Thursday 5 May 2016

In My Kitchen May 2016

Hey guess what?  It rained yesterday.  It has been so hot and so dry and so ridiculously long winded this summer - aaarrgghh.  So a bit of rain was wonderful.  But it brings out the toads which is not good for your pets.  Toad poison can even kill humans apparently. We were puppy sitting so had to do toad patrol before letting her out for her goodnight pee.  Toads were on the rampage so Mr P. killed a few with his handy bottle of Dettol.  Oh the fun:=)

Well, that's not what this post is about.  Though you may get to see a photo of the wee pup as she was definitely in the yard if not the kitchen.  I thought I had very little to show for the past month, but as usual it turns out I was up to more than I first thought.  So here we have:

In my kitchen:




overnight bread once again   


Mr P. loves his bread so I made him some sundried tomato overnight bread again. Soooo easy even if I did burn the top a wee bit. 




oil from our recent Stanthorpe trip  

The olives were about to be harvested so this is obviously last year's crop.  I can't wait till the new harvest of oils is available from the various growers around the country.




now that's a whopper of a herby bagful 

I bought this at a Greek deli recently.  I couldn't find it on the shelves so the owner asked the young helper to get it for me.  I don't know what he said to him but the boy went leaping up the stairs grumbling away and came back with this almighty bush of oregano!




another cute spotty dotty enamel jug    


I bought this cute jug in Tenterfield NSW on our recent trip to celebrate Mr P.'s birthday. I found it in an old-fashioned haberdashery store filled to the brim with wonderful stuff, like Aladdin's cave.  I adore dots, my friends!




local honey from down the road - literally!   

This is truly local honey from about 1 kilometre away.  Friends of ours have neighbours with a hive, and we were lucky enough to be given a jar.  So amazing when it is this fresh and untreated. Incredible that you can have your own honey in the 'burbs.




no, don't go!  

This is Scout, red staffie extraordinaire.  Only 10 weeks old but so smart already.  And you can see the muscles under her puppy fat. She is going to be a big, strong girl.




an octopus tumbler/tealight holder    





and a seahorse one   





flowers from Scout's family for puppy sitting       





noooo, I didn't chew that rubber mat naah not me  


That is cobwebs all over her face.  She went for a sniff around the place and found some old cobwebs to dress herself in.




yerba mate tea cup made from a gourd   


This tea cup is from Peru, brought back by a friend who has just spent 2 months travelling in South America.  It is carved from a gourd, with leather on the outside and has a metal base and straw.  I think this one is decorative rather than practical. 






new olive oil! 



Speaking of latest harvest olive oil, this just came in the post today! Better hurry if you want some - only 2000 odd bottles left in stock according to the website.



can you guess?  yes macadamias  



Not far from our house is a nook of wild macadamias.  The trees are full of nuts that are about to get ripe and fall off, so I will be checking regularly for the bounty.  They can be made into milk, or whatever takes my fancy.  Next month hopefully I will have a nice amount to show you.




Scout again  


Well, I had to end with another photo of Scout naturally.  Here she is chewing on a stick in the sunshine.  That tongue is just delightfully pink!




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18 comments:

  1. Aww I love all the pics of Scout!! What a sweet face. And do toads not like Dettol? I'm not really familiar with toads!

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    1. Isn't she cute Lorraine ? Yes toads do not like dettol. It kills them stone dead! Very handy when you are in the yard in the dark trying to get rid of them pronto.

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  2. Sounds to me as if you need your own four legged friend Sherry. There's been such a fuss lately about EV olive oil not being what's on the label, but at least Cobram got a big tick. I wish autumn would arrive too, my first Brissy summer has gone on waaay too long

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    1. Yes this has been an abysmal summer Sandra. You picked the wrong one to move up:). That is why I always buy boutique Aussie olive oils.

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  3. Made into milk? What a waste! Stop pretending to be healthy, roast them and let's get on with it. Adorable photos of Scout but my fave is that octopus tumbler - I adore it. Where do you find the room? I just put up a link on my FB page about olive oil and mentioned Cobram as a name you could trust. I see you concur : )

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    1. Yes I saw your comment on local olive oils. My shelves are bulging for sure. I love octopus things. So cute.

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  4. I'm sorry but Scout is stealing the show here. What a beautiful girl! And yay for local honey :)

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    1. Isn't it fab having truly local honey? I knew Scout would steal the show here:)

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  5. Cobram is one of my favourite oils, such wonderful flavour. Your bread looks amazing!

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    1. I love this first harvest oil. Thanks re bread. I rarely make it but hubby loves it so I must make more:)

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  6. What a grand assortment of treasures, but puppy Scout clearly claims lead status. Such a cutie! The dot pitcher is sweet; will you use it for display or as a functional piece?

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    1. I know. She is the star isn't she? The jug is practical too so will be used.

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  7. Wild macadamias! How exciting. I love the look of your sundried tomato bread too. I hope you've had more rain and cooler temperatures now...but not so much the toads.

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  8. We've had a couple of cool nights Kari but it's still pretty damn warm. And winter starts in 2 weeks!!

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  9. The teething stage is always such a delight, make sure she doesn't swallow any splinters. I'm in awe of your sundried bread and I'm hoping I'm going to find a recipe when I look for it in a moment. I haven't had sundried 'marties for too long.

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    1. I have blogged that bread recipe before. I think it is called Matt preston's bread. It is tasty!

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  10. You have so many marvellous things in your kitchen Sherry and I am not just talking about Scout! The sea horse tumbler obviously caught my interest and I am curious about the bush lime infused oil, is it very different from traditional limes? And yes, please some tomato bread for me too.

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    1. thank you Shaheen. Of course the sea horse would catch your eye after your Cornwall trip. I don't think the bush limes taste much if any different but it is nice to have wild limes in the oil.

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