In My Kitchen - August 2025

I am writing this hurriedly as I need to get this post all done before we go away for a few days.  We are heading to Mr P.'s old hometown of Toowoomba again; something to do with his work, I think - hehehe.  And also to catch up with a friend/podmate who lives up there.  (FYI, I am part of an Instagram pod - a group of gals who love to take photos, and travel and eat ...).

I have to say we have been having a tough time of it lately.  Mr P. has serious health issues, and life is very uncertain.  It was a bit funny though when we saw the specialist who kept saying: I feel like you don't believe me!  Hubby and I were confused, but people say we must not have reacted the way he thought we would.  I guess he expected weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, said I to Mr P.!

Oh well, what can you do?  We will just keep on keeping on, taking each day as it comes.  Let's jump into our kitchen happenings anyway!  Our local indie kids' bookshop is turning three on August 1st, so I am making a (Nigella) chocolate slab cake for the birthday party.  Baking always makes me happy!  And I baked a pretty pink raspberry, lemon and coconut cake last week.  Yes indeed, life is better with baking! 

so pretty in pink!

In My Kitchen:

I preserved the organic lemons from our friend's tree

and I bought some goodies on my birthday trip away

Princess Pia gave me this glorious bundt tin for my birthday

I made this chocolate slab cake for the Historical Society

It was the 125th birthday of our building (which used to be the Chermside State School), so we had a party, of course!

Yep, I bought me some black pepper, and a medley!

that Dubai chocolate was a bit sad!

The Dubai chocolate block was mostly all choc and no pistachio filling, so kinda disappointing for this little black duck.

and then there was this Dubai choc block from Coco88 - so good!

gorgeous espresso cups made by our friend Brooke

A couple of years ago, our neighbour asked if we could ask our friend Brooke from Red Door Studio Ceramics to make her some cute cups.  Which we did, and she did, and they sat in said neighbour's kitchen ever since.  She has gone into aged care now, so she most kindly gave the cups to us, to love and cherish!

and I made nut butter biscuits

I finished off the remains of a jar of hazelnut butter, and of peanut butter, to make these fab biscuits.  So easy, and so good.

fruit and veg. from a country shop (and lemons from Princess Pia)

a few goodies I bought at that same country produce store

a memoir by food writer Bee Wilson

and the curveball - a cute, tin frog made in Vietnam

c. Sherry M.

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