Monday, 1 February 2021

In My Kitchen - February 2021

It's February, it was our wedding anniversary on the first, and wow, we must be old - our 35th!  Crumbs, I don't know where the years went.  Mr P. arranged the whole shebang (in our friends' backyard), and I just turned up in a pink dress that I'd bought the day before.  He had a female 'best man'; we had 30 guests, and the food was catered by a local café.  And it cost about $500 all up.  I'm thinking that even all those years ago, that was a bloody cheap wedding:-)

So it's time for another IMK.  We're sweltering away in another hot, humid Brisbane summer.  And thankfully, the border with New South Wales is about to come down next week.  I can't wait to head over the border and check out our fave art gallery and our fave seaside towns on the 'other side'.  

I hope your January has been a good one, and I look forward to checking out your IMK posts.  Feel free to let your foodie blogging friends know they are welcome to join us!  Just a reminder: IMK posts are about your kitchen (and maybe garden) happenings over the past month.  Dishes you've cooked, or preserves you've made, or herbs and veg in your garden, kitchen gadgets, and goings-on.  You get the picture:-)  And one curveball!  Throw in whatever you fancy.   


In My Kitchen:


leftover panettone with raspberry and lemon sorbets

Our friend Princess Pia gave us a lemon-scented panettone.  I tore it up and made layers of panettone, interspersed with layers of sorbets.  Then fresh raspberries and blueberries went on top.  Yep, it was delicious.



my cousin sent me this

My cousin always sends me interesting food items for Christmas; here we have some coconut bacon.  It was ... interesting, but I'll stick to the real stuff.  Sorry, little porcine beasties!


I bought more olive oil, and olives in apple balsamic

I like to buy boutique olive oil, and I got some olives in apple balsamic too.   Very tasty!


my homemade Worcestershire sauce after filtering

I ended up with these three bottles, after my sauce had matured for a couple of weeks.  I filtered out all the bits and bobs, and bottled it.  I put in plums this year too, which gave it a fabulous texture and flavour.


ceramic plate with gum flowers

I grabbed this little beauty in Kingaroy.  It's made by a local artist - Fay Stumm, and depicts gumnuts and flowers (as in eucalyptus gum trees).


a gift from a friend

Gotta laugh at this one.  I shall enjoy shoving his head into a filthy saucepan!


Hojiblanca olive oil

More oil.  I loved the name of the olive variety: Hojiblanca.  It means white leaf in Spanish.


my curveball - a carpet python having a snooze in the windowsill

Well, I headed into my study on the weekend, to find this little (did I say little?) beauty snoozing away in the windowsill.  S/he was all curled up, in about three or four loops.  That's her head at the back right.  S/he stayed for a couple of days - digesting something I guess - then headed out to pastures new.  That's me done; now it's your turn.


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58 comments:

  1. Happy Anniversary to your and Mr. P, Sherry!
    That leftover panettone with those berries looks to die for! And I love that ceramic plate...so beautiful. So you have a python as a pet or what? It would have scared the sh!t out of me if there were one on my windowsill!

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    1. Thanks angie. Ms or Mr Python left us after a couple of days. just digesting and resting i guess:-) It startled me but it was a wondrous thing to find her/him there enjoying his/her rest. Gotta take care of the local wildlife.

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  2. Fresh berries look divine to me in this wintery setting across the wide world from your kitchen.

    Your new ceramic plate is very pretty -- I did not know that eucalyptus/gum trees had such interesting flowers, though there are many eucalyptus groves in California that I thought I had observed. I've also been to the national arboretum in Canberra where they had every gum species represented, but it probably wasn't blossom season. I think the place I visited has burned, and is now different, but that's off-topic for your nice hand-made plate.

    be safe... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks Mae. Eucalypt flowers are so beautiful - the colours are just wonderful... And this plate is lovely. a clever artist. thanks for being part of IMK.
      cheers
      sherry

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  3. OMG! The snake would put me over the edge!! Yikes.

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    1. hi judee
      ah s/he was such a beauty. beautiful markings with a beautiful head. i was happy to be able to watch her/him so closely... Right in front of my desk so i sat here at my laptop, and could see her/him a few centimetres away.

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    1. Thanks Nil. Hard to believe so many years have gone by!

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  5. Happy anniversary! The years do tick by, don't they? We'll be celebrating our 41st in March. Anyway, swell kitchen stuff this month. I think we all need a Donald Brush. :-)

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    1. yep i think everyone should have a donald brush or maybe ... a Donald toilet brush?:)

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  6. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary Sherry! You'll be glad that border with New South Wales is about to come down. Here in Scotland, we're desperate to be allowed out of our houses other than for "essential purposes"!

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    1. thanks very much Neil. yep can't wait to head south. We are so lucky to have had such a small amount of hard lockdown here in QLD. take care
      cheers
      S

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  7. What a little beauty your python is Sherry, in our part of the world Pythons pay most people a visit at some time or other, not great for the chooks though.. Yes the Donald brush is a winner. Where on earth did your friend find it I wonder? I bet your Worcestershire sauce is very delicious, I must make some one day.Congratulations on your wedding anniversary, such an achievement. We are heading for our 44th this year, yikes, I was a child bride of course. Finally, love the panettone recipe, looks delicious. Take care.

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    1. hi pauline
      yep we get a lot of pythons around here, but this is the first time we've had one in the house. Have no idea where our friend got the Donald brush - but a good buy! Thanks re Worcester sauce - it turned out really well this year, thanks to the plums i reckon. I thought 35 was a big one but 44! good on ya.
      you take care too
      sherry

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  8. Ummm...no thanks on that snake. That's the one thing that terrifies me more than anything else. I literally said "Nope" when I saw that photo. Haha. Happy anniversary, my friend! I hope Mr. P gets you something fun - more oils, perhaps? :-)

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    1. but david s/he was beautiful! her lovely markings... We had a lovely anniversary day - hubby working, me doing stuff. But we had takeaway Thai for dinner. and he bought me flowers and i bought him choc-covered strawbs and doughnuts!

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  9. I don't understand when food bloggers make American political statements, especially when they're not even Americans. Just so you know, we own a Hillary Clinton toilet brush. Now I have to look up a recipe to make W sauce - I've never even considered making it from scratch!

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    1. oh Mimi
      i have NO idea if you're being serious or making a joke!? I really really hope it's the latter! CHeck out my worcester sauce recipe here on the blog.
      cheers
      sherry

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  10. Sherry it's always such fun to see the things that pass through (or stay) in your kitchen. Thant goes for the python as well, although I'm glad s/he just passed through.
    Do they make the Donald Brush in a toilet bowl version?

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    1. thanks so much Ron. lovely of you to drop by my post. Tee hee - if only (re Donald loo brush)...

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  11. Mr P here - Yes it was a fab day, and as Mrs P says, good grief 35 years ago! I organised it ok I reckon, except I way under ordered champers, which I've not done since. Whenever I get bottles now, I always double up what we think. The food was really great, and we even had 3 cakes. Mrs P is still the best wife!

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    1. thanks Mr P! You are a darn good hubby yourself!

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  12. Happy Anniversary to you and Mr.P! glad you an amazing day. Great idea to use the panettone bread and desserts looks delicious, best part is the sorbet layer! You're seriously freaking me out with the snake on the windowsill, I would've vacated my home, sherry! you're brave.

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    1. thanks Aarthi. we had a lovely day; admittedly on our own (he was working) but a good day nevertheless. Yep the sorbet was fantastic - raspberry and lemon. Oh no the snake was a thing of beauty:)

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  13. OMG that snake, I would have had to move house, preferably interstate! I love the look of that pannetone creation and all your other bits - you always have so much delicious in your kitchen! I especially love the Donald Brush, that's hilarious! Now someone needs to invent a toilet version!

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    1. oh s/he was a beauty sammie. the patterns and colours on her... Yep i agree - a Donald toilet brush would be perfect:)

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  14. Just linked up. I love everything single item on your list this month EXCEPT the python and the scrubber. (I've had enough of that guy. Don't even want the likeness in the house.) I'm not sure I would love the coconut bacon, but I'll live a little and try it! :)

    Cheers and have a fabulous February!

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    1. but she was so pretty that python:-) yep i know what you mean about the orange man...

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  15. Wow, time sure is flying- Happy anniversary! That's such a wonderful milestone to celebrate, but I'd like to think it's still just the beginning. :)

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  16. Happy Anniversary! Wow 35 years, so inspiring

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    1. thanks Raymund. it's hard to believe how long it has been :-)

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  17. We don't let snakes hang around that long! Our Boxer tries to catch them which never ends well for either her, or the snake. Happy anniversary xxx

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    1. thanks tandy. the python was just sleeping all day so it didn't really bother us. and she left after a couple of days.

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  18. Happy Anniversary to you and Mr P!! Wow 35 years is such an achievement! :D LOL at the Trump scrubbing brush.

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    1. thank you lorraine. yep it has been a long and interesting lifetime together:) gotta love the Trump brush.!

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  19. 35 years, congratulations!!! You have been together almost as long as I have been alive! I love your enthusiasm for all things food and I hope I can have your spirit when I'm 35 years married too (have to find a husband first...) I also adore the curveball thing you have introduced, thanks for hosting!

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    1. thank you! and we've been together for about 39 years i think. I'm glad you like the curveball; i think it adds a bit of interest to the whole thing!
      cheers
      sherry

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  20. Happiest of anniversaries to you and Mr. P! That’s just fantastic… glad you were able to celebrate! Great stuff in your kitchen this month, but that python? Eek!

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    1. thanks muchly david. yep it's pretty amazing i think. how on earth did we get here? 35 years!? She was a beauty that python. i loved her but i'm glad she moved on to pastures new. i couldn't shut the window till she left home:)

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  21. Your kitchen has so much fun this month! Happy anniversary. Thirty five years is impressive. And I love how casual your wedding sounds. I've had that coconut bacon and I think it was ok but perhaps not my favourite fake bacon. Plum in worcestershire sauce sounds great. That plate is beautiful and I love to think of you shoving trump into some dirty pan. And that snake! I am not sure I could be so calm about it as you sound but I guess if you don't bother the snake it is not likely to bother you.

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    1. hi johanna
      yes i was calm about that snake:) I love wildlife and it was such a pleasure being so very close to a lovely creature like that. she took off on the second day for pastures new. I keep hoping she'll drop by again. or i'll get a ringtail possume sleeping there again like the year before. we did indeed have a very casual wedding. those were the days...

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  22. Congratulations on the anniversary! It sounds like you had a lovely party.

    I wish I could have a Donald brush of my own for the extra dirty dishes :)

    Have a great February!

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    1. thanks veg hog! Yep everybody needs a Donald brush!
      cheers
      sherry

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  23. Happy anniversary! Doug and I will celebrate 37 years this upcoming June. That days do indeed fly by when you are having a great life.

    LOVE the Donald brush! I just can't have his image in the house htough, I fear he has ruined our country :-(

    The berry dessrrt is calling me. If I bring the coffee may I share a slice, please.

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    1. hi tina
      that's great - 37 years! It's lovely not to see or hear Trump lately. sigh with relief... Please do drop by :)

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  24. I had a shock when I saw the snake!!! I am so glad you have a screen to prevent it coming into the house. And I had a laugh at the Donald brush with that awful orange hair. He has so damaged our country though. I have seen that coconut bacon and wondered? I am so glad you tried it so now I don't have to. Happy Anniversary Sherry, and thank you for hosting.

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    1. she was a beauty that snake. Yes i really don't recommend that coconut bacon sad to say. thanks for your kind words.

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  25. Looks like I've missed the date again for an IMK post. Love that Trump dish brush... do they make on for use in the toilet? Your Worcestershire sauce looks good... I think I saw a recipe on your blog at some stage. Keen to make some. Happy anniversary, sounds like a great get together.

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    1. still plenty of time francesca! the link ends at midnight tonight. I wish there was a Trump loo brush:) Yep i have a recipe for Worcester on my blog; in fact i updated it recently. Thanks; i can't believe it's 35 years and we've known each other for 4 more years! And yes we had a great wedding. Didn't do anything for our anniversary except have a takeaway, but that was fine.
      cheers
      S

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  26. Firstly HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. Secondly, i have just literally with 5 minutes to spare joined in with IMK - wooo - Your kitchen as always entices me. I make my own coconut bacon, but its always interesting to see what is out there. Homemade worcestershire sauce and with plums, sounds amazing. i have some Donald Trump toilet paper, that is all i am saying:)

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    1. thanks muchly shaheen. can't believe it's 35 years! wow you make your own coconut bacon? that's amazing. is there a recipe on your blog? oh fab! i need some of that loo paper:-) cheers S x

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  27. NO THANKS on that python.
    As mentioned in another post, first time visiting and am now following you.
    Here is my weekly food post.
    https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2021/02/thats-my-jam.html

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    1. but she was a beauty jackie. such lovely colouring! i am so happy to see you here, and thanks so much for following. Much appreciated. I will add your post manually.
      cheers
      sherry

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  28. You make your own Worcester Sauce? I'm impressed! Lots of wonderful items in your kitchen. I would have to question the coconut bacon as well. Some things should be left well enough alone. Love the scrub brush. Well scrub away Sherry! Here's hoping you will dissolve him away completely. :)

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    1. well thanks MJ:) i do love my homemade worcester. yep scrubbing away; if only i could scrub him and his disreputable kids away...

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  29. omg that snake! I would have called the Fire Department, the military-literally everybody-to get rid of it!!!! Congratulations on your anniversary! Ciao, Cristina

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    1. oh no she was a beauty! and i loved being able to be so close and watch her. it was a privilege to have her nearby. thanks for the anniversary wishes.

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