In My Kitchen September 2015

This is going to be a brief In My Kitchen post this month as August was rather quiet on the kitchen front.  I have a weird phobia about August!  For some reason, it just gives me the willies and I am always so happy when it is over.  Thank goodness it is now officially Spring and September.  

a tea-towel signed by Kitty and Penny Flanagan-such a funny show! 

our lovely friend Miss PP went down to Hobart and made some jam from her fruit trees   

a rather heart-warming book full of homestyle recipes      

Kitty Flanagan was brilliant!  What a fab show.   We have seen her a few times and this was her best.  We queued up to have a tea towel signed by her and sister Penny.  Oh dear, Penny was not in a very good mood I fear.  Kitty had to tell her to come and sign it for us.  Big sister stuff:)

Our friend Miss PP owns a house in Hobart, and she goes down to check it out every so often.  This year her cumquats were splendiferous, so we ended up with a jar of lovely marmalade. (You can tell she was a teacher by her lovely handwriting).  

I know it sounds cheesy but Melissa Gilbert's book is actually rather good.  Full of stories about the TV show, and lots of lovely, homely recipes that it would be a pleasure to make.  (And I don't mean homely in the American sense of plain and unattractive).  

Oh dear!  I just bought another cookbook out of the blue.  I found out that Rachel Khoo was in town signing books, so off I went to see her. How could I resist?. She is so lovely!  Such a sweetie, and full of smiles and chatter.  Without thinking, I leant down to have a photo taken with her, and put my arm around her shoulders.  She was kind enough not to shrug me off.  And she said she likes the (brief) look she has had at Brisbane.  

I love her beautiful drawings    

me and Rachel Khoo! 

Okay so Rachel Khoo wasn't in my kitchen, but I now have a signed copy of her book so it's like she is in my kitchen.  It's lovely when one of your idols turns out to be as nice as they seem on the telly!  (And no she wasn't tipsy; just friendly).

Join in with Celia from Fig Jam & Lime Cordial for the monthly IMK get-together.  Where you too can share your kitchen goodies with fellow bloggers around the globe.  Always a fascinating read!