In my kitchen…
…is a large bunch of lime basil, a new variety in our garden. I really like the slight acidic tang, but Pete isn’t convinced…
In my kitchen…
…are cakes of Linda’s loofah soap. She very kindly sent us some last Christmas, and we liked it so much that we traded her chocolate for some more. It’s lovely bartering with friends from afar! Each cake of soap has a slice of loofah embedded in it, which makes it perfect for post-gardening hand washes…
Linda also included a jar of her green mango pickle in the package – it’s very addictive, and I’ve been scoffing it on rice…
In my kitchen…
…is a bottle of Mrs Ball’s chutney. This South African treat was a gift from our neighbour Brett who, having grown up in Zimbabwe and South Africa, is quite addicted to the preserve. When I admired it recently, he opened his cupboard stash and presented me with a bottle…
In my kitchen…
…is a box of chocolate thins, made from Cacao Barry Tanzanie 75%, which we’re slowly eating our way through…
In my kitchen…
…is a massive sourdough bake from Saturday – over two dozen swirls and rosette rolls. Sixteen went to the neighbours, and the rest were eaten over the weekend…
In my kitchen…
…are new containers from Ikea. They’re perfect for storing Priscilla (our sourdough starter) in, as the little pop vent allows any gas build-up to escape…
In my kitchen today…
…is my attempt at Heidi’s bears and bunnies in sourdough. I used a low hydration dough, and gave it a solid five minute knead to strengthen the dough, then attempted to follow Heidi’s instructions on creating a gluten coat. I was pretty pleased with the end result – the dough held its shape (roughly) and didn’t burst in the oven…
In case it’s of interest, here’s the formula I used:
- 150g ripe sourdough starter (fed at a ratio of equal parts flour to water by volume)
- 250g water
- 500g bakers/bread flour
- 9g fine sea salt
I must confess to retrofitting the eyes and nose of the bunny, as I’d been a little overzealous in poking the dried blueberries into the dough. (Small Girl has already come to pick him up!)
Here are the dough weights used for the rabbit:
- Body 150g
- Head 75g
- Legs 50g x 2
- Arms 25g x 2
- Ears 33g x 2
- Cheeks 3g x 2
Finally, not quite in my kitchen…
…but rather on our new outdoor table, are the pickings from last Saturday. It was raining heavily all day, but the vegetable crisper in the fridge was bare. So we rugged up in wet weather gear and went into the garden – as I said to Pete, “if we don’t pick, we don’t eat”.
In the middle of the photo is one of our turnip-rooted Hamburg parsley – they haven’t been a huge success, but the small roots they’ve grown have been quite delicious…
. . . . .
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…
Sandy @ Vegans Eat Yummy Food Too
Elizabeth @ Mrs Thomasina Tittlemouse
Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe
Anne @ Life in Mud Spattered Boots
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial 