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In my kitchen…

…are colanders of crabapples, picked when we visited Pete’s Uncle Bob and Aunt Robin in Mudgee.  The boys stood on the tray of Uncle Bobby’s ute (truck) to pick them from the old tree in the front yard…

Pete turned the fruit into eight jars of delicious crabapple jelly

In my kitchen…

…are baskets of Anarel Garlic and homegrown onions.  We’re not particularly adept at growing onions, but it was nice to find a few in the garden…

In my kitchen…

…are new kitchen gadgets.  Last year I killed my mini food processor and Pete destroyed my handheld blender.  I replaced both with bright orange Cuisinart…

In my kitchen…

…is a basket of miniature toys that Small Girl and Little T play with when they come to visit.  It will keep them content and sitting at the dining room table for an hour, which is long enough for the grown-ups to have a cup of tea and a chat…

In my kitchen…

…are these gorgeous Cambodian bamboo bowls that Pete’s sister Katey gave me for Christmas.  Isn’t it just the most beautiful shade of red?

In my kitchen…

…are two large rectangular pizza stones.  I’ve searched for these for a long time, and was very excited to come across them at Victoria’s Basement

They fit neatly side by side in my 90cm free-standing Smeg oven, and provide a large continuous baking surface (they’re both the same size, please excuse the fish-eye effect in the photo)…

In my kitchen…

…are paper liners which fit my loaf tins perfectly.  I also found these at Victoria’s Basement and they were relatively inexpensive ($6 for 40)…

They made the latest batch of tiger cakes just that little bit easier…

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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 use this format, and to leave a comment here linking back to your post.  We’d love to see what’s happening in your kitchen this month!

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In My Kitchen Posts, February 2012

Amanda @ Lambs’ Ears and Honey

Sarah @ xo.sorcha.ox

David @ Cookbooks Anonymous

Karen @ Soul Kitchen Blog

Claire at Claire K Creations

Shelley @ All Litten Up

Pam @ Grow, Bake, Run
(brand new blog!)

Sue from Sous Chef

Lizzy @ Bizzy Lizzy’s Good Things

Misk @ Misk Cooks (belated Jan 12 IMK)

Heidi @ Steps on the Journey

Misk @ Misk Cooks

Mandy @ The Complete Cook Book

Tandy @ Lavender and Lime

Jane @ The Shady Baker

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Our friends Ian and Diana Ditchfield are small scale garlic growers based in the NSW Central Tablelands.  Their crops are grown chemical free, and lovingly tended by hand.

This year they’ve grown Australian White Garlic ($25/kg or $15/500g)…

…Australian Red Garlic ($25/kg or $15/500g), my new favourite…

The cloves have a gorgeous reddish tinge...

…and Purple Stripe Garlic ($30/kg or $18/500g).

If you’re based in Australia and would like to purchase from the Ditchfields, please drop them an email at anarelfarm(at)gmail.com.  Due to quarantine restrictions, they’re unable to ship to South Australia, Tasmania or Western Australia, and their minimum order is 500g, although they’re happy to sell in mixed lots (postage will be extra).

I’ve bought a kilo of each variety!  As I do every year, I’ve broken two-thirds of the bulbs up and frozen the cloves for use over the next 12 months.  With all the recent concerns about imported garlic, it’s nice to know that we’ll have a plentiful supply for the upcoming year!

Garlic cloves, separated but unpeeled, vacuum-sealed ready for freezing.

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Addendum: Here’s a photo of last year’s frozen garlic, which I’ve pulled out to use up now that the new season crop has arrived.  It’s been in our stand-alone freezer for a full year, and is still perfect for cooking!

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