You know I have to say it - eek! how did it get this far into the year? Eight weeks till Christmas?! And what a mixed bag this year has been. And storm season has started early! We had a whizz-bang ripper storm the other night, with huge winds and rain and a wee bit of hail. Could be the start of something ...
October was a busy one - I made 3 sorts of muffins for our local indie bookstore The Quick Brown Fox for Love Your Bookshop Day. I picked jaboticabas and made jam, and I made basil paste and mustard, and cake (my fave German chocolate cake). We went away for a weekend, to one of our happy places - the Granite Belt, home to many vineyards, and fruit farms, and arty people.
Here's to a splendid November; feel free to join in, everyone. We're waiting to 'read all about it' !:=) - as they used to say in the movies. Was that in the old Superman/Clark Kent days with George Reeves? I sometimes think of the other fella - Christopher Reeve, and how his whole life would have been so different if he had hit his spine just one centimetre to the left or right ... There but for the grace of God, as they say! Anyways, here we go!
In My Kitchen:
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| there were pineapple mini muffins for Love Your Bookshop Day |
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| and corn muffins |
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| and another cookbook |
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| and a (free) Santoku knife from the supermarket |
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| I made mustard - again! Mr P.'s fave. |
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| and some basil paste (not pesto) - just basil, salt and EVoo |
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| I bought a few goodies on our recent weekend away in Stanthorpe |
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| and a few more things |
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| Yep, another one! But Nagi is worth the shelfroom! |
So, here we are, racing to the end of the year. I hope everything is going well for everybody! See you in December, my friends. Well, or before that, if you read my other posts :=)
Oops, nearly forgot the curveball!
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| a beautiful bee by Lauren Broughton |
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| c. Sherry M. |
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I understand the cookbook dilemma. Last week I weeded through mine, got rid of a couple, and bought two new ones. I guess my theory is if the shelf space remains the same there is no harm, no foul, and I truly only regret getting rid of one of the cookbooks. Thankfully though one of the sons took it.
ReplyDeleteNow that I saw the covers of your new one and looked them up online, my chops are salivating thinking I need them!
Your October does look like a lot of fun with some good food and intriguing cookbooks added to your stash.
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Hi Sherry! It looks like a wonderful month in your kitchen. The muffins look fabulous and I'm sure the German chocolate cake was too. That was my gram's favorite cake so I have fond memories. Nagi's cookbooks are filled with fun recipes to try and I'm sure this one is too. I love the bee it is just too cute. Have a wonderful month!!
ReplyDeleteYou have been a cooking maniac! Those muffins look fabulous and everything sounds so good. Eight weeks? Yikes. And our Thanksgiving is late this year -- that's when I usually start, but I may have to go on the early side. Happy week!
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry, the bee is adorable! I love the labels you have printed for your mustard, and the basil paste is interesting. You will have to offer up how you use it!
ReplyDeleteYour muffins look great and I'm so impressed you make your own mustard. Also who doesn't love a new and free knife! Have you made anything from Nagi's new book? I made the spicy peanut noodles and the tapas-y traybake this week and am hoping to make 2 more dishes next week. I can't believe we're in November already - hope storm season is kind to you. Thanks for hosting xx
ReplyDeleteThe mustard looks so good!
ReplyDeleteNagi is always worth the shelfroom. We got one of those knives too - I'm taking it to Sydney when we go at Christmas as my mother's knives are always crap. Love the bees, the muffins and evrything in between.
ReplyDeleteThe muffins look nice, and that mustard.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the recipe books and the knife! I'm trying to get a new bread knife the same way.
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Those muffins look GOOD! You should bake more :-))
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