Happy August everyone!
A quick reminder that next week is International Scone Week! Here’s our post from last year, and the roundup of everyone’s baking. Hopefully we can have as much fun this year!
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In my kitchen…
…is a ten kilogram bag of Callebaut Fair Trade 811 (54% dark). Yes folks, this is how I buy my chocolate. Please don’t judge me…
In my kitchen…
…are two blocks of Brancourts Farm Style Cottage Cheese, which I use to make Hungarian cheese cake (which Pete adores). The cake uses 500g, so I always pass the second block to my neighbour June…
The cheese is quite unique – like a cross between a firm cottage cheese and dry ricotta. June is adamant that nothing else will work in her recipe…
In my kitchen…
…are hard yellow quinces! More to come soon on these…
In my kitchen…
…are Marcona almonds, a somewhat bizarre Costco discovery. I had to ring my ever knowledgeable friend Tania to find out about these, and she advised that they were a delicacy and quite hard to find, so it seemed unusual to come across an entire stand of them at Costco for a very reasonable $22/kg…
The Marcona variety are a different cultivar to regular almonds, with a short round shape and a sweet, delicate texture. They’re extremely moreish…
In my kitchen…
…are small tetrapaks of the best coconut cream ever. Kara brand from Malaysia is as thick as clotted cream and a small 200ml carton is usually enough for an entire chicken curry…
In my kitchen…
…is Lebanese tahini. I am completely hooked on the stuff, and this is the brand that Ray at Harkola insists is the best. Lisa and Lina, I’d love to know what you think…
In my kitchen…
…are seven jars of pectin and six jars of lightly sweetened applesauce. We bought a 16kg box of large pink lady apples from Morris and Jody at Flemington Markets, and used the less than perfect ones to replenish our pectin supplies.
The whole apples were cut into chunks (peel on and core in), then boiled in filtered water until soft. It was all sieved through muslin that darling Heidi sent me (I’ve since found a local supply), and the leftover drained pulp was then passed through a food mill and sweetened (just a touch) to make applesauce. There are more detailed instructions here…
In my kitchen…
…are an array of gifts from kind friends, including these edible flowers from the perfectly gorgeous Becca…
…souvenirs from the Greek island of Kos from lovely Gina…
…and vintage books on succulents from Madame Butterfly, the divine Ozoz…
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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…
Serena @ Anything But Toast (first IMK post!)
Lizzy @ Bizzy Lizzy’s Good Things
Ella @ Mulberry and Pomegranate
Bernice @ Dish ‘n’ the Kitchen
Elizabeth @ Welsh Hills Again
(first IMK post, all the way from Wales!)
Fiona @ Tiffin – Bite Sized Food Adventures
Sandy @ Vegans Eat Yummy Food Too
Kim @ A Little Lunch (first IMK post!)
Emma @ Gustoso (first IMK post!)
Jas @ Absolutely Jas (first IMK post!)
Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe
Anne @ Life in Mud Spattered Boots
Lizzy @ Bizzy Lizzy’s Good Things
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial 