In My Kitchen - January 2024

Greetings, Earthlings!   No, hang on, that's Marvin the Martian.  Happy New Year, my Earthling friends.  Phew, I feel like I just got through 2023 by the skin of my teeth.  So 2024, I'm looking at you to be a whole lot more palatable.  I hope your festive season was a wondrous one, dear blogging friends.  

Mr P. and I had a very quiet Christmas Day on our own, having a delicious roast chook for lunch, followed by a big nap (for him) and some reading for me.  I got a few books for Christmas, including one called Brisbane Bookshops, and Jamie Oliver's latest.  Oh yes, and we had big storms over the east coast, with golf ball-sized hail in some parts.  That's an Aussie Christmas for you.  (Edit: there have been some deaths due to the storms.  Sad days.)

This will be a quick In My Kitchen post; too much to do over the break, don't you know? :=)  We are heading away for a few nights, and I will finally get to see the Museum that hubby designed at Murgon.  So here we go ...

In My Kitchen:

the cutest ceramic fish plate by our mate NatPop

I buy a box every Christmas of Patrice's biodynamic garlic

and I make a batch of mango chutney

I made caramelised red onion jam

I love a terrific condiment

I pickled some cucumbers - my best batch yet, I reckon :=)

there was Persian rice with dill made by our dear friend Ms. Atee

She is also a clever architect, artist, wife and mum.  And a lovely person to boot.

I grabbed a couple of books by our friend Mel

Mel runs a very successful cooking school here in Brisbane called Vanilla Zulu.  She is from Zimbabwe via South Africa, and often pops up on morning television these days.  And she's punched out half a dozen cookbooks in her spare (hehehe) time.

I made citrus cordial

yep, and bought another cookbook

some Christmas gifts

not exactly in my kitchen, but ... my latest foodie bookmarks

I do a few different ones several times a year.  These are my Christmas ones that I hand out willy-nilly to all and sundry :=)

the curveball! Yep a ceramic skull

This is a (prize-winning) ceramic skull by our friend Starr.  She has recently moved studios, so we headed along to one of her open days.  Where I saw this fabulous skull, which I had to have.  It's a ripper!

Crumbs, this post is a bit longer than I envisaged.  And there are heaps more Christmas gifts to show off.  Oh well, February ...

c. Sherry M.

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