In my kitchen…
…are Laguiole cheese knives, bought on sale from Everten Online.
Did you know that Laguiole is a style rather than a brand? The good ones are still made in France and stamped accordingly, like these by Andre Verdier…
The bee is traditional, but its shaping varies slightly between makers…
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In my kitchen…
…is the bargain of the month: Udder Delights Organic Triple Cream Brie for $3.97 a wheel. These had an early February expiry date and were heavily reduced at Costco (who usually sell them at the already discounted price of $12.99). I bought three wheels, portioned them up and stashed them in the freezer…
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In my kitchen…
…is an 80s knitting project: a bacon and egg beret, complete with peas. The truly sad thing is that I can actually remember wearing it out to dinner when I was 19 years old…
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In my kitchen…
…is another ricotta cake. They’re getting better with each attempt…
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In my kitchen…
…is my Christmas fossil, a 400 million year old orthoceras slab. The unusual large specimen on the right has a clearly defined propulsion tube (siphuncle). It’s ludicrous that the retail price on this was $45, less than a good dinner in Sydney costs…
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In my kitchen…
…are chocolate wheels, made using the plastic ma’moul moulds I found at Harkola…
Some designs were more successful than others…
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In my kitchen…
…was an ang pow lantern, made for Chinese New Year celebrations with my cousins. I wrote a step by step tutorial on these here…
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In my kitchen…
…was a quick Römertopf dinner, made with our leftover Christmas ham, assorted fridge and freezer vegetables, moghrabieh, tinned chick peas, Herbie’s chermoula spice mix and water…
After a couple of hours, I pulled out the bones and added a handful of small pasta, then put it back into the oven for another 20 minutes…
It was very easy to make, and an ideal way to use up leftover ham…
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Finally, in my kitchen…
…is a new dishwasher.
After the extensive repairs we undertook in 2014, we managed to get another two and a half years from our trusty old workhorse, but we just couldn’t justify fixing it any more. Our old machine was installed on the 15th January 2002, and it lasted fifteen years and one week. I think that’s an amazing run given the heavy duty usage we’ve put it through!
So naturally, we’ve bought another Miele.
Here’s a really big tip for my fellow Aussies…if you’re looking to buy a Miele appliance, check out their Unboxed stores. These outlets are kept pretty quiet, but all the appliances they have on offer come with a full mechanical warranty and sell for about 25% off recommended retail prices. They’re out of their original packaging, and some will have surface marks or scratches, but all will have been fully tested before sale. In January, they had dishwashers starting from just $585!
The retail price on the machine we bought was $1,499 and the Unboxed store had it for $1,050. We went one step further and bought a machine with a blue dot on it (lightly run, usually a demonstration model) and paid just $900. It’s German made, whisper quiet and very water efficient…
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Tell me, what’s happening in your kitchen?
If you’d like to write an In My Kitchen post, please do so by the 10th February and send your link to Liz of Bizzy Lizzy’s Good Things. Thanks for hosting Liz! x
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial 