gifts galore!
These beautiful lisianthus, Australian native flannel flowers and tea tree buds were a gift from my dear friend Emilie at The Clever Carrot. She knows that I’m a big fan of Little Flowers Sydney so when this posy appeared on their Instagram feed, she surprised me with a delivery…
In my kitchen…
…on my iPad…is the butterly gorgeous Kavey’s final Meet the Blogger post for 2014…
In my kitchen…
…are festive foodie gifts from my Canberra blogging buddies – homegrown garlic from Ali, a bouquet of fresh herbs from Becca…
…a decadent caramel pretzel creation from Fran… 
…smoked rice from Becca and amazing smoked garlic from Lizzy. There was also a sublime Aldi fudge from Liz, but it was eaten before a photo could be taken! Lovely Linda sent me three blocks of her handmade soap – I use it every day…
In my kitchen…
…is a bowl of homemade cranberry sauce, which was absolutely perfect with our Christmas goose. The large jar was a generous gift from Charlie at Hotly Spiced…
In my kitchen…
…was my first attempt at a 100% remilled semolina sourdough loaf. It was moderately successful, even though the dough lacked a little elasticity and tore during the shaping process..
In my kitchen…
…are teenage mutant ninja trombies. I hope Chicago John is reading this – he’ll be pleased to see trombies back in our IMK posts. These grow into a slightly different shape each season, and this year’s self sown plant is particularly vigorous. It’s also delicious – we’ve been using them in place of zucchinis in stir fries…
In my kitchen…
…are treasured bottles of homemade booze, a gift from my mate Annie in Essex. After much deliberation and tasting, we’ve decided we like the sloe gin best…
Annie also sent me some of her jelly prints! I was almost more excited about those than the gin…
In my kitchen…
…is a cookie mix jar from Nagi. I made the cookies up on Boxing Day and the boys have demolished them…
In my kitchen…
…are jars of chilli jam and tomato relish from Liz at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard. They’re both delicious – we tried them with lamb kebabs on Boxing Day…
In my kitchen…
…is a gorgeous book of origami paper from Dotti and a wooden spoon holder that Tandy sent me all the way from South Africa via her mother and sister! It has pride of place now on my kitchen bench and gets used daily…
In my kitchen…
…are limited edition Nespresso pods from Tiny Terri, Wendy’s homemade homegrown cucumber pickles, and boozy chocolate from Pete and El…
Finally, in my kitchen…
…is a kilo of Ian and Diana’s homegrown garlic. It’s such a good time of year in our kitchen when local garlic is in season!
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Folks, some very sad news – lovely IMK blogger Kim from A Little Lunch lost her Oklahoma home to fire late November last year. She and her husband Russ are fine, they were insured, and Kim’s emails have been amazingly positive given the circumstances. She’ll hopefully be setting up a PayPal donation link on her blog soon and then anyone who wishes to help can do so.
I’ll let you know as soon as her post is up. In the meantime, please pop over to her blog and send her your well wishes, I’m sure she’d love to hear from you!
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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. Please upload your post by the 10th of each month.
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Here are this month’s posts…
Melissa @ The Glen House (Ireland)
Mel @ The Cook’s Notebook (Brisbane, QLD)
JJ @ 84th & 3rd (Sydney, NSW)
Amanda @ Lambs’ Ears and Honey (Adelaide, South Australia)
Fran @ Life in the Food Lane (Houston, Texas, USA)
Selma @ Selma’s Table (London, UK)
Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef (Sunshine Coast, QLD)
Emma @ SurreyKitchen (Surrey, UK)
Beck @ In Search of Golden Pudding (Canberra, ACT)
Becca @ The InTolerant Chef (Canberra, ACT)
Shari @ Good Food Week (Canberra, ACT)
Danielle @ The nOATbook (Melbourne, VIC)
Annie @ Annie Cholewa (Wales)
Tandy @ Lavender and Lime (Gordons Bay, South Africa)
Fran @ The Food Marshall (Canberra, ACT)
Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe (Melbourne, VIC)
Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers (Sydney, NSW)
Dee @ On The Move – In The Galley (Seattle, WA, USA)
Diane @ Photographs and Recipes (Massachusetts, USA)
Debi @ My Kitchen Witch (Sheffield, UK)
Josephine @ Napoli Restaurant Alert (Sydney, NSW)
Jan @ A Gluttonous Wife (first IMK post! South West VIC)
Linda @ My Garden Feast (Bellarine Peninsula, VIC)
Tania @ The Cook’s Pyjamas (Perth, Western Australia)
Catherine @ Cate’s Cate (Melbourne, VIC)
Maz @ The Toymaker (California, USA)
Clara @ Heritage Recipe Box (Boston, MA, USA)
Laila @ Table of Colors (Finland)
Maree @ Around The Mulberry Tree (Gippsland, VIC)
Shaheen @ Allotment2Kitchen (Wales)
Nancy @ Plus Ate Six (Shanghai, China)
Moya @ Food and Tools (Bahrain)
Kim @ A Little Lunch (Oklahoma, USA)
Clare @ The Life of Clare (Geelong, VIC)
Ania @ Milk, Toast and Honey (first IMK post and brand new blogger! UK)
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella (Sydney, NSW)
Jason @ Don’t Boil The Sauce! (Melbourne, VIC)
Lisa @ I’ll Be There With A Fork (Brisbane, QLD)
Liz @ Spades, Spatulas & Spoons (Oakland, CA, USA)
Misky @ The Chalk Hills Kitchen (West Sussex, UK)
Fiona @ TIFFIN – Bite Sized Food Adventures (Brisbane, QLD)
Gretchen @ Feeding My 3 Sons (South Carolina, USA)
Ella @ Mulberry and Pomegranate (Sydney, NSW)
Kirsty @ Make it Bake it Snap it (Canberra, ACT)
Nicole @ Miss Food Fairy (Melbourne, VIC)
Ardys @ Ardysez (Alice Springs, Northern Territory)
Sherry @ Sherry’s Pickings (Brisbane, QLD)
Jane @ The Shady Baker (Broken Hill, NSW)
Greg and Katherine @ Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide (Little Rock, Arkansas, USA)
Marian @ Apricot Tart (Coffin Bay, South Australia)
Liz @ Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard (Gold Coast, QLD)
Francesca @ Almost Italian (Melbourne, Victoria)
Kari @ Bite-Sized Thoughts (London, UK)
Jean @ Delightful Repast (first IMK post! USA)
Jennifer @ Milk and Honey (Gippsland, VIC)
Charlie Louie @ Hotly Spiced (Sydney, NSW)
Liz @ Bizzy Lizzy’s Good Things (Canberra ACT)
Glenda @ Passion Fruit Garden (Perth, Western Australia)
Sandra @ Please Pass the Recipe (Melbourne, VIC)
Sarah @ Chantille-Fleur (North Queensland)
Tania @ My Kitchen Stories (Sydney, NSW)
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial 
The flowers are so beautiful! A lovely bouquet. You have so many lovely “foodie” gifts. Love the trombies!
Wishing your family a Happy New Year!
Thanks Manuela! The trombies have gone bonkers! :) Happy New Year! x
Darling, I just read your article over at Kavey Eats. It’s fabulous! And that piece about you in the very beginning? Lovely. Really, your blog is more than just inconsistent ramblings- it’s a community. One that I’m so very proud to be a part of. :)
Happy 2015! xoxo
You are so nice, thank you for the lovely comments, both here and at Kavey’s. Thanks for being the only one who laughed at the koala in my coffee. Lots of love to you and your gorgeous boys and best wishes for a fabulous 2015! xxx
Happy New Year, Celia! You are right, your kitchen is filled with the most wonderful of gifts! So sorry to hear about Kim and their home, it’s devastating. We have several friends who lost their homes last year in the Black Forest Fire and the rebuilding process is long and slow, often grievous process.
May the coming year bring you and yours abundant blessing and profound joy. <3
Judy, yes, such sad news – I didn’t hear about it until a month or so after it happened. She sounds amazingly positive, a testament both to her resilience and her faith. All the very best for 2015 to you and your family! xxx
Celia! HAPPY NEW YEAR, my dear! I just knew you would come up with a fantastic collection of stuff this month, and gifts would be a big part of it, since you are lovable, adorable, inspirational, and if I had to give you one criticism… TOO MODEST ;-)
Looking forward to one more year in your virtual company, since so far Australia has been too far of my travels, but maybe one day.
Thank you lovely Sally, and a very Happy New Year to you and the Handsome Stud as well! I hope you have a kitchen full of edible treats as well this month! :)
Firstly Happy New Year to you, its still 3.30pm and New Years Eve in Wales, UK so waiting for the late hours to celebrate the New Year.
You have so many gifted marvellous things in your kitchen. I am loving the caramael pretzels, I am not a huge fan of them, but coated in sweet stuff. Yum.
I will be back later in the week to share my January IMK post.
Shaheen, look forward to it and so glad to hear you received the starter! Fran’s pretzels were delicious, salty and sweet all at the same time! :)
Hi Celia,
As promised here is the link to my IMK post http://allotment2kitchen.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/early-january-in-my-kitchen.html
Its includes Sourdough Starter Priscilla. I have used the image from your blog, I hope that is okay, my photograph would not have done it justice.
Those flowers are so stunning. That home grown garlic looks amazing. You can not beat home made cranberry sauce. The stuff out the jar from the supermarket doesn’t even come close.
Thank you so much for starting IMK. I have had so much fun this year peeking into everyones kitchens and getting to know other bloggers better.
We wish you and your family a very happy and restful New Year. Love Emma, Ross and Miles the cat xx
Emma, Happy New Year to you, Ross and Miles too! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed being part of the IMK community – such wonderful bloggers in it! I have to try Charlie’s sauce recipe – it was seriously good!
Happy new year Celia. Great to see so much gorgeous homemade food makes me jealous! My kitchen is already inundated with food from the garden and orchard so I am flat out preserving it. Roasted pasatta,berry jams and cordials, cherry berry syrup, poached plums, and rhubarb and plum fruit leather which is a new recipe that will definitely become a standard. And of course sourdough, which is getting better every day. Even my husband made a loaf yesterday.
Emma, sounds like Miss Smilla’s been a huge hit! How fabulous that your hubby made a loaf too – I don’t know how you’re managing everything with a new bub! Good for you! :) Have a glorious 2015!
Happy New Year! What a wonderful month in your kitchen. So many delicious looking gifts. This is when I get jealous of everyone in the Southern Hemisphere, you all enjoy your fresh produce and gardens while we don’t grow much right now. Those flowers are gorgeous too, I can’t wait for spring here, I miss my garden!
Gretchen, Happy New Year to you and your lovely boys! Here’s the deal – we’ll keep you in green photos now, and you can do the same for us when it’s our winter! :)
That sounds fair enough! Just got my post up too. http://feedingmy3sons.com/2015/01/02/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/#more-1436
Happy New Year Celia. You’ve got some beautiful gifts and produce in your kitchen.
Happy New Year lovely! This will be a glorious one for you in your new house – can’t wait to see your new kitchen! :)
So many wonderful gifts. I read the interview in kavey eats and yes, that sounds very much like the Celia I have got to know over the last year. I’m peeping around the corner into my Kitchen and only seeing a big pile of mess. Will I be able to shape up to an IMK post? Happy New year Celia, Pete and the boys/young men now.
Francesca, a veritable treasure chest, I was feeling very blessed! Isn’t Kavey gorgeous? We have the most bizarre discussions on twitter ever. :) I’m sure your kitchen is full of treats at this time of year! Have a glorious 2015! xxx
Happy New Year! Not much is happening in my kitchen this month, it is just too hot. It has started raining right now, hopefully it will cool things down a little.
Happy 2015 lovely Deb! It was hot here yesterday too, so I’m sure it was probably scorching up there.. xxx
That’s so sad about Kim’s home. I follow her blog but somehow I didn’t know about the tragedy of her house. You have certainly received some fantastic gifts. I love the sound of the homemade booze and soap. Good to see the teenage mutants are back! Happy New Year to you, Pete and the boys xx
Happy New Year hon! May it be a grand one for all the Hotly Spiceds! :) xxx
Hi darling, happy new year to you, Pete and the boys. Loved reading the article on KaveyEats… must dip in and read it all again! Is it really January already? My goodness… an indication of how quickly this year will fly by too! Made all the better by you and the wonderful community of friends in food you have grown (like a trombocino). Much love. xox
Lizzy, don’t we have such a wonderful group here! It was so nice to catch up with you all – thank you for making the time for us. Wishing you and Pete a glorious 2015!
It was our pleasure, Celia darling, thank you for letting us know you were in town xox
I’m not at all surprised that your kitchen is filled with gifts! It’s a small way to acknowledge the value of your friendship. Happy New Year to you all.
Happy New Year Suelle! Thank you for such kind words, they’ve made me grin this morning! xxx
Happy new year to you dear Celia. I hope it brings much love and joy for you and your family. xxx
Happy New Year darling Amanda! Thanks for being such a lovely friend! xxx
With trepidation I opened the IMK post as I knew it would be filled with not only beautiful things but joy! You are one lucky lady Celia! My heart goes out to any victims of fire, we have seen many and been way too close for comfort during some horrendous bush fires. It is amazing how people and the environment recover with energy and abundance over time. Better get out of bed and think about what to include in this months IMK post. Happy New Year!
Maree, look forward to reading your post! Happy New Year to you all!
Happy New Year Celia. I just love the flowers, they must make your heart happy to look at them and I love the jug beside them. Such a round up of treasures you have in your kitchen – the blogging community is beautiful. Life in Brisbane feels very sluggish – hot, humid and generally jumbled up – but going back over your post is pure pleasure.
Happy New Year darling Jan, Peter and Princess Patsy! :) You’d be interested in the flannel flowers – apparently they’re brand new to the Aus cut flower market! They’re very beautiful – I wish I’d taken a better photo of them. It was scorching hot here yesterday, but a cool change today – hope one is on its way to you too.. xxx
Happy New Year Celia, and Pete and the boys…
Happy New Year dear man! Seeing you in November was one of our highlights of the year! :)
I’m not surprised your kitchen is full of presents Celia, you bring so much joy to others that of course we want to give back in just a small way and show how much we love and appreciate you xox
Happy New Year sweetie, I hope it’s full of fabulous fun, food, family and friends xox
You’re such a sweetheart, thanks Becca! It was so nice to see you last month! Happy New Year to you and the girls and that ever patient BigJ! xxx
Good morning Celia and Happy New Year to you my sweet, to Pete and the boys.
I just read your interview over at Kavey’s “I eventually found the perfect substitute by Chasseur – and bought six of them. As one does.” Lol!
Lovely Rose, do you know that we’re still using all those gorgeous dish cloths you made for us? They work a treat and I hope you hear my whisper of thanks whenever I use them! :) Wishing you and Tony a wonderful New Year! xxx
Oh how absolutely stunning…I LOVE them too!!!
What a wonderful lot of gifts you got Celia, & well deserved…have fun :))
And looking forward to sharing an awesome New Year with you….cheers Roni xx
Thanks Roni! Have a wonderful 2015! :) xx
I’m so sorry to hear about the couple and their home! I just can’t image what it must be like to go through something like that!
Your kitchen is absolutely bursting with goodies, Celia! So many beautiful gifts, you are very lucky indeed :-)
Here’s my link, I’ve joined up again this month: http://chantillefleur.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
Happy New Year!
Sarah x
Sarah, looking forward to peeking into your kitchen! And yes, such a great loss for Kim, but she’s so inspirational, all of her emails have been positive and forward looking! Have a great 2015! xx
Hi Celia … just wanted to say a very special thanks for such a great blog last year … you have inspired me in so many ways … thank you! So looking forward to reading your posts this year … have a great day xo
Gina, so kind, thank you! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed the blog! Happy New Year! :)
Happy NY Celia! Lots of lovely gifts from the blogging community you have created and all very tasty.Very jealous of the Slamseys! And you also bring us news of someone in the community who needs our support. Thank you for doing that – it’s important that we are here for each other in the good and the bad. Now, you have me on the hunt for some new season garlic.
Hello lovely, yes, you should be jelly of the Slamseys because it’s divine! I hope we’re all able to provide Kim with a little support. And yes, go find new season garlic, it’s stunning at the moment! Looking forward to chatting to you more in 2015 – have a glorious one! xxx
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year to you too!
Love yr blog. I’ll revisit to show/tell you what’s in my kitchen.
Cheers!
Happy new year to you and your family Celia. May 2015 be a happy and peaceful year for you and all your readers, Jody
Thanks Jody! Have a glorious 2015! :)
Happy New Year Celia! Your gift giving friends are very creative, there are a few ideas worth pinching from you kitchen (again). There is nothing as good as fresh garlic in my mind. Here’s my contribution http://wp.me/p2frs2-1ME
Sandra, hope you and Leah and your families have had a wonderful festive season! All the very best for 2015! Look forward to peeking into your kitchen! (I pinched your idea about prepping in bulk before all the relatives arrived – thank you! :))
I knew about Kim’s home and look forward to having her back where she belongs. What gorgeous things in your house this month. You are the kindest blogger and friend that I’ve ever known.
I love you to bits.
Happy New Year!
You are such a sweetheart, thank you darling. I heart you too! :D Happy Happy to you and John and Rob and Joan and Charlie! xxx
Celia, you have received some wonderful gifts. You are very lucky indeed. One, I noticed was that miniature scraper. I received one too and it is fantastic. Perfect for all the little places. Terrible news about Kim.
Have a great month. Here is the link to my IMK post. http://passionfruitgarden.com/2015/01/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Happy New Year to you and Maus! I can’t wait to read your post.. :)
Your kitchen still looks so organised despite the week of holidays! Amazing!!!
Happy New Year, Celia! Wishing you a bigger, brighter and better year ahead!
Thanks for being part of our Blogging Friends!! Cheers!!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Thanks Julie! Happy New Year to you all too! :)
Always enjoy your posts Celia! I bought myself a New Year gift for my kitchen, a Römentopf! I had one years ago, a gift from a German friend, it eventually cracked, (I didn’t know you had to put it into a cold oven). Can wait to try out some of your suggestions! Happy New Year! X
Kathy hooray! I hope you enjoy yours as much as we do ours! Happy New Year! x
Happy New Year Celia. Your kitchen runneth over with amazing treats. My mouth is watering at the thought of all of the delicious things that inhabit your kitchen this month. That Bread!!! Just gorgeous.
Here’s the link to my IMK post. Thanks Celia.
http://milk-and.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
Thanks Jennifer! Happy New Year to you all as well! :)
Wow so many wonderful gifts. you are obviously very much loved. Thank you so much for my earrings a product of your re-energized enthusiasm for jewelry making. So wonderful to see that meet the blogger article. You are a wonderful community maker, I have always said that x
Hello lovely, Happy New Year to you and Skater! So glad you liked the earrings! :)
Happy 2015 Celia! I hope it’s a good one!
I hope so too! Have a great 2015! :)
What wonderful and thoughtful gifts, it is great to see your generousity returned to you by others!
They were such lovely treats – so kindly sent and very gratefully received! :) Have a great 2015! :)
Beautiful flowers, and lots of eye candy in your kitchen!
Thanks for all of your recipes last year. Some are now firm favourites in my kitchen.
Have a wonderful 2015 xx
Kim I’m so happy to hear that! :) Thanks for reading! Happy New Year!
Celia, here is the link to my In the Kitchen post: http://www.delightfulrepast.com/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html — and I’m in the US.
Thanks for playing Jean! :)
Happy New Year to you and your family, Celia! Wonderful news about your writeup. Beautiful flowers and lovely gifts! But, very sad to hear about Kim’s Oklahoma home. Hope they can rebuild.
Debi, I hope so too! Have a great 2015! xx
Happy New Year Celia :) Your kitchen is full of delights this month (well, and all months) – that caramel pretzel concoction is rather amazing and your flowers are beautiful.
I have just done my January IMK post, at http://www.bitesizedthoughts.com/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
How was your first wintry Christmas, Kari? Hope it was glorious, and all the best for 2015! :)
A lovely post Celia and weren’t you a lucky girl! :) I am sorry to hear about that fire. It is such a devastating thing to lose everything to fire and here in Australia we are well aware of how close we are to natures furnace right through summer. I adore that bunch of flowers by the way. What mixed gorgeousness :). I have containers of beer bottle caps with holes in them and flattened beer bottle caps in my kitchen. They are going to be turned into a beer bottle cap light shade and bunting for Stevie-boys music room. I have been collecting them for over a year for this purpose. I also have a new drop spindle that Steve made me so that I can learn to spin the 2 big garbage bags of alpaca wool that my son and his partner dropped off a few days ago. My zukes went feral and I am admiring your trombs to the max. New garden beds and lots of garden work are on the cards and the closest that I got to anything clever in the kitchen was my invention of the “legless frog” cocktail that rendered me sufficiently rubber kneed and croaky. Here’s to a communal mass conglomeration of blogging happiness and mutual sharing and uplifting this year Ms Celia :)
A beer cap light shade! Maybe you can use any leftovers to make a lagerphone – seems appropriate for the music room! :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_stick I’m almost too scared to ask what was in your cocktail.. :) Happy New Year lovely Fran! xxx
All I can say is that no frogs were harmed in the making of my Christmas and New Years cocktails (unless they were hibernating inside my raspberries then I would have to put my hand up to that ;) ) I thought about a lagerphone but then associated it immediately with Rolf Harris and shied away from the idea. The bunting needs a LOT of beer bottle caps and I think I will be hounding Steve to go and buy longnecks for quite some time to come ;). Happy New Year right back atcha Ms Celia :)
Happy Brand New Year, my friend! Such bounty in your kitchen. I’m inspired! Lots of good things going on around here. I’m hoping to get a “In my Kitchen” Post up soon. My lovely hub gave me a Le Creuset braiser for Xmas, cherry red and it is a thing of beauty. I also received Julia Child’s “Art of French Cooking” Wish me luck there. Warm hugs, Maz. :-)
Happy New Year, Maz! I’d LOVE to peek into your kitchen – that braiser sounds gorgeous! All the best to you and your mencats for a fabulous 2015!
Wishing you and your menfolk a wonderful year in 2015 Celia. What a wonderful bounty you have. Love the packaging for the garlic and really enjoyed the Q &A with Kavey. I have enormous zucchini taking over here, every time it rains they seem to grow overnight.
Jo, Happy New Year! The trombies have gone mental in the garden – luckily they’re particularly tasty this year! :)
Happy New Year Celia, what a delicious kitchen you have this month, I’m glad you like the chilli jam and tomato relish, they are my favourite. Everything looks so yummy, I’m not sure what to comment on. I am so sad to hear about Kim…. I love her blog and did wonder what was happening… I’m glad to hear that everyone is doing ok! Thank you for letting us know! Liz xx
PS my post is up too :) http://www.themotherhubbardscupboard.com/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Liz, we loved them, thank you! Yes, so sad about Kim, hopefully she’s doing ok. Happy New Year! x
Congratulations on your wonderful Meet the Blogger post! And what an array of gifts and goodies! I must admit to wondering just how big your pantry must be! My heart goes out to Kim at A Little Lunch – I trust that new beginnings in 2015 will see better things to come.
My IMK post for January is here http://apricottart.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-in-january-2015.html
Happy New Year!
Marian, Happy New Year to you all at Coffin Bay! I hope everything will be ok for Kim too, she’s an amazing lady with great faith and a very positive attitude. Look forward to peeking into your kitchen!
Happy New Year to you Celia. Oh my word you have some amazing things in your kitchen. It is wonderful to receive handmade gifts isn’t it. Our trombie is just starting to produce. I have been picking the unfertilised ones for pasta but I did manage a little bit of zucchini hanky-panky recently so here’s hoping for a bigger one soon. Love all the fresh garlic you have too.
Tania, the trombies are so prolific – sometimes. Our first ones took ages to really establish, but this mutant one we’re growing this year is completely mental! :) Hope you’re having a fabulous 2015!
Hello Celia, Happy New Year to you my friend. So many delicious foodie gifts in your kitchen. Aren’t we lucky to have received Slamseys drinks and jelly prints, very special indeed.
Trombies are back in your garden, how funny. I have not planted them this year, I was too scared! But, now I am almost wishing I had.
My post is linked, thank you once again for coordinating our kitchens. All the very best for 2015 and happy cooking x
Hooray for Annie! Isn’t she just the best? I was so excited when the parcel came! You don’t wish you’d planted trombies hon – remember Pete and his “we have descended into tromboncino hell” comment? :) We’ve only got the one mutant that grew on its own, and it’s producing fruit the size of newborn babies! Hahaha
hi celia
merry xmas and happy new year. love the look of everything in your kitchen and how wonderful to get so many foodie gifts!
here is my post this month:
http://sherryspickings.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
cheers
sherry
Thanks Sherry! Happy New Year to you too! :)
Happy New Year to you Celia. What a wonderfully warm post of all your lovely gifts. You certainly have some generous and kind friends. Lovely.
What terrible news about Kim losing her house. That would just be devastating for anyone to go through. Glad to hear they are OK though.
Here is my post for this month:
http://makeitbakeitsnapit.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
cheers, Kirsty xx
Thanks Kirsty! I’ll get it up first thing tomorrow! Happy New Year to you all!
Καλή Χρονια! Kali Xronia – happy new year to you lovely Celia. I just read your piece at Kavey Eats. It’s fabulous! Enjoy all of your wonderful Christmas treats, they are so well deserved!!!
Thanks Ella! Hope you’re having a fabulous 2015 already! :)
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too, Nia dear! :)
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Happy 2015 Celia. Looks like you were spoilt with lots of beautiful gifts – enjoy them :) I’m loving your sourdough & how it turned out – if mine turns out half as good looking as that I’ll be very happy. Congratulations too on your Kavey Eats feature – such a lovely post.
PS Here’s my post http://missfoodfairy.com/2015/01/02/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Nicole, looking forward to seeing how your sourdough adventures go! :) Have a wonderful 2015!
Thank you so much for so graciously allowing me to interview you. And thank you for sharing with your lovely readers, and to some of them for coming over to Kavey Eats to read the interview and kindly leaving me a comment too. Hope they might explore and enjoy what they find in other posts too.
Am so sad to read about Kim, must be so very hard to deal with. And I just saw she had a personal health incident to deal with too. Life can be dreadfully cruel and unfair! So impressed with her positive attitude and wishing her the very best.
Hello O Butterly Gorgeous One, such a treat to have any excuse to chat with you! :) And yes, very sad for Kim, she’s a wonderful lady and I hope everything works out ok for them in 2015! Talk soon, darling! xxx
Either the shelves in your kitchen must be very full now or your stomach must be! The blogging community is great isn’t it?
Have a very and productive 2015.
Loving our Slamseys, Anne! Thank you so much! :)
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What a haul, Celia! The photo of the little garlics in the egg carton really got me! Go figure! The flowers are gorgeous, the bread to die for, and what a brilliant little idea to pack a cookie recipe and ingredients up in a jar as a gift! Sincerest thanks for hosting our little monthly gathering… am going to go find Kavey Eats now… xxx
Thanks Ardys! We have so much fun each month, don’t we? :)
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I always have white flowers at Christmas, too! And that garlic looks fantastic. Happy new year, darling! Here’s mine. http://miskcooks.com/2015/01/02/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Happy New Year to you too, lovely Misky! These white flowers were extra special – lissies are one of my favourites, but the Aussie flannel flowers are a native wildflower and only brand new on the cut flower market! They have the most gorgeous texture! xxx
Oh Celia, your kitchen is full of all the things that Christmas is about! Homemade goodies, and oh so much love. I just adore everything you’ve shown us. You have grown such a beautiful online community around you with so many friends… I’m honoured to be a part of it!
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Here’s my post. http://withafork.blogspot.com/2015/01/whats-in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
Lisa, thank you! Happy New Year to you all as well! Your sourdough starter Lorenzo is looking amazingly healthy! I’m sure your first loaves are looking fabulous! You might find the overnight sourdough recipe useful – it takes very little time, and I’m sure you’re very busy with bubba! Hope you’re getting some sleep! :)
https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2014/12/12/an-overnight-sourdough-in-pictures/
PS. for a first loaf, it’s often best to use bog standard supermarket bread flour like Defiance or Manildra. Sometimes organic or stonemilled flour can be heavy and result in a less risen loaf.. x
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Happy New Year Celia. What lovely gifts you have received! And your bread looks delicious, I can almost hear the crackle of the crust, it made my mouth water.
What a terrible time to loose a home, thank goodness no one was hurt. Thank you for letting us know.
Here is my post
https://spadesspatulasandspoons.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/january-in-the-kitchen-in-my-kitchen/
Thanks for playing Liz! Yes, it’s a great blessing that no-one was hurt and Kim and Russ are ok…thank you x
Hi Celia, I look forward to reading all about you in meet the blogger!
Such a great kitchen of sharing, the garlic looks wonderful!
mmmm sloe gin, that’s the way to do it!
Thank you for all your help with Conciabatta, she is still alive!
Cheers
Jason
Conciabatta…she rises like a phoenix, Jase.. :) xxx
Happy New Year dear Celia. Enjoyed reading your Kavey article. Although we met once briefly I’ve got to know her better this year via the internet. Hope 2015 is a brilliant year for you and I know your posts will enrich my life as they did in 2014. xx
Thank you, my lovely friend on the other side of the world! Happy New Year to you too! Fingers crossed your starter gets there soon! :) xxx
Happy New Year Celia. What a whopper of an IMK post to start the year. So much love in your kitchen.
I hope to getting a post in by the 10th, otherwise I will catch up from February.
Have a beautiful weekend.
:-) Mandy xoxo
Happy New Year darling Mandy! Hope to see your post, but please don’t worry if you don’t get around to it! We’ll be here next month as well! :)
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Celia, reading your IMK post was like opening Christmas gifts all over again! Thanks for sharing your beautiful goodies and spirit, xo. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year lovely! How wonderful of you to put a post up, you’re amazing.. xxx
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Celia, beautiful bounty in your kitchen this month. Happy 2015. You have inspired me to start blogging and here is my very first entry ever. Yikes :-)
http://www.milktoastandhoney.co.uk/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Ania hooray! I’ve added your post to the list! Congratulations on your new blog! :) PS. I’ve put you down as being in the UK, is that right? Let me know if you want me to put down a city or county..
Thank you Celia, ever so nervous but we must keep pushing ourselves, right? I’m in Hampshire, England.xx
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That’s a bounty and a half Celia! Smoked rice – now that sounds intriguing. How lovely to have so many home made gifts – a testament to how many friends you have made through blogging. I finally managed to get my post up now I’ve recovered from the hangover from hell. Happy New Year!!
Nancy, I’m glad you’ve recovered. It sounded like a doozy of a hangover! :) Happy 2015 lovely! xxx
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Celia happy new year to you and your family. Wonderful gifts in your kitchen as always and love homemade cranberry sauce. The Nespresso pods are so easy to use. Look forward to the next eleven months of IMK posts :)
Thanks Moya! Hope you’re having a great 2015 too! The Nespresso machine is brand new, and we’ve been having a great time with it! :)
You are truly a sweetheart as can be seen from the abundance of gifts you have received! How wonderful! Happy New Year to you…so glad to be joining in with IMK this month. Last month I was a little late and then the month just slipped by. My post will be up in few minutes. So sorry to hear about Kim and their home. So nice of you to spread the support. Hope they will be on their feet soon.
Laila, I’m always so excited when I see you’ve posted an IMK post! As I said to you before, as I upload it, I find myself wondering what the light will be like in your post and on the other side of the world. I have a garden post in draft, I’ll try to finish it up so I can send sunny photos over your way! :)
Yes, the sun sounds lovely. I am always craving for the sun during this time of year and will just about drop everything to get a glimpse of it! Looking forward to your post :)
I always enjoy a peek into your active and colorful kitchen. Freshly harvested garlic…I’ll have to impatiently wait for that in this hemisphere. But I share your love of fresh cranberry sauce and fresh flowers right now. Happy New Year! Thanks for continuing your global blogger community. Here’s my IMK post this month.
http://heritagerecipebox.com/2015/01/04/in-my-january-kitchen/
Clara, as I said to Laila above, I’ll try to get my garden post written up so that I can share photos of our summer garden with you! :)
Oh, I envy you your tromboncini! I didn’t manage to get my garden going this summer (I was away, and then my husband and I were both working very long hours), so it’s lying fallow.
I’ve actually managed to put up an IMK post this month – here it is! http://www.catescates.com.au/in-my-kitchen-january-2015-post-christmas-edition/
Happy New Year Cate! How nice to peek into your kitchen again this month!
Hi Celia,
I am new to the In my kitchen but love the sound of it and look forward to joining in!! I found you at Lorraines blog not quite nigella :D
Here is the link to my post
http://agluttonouswife.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
Is that all I need do??
Warm regards,
Jan x
Jan, absolutely! Thank you for joining in! :)
I’m in South West Victoria, I’m happy for you to add that :D Really enjoying reading this series Celia! Thanks again
Hi Celia, I’ve just posted an In My Kitchen post after having a rest from blogging for a couple of years, thanks for hosting. The goodies in your kitchen look amazing!
Hi Linda, welcome back! Look forward to peeking into your kitchen! :)
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My goodness Celia! Why am I not surprised that this month’s kitchen is bursting at the seams? So many incredible, fun, and creative things from all over the world – you are truly loved.
I just love the name ‘flannel flowers’ for some reason it strikes me & they are gorgeous. And how about what’s under Kavey Eats? Not just you but the subheading “the belly rules the mind” – love that.
Your trombies keep getting more and more interesting as they mutate so please keep posting your latest specimens.
ahem… I hope you put the Slamsey’s booze through a very thorough test! A teeny sip wouldn’t be good enough to base your vote.
Being behind in reading my posts, i didn’t realize what had happened to Kim’s home. I am so sorry to hear about that and it looks as though the house was completely demolished! She has had a rough year but she does have a very positive attitude. I will have to check in to see what is happened.
I have just finished my first 2015 IMK post (your ‘not so great looking’ sourbread in this post looks better than my first effort but practice makes perfect as they say.
https://dianeskitchentable.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Di, the flannel flowers have the most gorgeous texture – like flannel – I suspect that’s where they get their name! xx
I love the Summer months, always so much happening in and out of the kitchen! Here’s my post for this month. http://napolirestaurantalert.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Reading IMK posts has quickly become my new addictive morning treat: so many interesting people and posts! Thanks for hosting. My post for this month is up at
http://otm-inthegalley.blogspot.com/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
gorgeous gifts celia – love those flowers and the smoked rice and that you have already eaten the cookies from the cookie mix
I have done my IMK post http://gggiraffe.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2014.html
Happy New Year Celia. What a wonderful array of delicious gifts. I don’t think I’ve ever seen trombies before so we definitely be on the look out for them now. I’ve just posted an IMK for January. Thank you so much for hosting.
http://www.boiledeggsandsoldiers.com/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Vicki, I’ve been told you can get seedlings sometimes at Bunnings! :)
Man, the more I look at that pic of that pretzel stuff, egads, shocker! You’re all too too polite :) Anyhoo, here is my IMK for January, with only a little Christmas spirit left in it :(
http://thefoodmarshall.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
Happy New Year, m’dear. Hope you, Peter and the boys are all well and have a lovely start to 2015.
I got my post up early this month – but I was late on adding it over here… http://goodfoodweek.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/life-whats-in-my-kitchen-this-month.html?m=1
Do I spy Slamsey’s Marmalade gin there? I too was lucky enough to be sent some by Anne. Tasty isn’t it.
My IMK post is here: http://www.anniecholewa.com/2015/01/carrot-tops-and-lemon-balm.html
A Happy New Year to you and yours Celia.
Add me to the list too please sweetie! http://intolerantchef.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-january-2015.html
Thankyou muchly xox
What a wonderful array of edible gifts Celia, it’s lovely trying clever thing people have made or grown or found! I also love your trombies, my parents grow them too and they have such a great firm texture for stir frying. As I love gin and make lots of marmalade I love the sound of that combination – I’ll have to look for recipes on Anne’s site. And my IMK post is now up finally – http://insearchofgoldenpudding.com/2015/01/08/in-my-kitchen-january-2015/
thanks for the tour of your lovely kitchen as always :)
Beck
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You’ve had the best Christmas from what I can see – lots of lovely handmade gifts! Got my post done finally – thanks so much for the Priscilla xxxx http://selmastable.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/in-my-sourdough-kitchen-jan-2015/
Happy New Year! Thank you so much for Priscilla! She loves her Houston home. http://lifeinthefoodlane.com/2015/01/in-my-kitchen-sourdough-priscilla.html
Awww shucks Celia! I totally missed this post and just saw that you showed the cookie jar! You’re so sweet, thanks! Glad the boys enjoyed them :)
Demolished them hon, thanks again! :)
Celia. Hi and Happy New Year to you and lovely family, I know I have not dropped by your blog for a while, so it is good to catch up on your recent posts. I just want to tell you I absolutely loooove those russian glasses. I love their size, look, I can almost feel the texture- i went to the link you placed but could not find the telephone number of the place. I wonder if they would deliver or send to the UAE. I shall try and google them now!
Lara, Happy New Year! :) I don’t think Harkola will ship to the UAE – they’re just a local wholesaler/Lebanese supermarket. It would be prohibitively expensive too – the glasses are pretty cheap, but the postage from here is crazy. I believe glasses like this were very common – Pat told me they were used in a little silver holder – you might be able to find something similar on ebay. If you get REALLY desperate, email me and I’ll send some to you and we can sort something out. :)
Celia I would so love to get them from you. What would work out is if you gave me your bank account and sent you the money including postage of crouse. I really love them! I think i have a thing for old fashioned small glasses- either for wine, coffee like you did or simply tea. Please think about it and let me know. How many are you able to send? I hope they wont run out?
Lara, I’ll drop you an email. :)
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my first visit here…..won’t be my last! your kitchen is so much more fun than mine!!! (at the moment….chicken boiling for some soup for a party—-and I don’t eat chicken!)
Love it all! especially the garlic. We are enjoying a stash of locally grown garlic too, but I bought mine! Happy 2015 Celia. Hope to see you in Sydney this year.
So many lovely gifts and so much homegrown garlic! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. xx
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