Wednesday 1 March 2023

In My Kitchen - March 2023

'Crikey', as a certain Aussie zookeeper used to say (and me, and me).  What a year this is!  Funerals and houseguests and lots of socialising - I think I need a rest, my friends.  Well, as the saying goes: 'You can rest when you're dead'.

Things have been rather busy in my kitchen even with all the events, and guests.  There was an art exhibition opening night, and Bookclub, and preserving, and cake-baking, and so on.  Not all in my kitchen of course :=)  Ah, you know what I mean.

It has been a year since the February floods here in south-east Queensland.  It seems like forever ago.  So many things changed - people's houses and livelihoods gone, events postponed, businesses shut.  Tough times, but our community pulled through.  Life can spin on a dime, as they say.  Who knew such a flood would come out of the blue?  And especially after the massive 2011 floods.  And of course it's a year since the war with Ukraine started.  Hold on tight, folks.  Who knows what's ahead? :=)

 Anyways, here's a few things from my February kitchen.  Join in one and all with your latest kitchen happenings, please.  We love to check out what everyone is doing.


In My Kitchen:


a gifted tea towel from Ms. ML

choc pots a là Nigella Lawson

mediaeval hummus with rosebuds

another cookbook

local honey

a chocolate 'doughnut' from a local real estage agent! What the! ...

apple bundt cake

Worcestershire sauce on the go for 2-3 weeks

strawberry sake from the Japanese store (and Ramune lollies)

'Wisdom' by our friend Catherine Reason Macauley

Here's the curveball for this month.  She is still sitting in the Gallery as I am lay-bying her.  So in a few months' time, she will come home.  She will join the other beauties of Catherine's that I have.


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Tell us about your kitchen (and kitchen garden) happenings over the past month.  Dishes you've cooked, preserves you've made, herbs and veg. in your garden, kitchen gadgets, and goings-on.  And a curveball is welcome - whatever you fancy; no need to be kitchen-related.  

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c. Sherry M.

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38 comments:

  1. So many good stuff in your kitchen this month. The doughnut with a hammer...interesting.. what for?

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    1. thanks Angie. It was a chocolate in fact. You smashed it open with the 'auctioneer's' hammer :)

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  2. Your new kitchen items look delightful, especially the Andy Warhol imitation on the tea towel, and the chocolate pots. Thanks for hosting.

    best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. thanks Mae. Those choc pots are delicious - every single time.

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  3. Life is a real rollercoaster, isn't it?! Well, I finally made it and linked up. Hope I can keep up the momentum. Looks like you have had a busy and delicious month. Here's to a moreish and marvellous March :)

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    1. thanks sammie. great to see you here at last :) Have a fab March.

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  4. Oh Sherry it has been a tough time for you. I hope that it gets better. Life seems to have been crazier in the past few years that's for sure. I'm curious what was the RE agent giving out donuts for?

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    1. thanks much Lorraine. No idea why he was giving out chocolate doughnuts. Very mysterious.

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  5. I love the bowls you used for the chocolate pots. I cannot believe it's the first of the month already.
    from Tandy I Lavender and Lime https://tandysinclair.com

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    1. thanks Tandy. They are vintage ceramics by Martin Boyd, of the famous aussie artists family.

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  6. thanks Lori. I hope your year (and mine) gets better. I make the Worcester every year, probably for about 6-7 years. Enjoy March!

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  7. Wow, that medieval hummus sounds really interesting - I haven't cooked much with rosebuds, but they look fun! And making your own Worcestershire sauce, too!? You've been busy in the kitchen during February, Sherry!

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    1. we love the hummus! Yes it was a busy and weird month for sure david.

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  8. Strawberry sake?!!!! Wow. I can’t wait to hear about that!

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  9. "Australia" is a favorite movie and I loved it when Nicole Kidman said "Crikey" to Jack ? I'll take a pot or two of that chocolate :)

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  10. The year is, as they say, progressing apace. Too quickly for me! SOrry about the funerals... I dread each one. As my only hot beverage of choice is hot chocolate (hot cocoa), I am enamored with the Nigella cups. Lovely.

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    1. the year is flying by. My fave dessert; I make it often as so quick and easy.

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  11. The choc pots and the ceramic bowls look wonderful. I know you are careful with what you eat so I must make those chocolate pots, on the weekend. I just adore Wisdom. What is her nationality?Will you put on a welcome party for her when she arrives home.. I love the look of the medieval hummus too. I remembered that one, and keep meaning to make it as well. Dark rye and honey cake looks like the best, I am into honey after all.I'm quite pleased to see March arrive aren't you? Not that I'm wishing the year away.

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    1. thanks pauline. The choc pots are only in small dishes so you don't get too much at once. Who cares if there's cream and chocolate? :=) I have a plinth ready for Wisdom. So many new cookbooks coming up ... Yes very happy that Autumn is here!

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  12. What an interesting assortment.. the chocolate doughnut by the real estate is intriguing, guess they are all finding novelty in their own ways! Never knew there was strawberry sake..

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    1. yes the sake was a surprise to me too. and delicious!

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  13. Hellooo!
    great things in your kitchen. I like honey, I'm a big fan of this kitchen gold :)
    Greetings from Poland!

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  14. I must sometime join "IMK" -- although my kitchen is so wee and seldom so new, it would be quite anticlimactic to your readers! I do love all the touches, especially the chocolate pots, bundt cake and that fabulous towel! And thanks for coming by recently, Sherry!

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    1. oh yes do join us jeanie. always nice to have newbies :)

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  15. Sherry, so many good things happening in your kitchen! The world is spinning, spinning and spinning. So much is happening. keep enjoying life, and rest a little.

    Velva

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  16. There's so many bad things going on in the world at the moment. That's why I love to spend my time flicking through people's cooking blogs! Always a joy reading your monthly update Sherry. Despite the not so good news around!

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    1. thanks so much Neil. Blogging keeps me sane :)

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  17. Love the Warholesque Shelley towel! And, as with many of your art purchases, I covet "Wisdom"!!!!!!!! Happy March!

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  18. You choc pots look amazing, as does the apple bundt cake. Have a great month!

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    1. thanks Marg. The choc pots are always a hit, and the apple cake was delightful. Must blog it ...

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  19. I can totally relate to your sentiments about needing a break after all the recent events and socializing. It sounds like your kitchen has been just as busy as the rest of your life!

    As for your kitchen happenings, I'm intrigued by the medieval hummus with rosebuds and the strawberry sake from the Japanese store - those sound like such unique and interesting flavors! And of course, who can resist a good apple bundt cake? I'm also curious about the "curveball" you mentioned - I can't wait to hear more about it when it comes home.

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    1. thanks for dropping by my post Raymund. It has been busy!

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