Phew! Made it! Here we are in February already. What a whirlwind this year is being. Mr P. and I went on a roadtrip down south, where we visited an old friend (we've known him, and his now-deceased wife, for about 45 years!) We miss you, Ailsa! And Mr P. has started treatment for his cancer, so it's all go, here at our place. Phew, what will happen next, I wonder?
How about you, my friends? How is it all going? The world is in a precarious place, it seems to me. But fingers crossed, we will get through it all, and soon. Come along, and join in our monthly get-together. Share your kitchen (and garden) shenanigans with us all. This is our happy place! Looking forward to hearing about your 2026 life, my friends.
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| driving over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on our roadtrip |
In My Kitchen:
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| had to buy this one! A local artist's work, on a tea towel - so cute |
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| bought this at a Toowooomba deli |
Hubby took me on a surprise day out to his old hometown of Toowoomba. We hit the deli of course, where we had coffee, and I bought a couple of things, including this Spanish olive oil (and the tea towel above).
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| another ceramic pourer, and the bronze snake that hubby bought me for Christmas |
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| hubby carting out mangoes to the bin, before the garbage truck comes by |
Usually, our mango tree (which is old and grumpy) doesn't produce more than a handful of fruit each summer, but this year every mango tree in the neighbourhood decided to go ballistic after early Spring rains and heat. So we came back to about 150 kilos of 'em lying on the ground, rotting and fermenting and stinking! Hubby and I got up early the next morning to pick up as much fruit as possible, to chuck in the bins, as it was bin day that day. Groan ... !
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| bought these at a fabulous cafe in Ulmarra, NSW |
What a fabulous little town this is! So friendly, and such good food. I have been watching a lot of that lovely British fellow who reviews tinned fish! So I was inspired to try some different ones.
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| and I got these - from somewhere on our travels |
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| bought these in a cheese shop in the Hunter Valley |
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| and bought these - who knows where? :=) |
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| you know a wooden spoon had to come into the equation! Carved by John Moody |
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| there were chilli burns, and much yoghurt! |
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| I made green jalapeño hot sauce, with only one glove!! |
How foolish of me! Left hand - all gloved up; right hand - nope! OMG did it burn. I tried ice, I tried cold water, I tried milk, I tried bi-carb soda, but in the end, I just had to stick my hand in a tub of plain Greek yoghurt and leave it for a couple of hours!
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| another book! I buy them from Blackwell's in the UK these days |
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| and I pickled some cukes |
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| the curveball: the most beautiful glass paperweight! |
I bought this glorious glass piece by an artist called Nicole Ayliffe, from South Australia. It is actually quite a large and heavy piece, and just so beautiful to hold, and stroke :=)
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| c. Sherry M. |
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