In My Kitchen August 2015/My Sunday Photo 2 August 2015

Well, July was a month to hunker down and keep warm in old Brisbane town:)  We had a cold spell with Antarctic winds so it brought sleet and snow to the border towns of Queensland and New South Wales.  I keep telling people it does snow in Queensland! We ended up with the inevitable winter lurgy, which I am still trying to shake.  

Never mind, it is the most glorious day outside with clear blue skies and lovely sunshine.  And what about that wonderfully luminous blue moon the other night?  You can well understand how primitive peoples would have worshipped that glowing goddess.

I was still getting belated birthday gifts in July - lucky me!  Books galore and other treats.  Mr P. and I took our usual pilgrimage to Stanthorpe, where it snowed just a bit further south, and we got hopelessly lost in the backblocks with a storm coming, no GPS or phone signal, and very little petrol.  We managed to make it out alive, just!

isn't she amazing?  in her 90s and still going strong having forged a family dynasty of cooks 

this is a delish relish from the QLD wine growing region near the NSW border  

bought this at a market in Stanthorpe; Mr P. has decided this belongs to him!  

I can't resist Nigel.  Love his floppy hair and great recipes 

a spurtle for my niece's birthday   

soft nougat - just the way I like it 

Mr P.'s fave jam from Stanthorpe  

and cream liqueur for a friend, also from Stanthorpe 

olive oil straight from the farm 

local (Stanthorpe) fudge  

Bush Buddha - gorgeous artwork from local artist Maggie Brockie  

this is sooo good to cook with!  Mr P. got it for me from Colorado, lovingly handmade  

this looks interesting - can't wait to dive into it   

and this is a funny one I bought for myself; the chicken pie recipe calls for 3 chooks! 

It was a great (if cold) month, full of treats and adventures.  It is going to be 27C tomorrow so it feels like Spring is coming early. Join in with Celia from Fig Jam & Lime Cordial, who keeps us all in check for In My Kitchen each month.  Where bloggers from all over the world "meet" to show off the goodies and produce they have discovered and/or worked with recently.  (I am also posting this as my weekly My Sunday Photo contribution with Bush Buddha being the star attraction).  And a final note: Selma,one of our fellow IMK'ers passed away last month.  All the best to her family at this sad time.