Here we go again, my friends :=) Halloween just left the building, and already Christmas shenanigans are squeezing through the front door. October has been very weird, weatherwise. We had a huge storm with a super-cell (and massive 7cm hailstones), then the next day was 38C, then the day after that it dropped to 23C, and lots of rain. EEEK! What's next? The Apocalypse?
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| oh my word, friends - we had a storm! |
Oh boy, did we have a storm! See the green layer? Yep, massive hail in some areas (not ours luckily). And a house which was being renovated came off its stumps in the 96 kph winds. I think 70,000 homes/people were without power. Weirdly, our power went off, but only for about 30 seconds. Other poor souls lost it for hours (and days). For some reason (geographical?), our suburb rarely gets the bad stuff!
In My Kitchen:
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| a gorgeous tumbler/pour cup - Snow Gum - from Magnolia Mountain |
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| mmm, yep another cookbook |
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| the green matcha bikkies are like Tim Tams! but green, and matcha :) |
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| a dear friend sent me these! Ah childhood memories ... |
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| I bought the best dukkah ever - again! |
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| I had to buy me some more Dubai chocolate |
I tried dark chocolate, milk chocolate and ruby chocolate versions. Nah to the ruby for sure, and nah to the dark - but yay for the milk choc version. Which is odd for me, 'cos I don't normally go for milk chocolate! But it just worked here!
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| who could resist these cute bees on a tea-towel from Donna Sharam? |
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| yep, we went to Tropical Fruit World :=) |
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| and I got these |
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| don't laugh, my friends - yes more wooden spoons, and a cute jug |
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| new to me! - turtle chips (and I got some more pistachio spread) |
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| bought this one - love his Instagram videos |
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| the curveball - crabby wire sculpture by Russell Solomon |
Well, that's it for this month. See you in December. Hoping to see you all here for IMK. Everybody welcome!
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| c. Sherry M. |
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I love those wooden spoons! The tea towel is so cute.
ReplyDeleteYou know how i love a wooden spoon Angie :)
DeleteTwo kinds of Dukka? I can’t even remember what. you do with it! Your kitchen sounds lovely, and thanks for hosting this month once again.
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I just chuck it in and on everything when i cook! Thanks Mae.
DeleteI have the Helen Goh book on my Christmas list. I've tried a few Dubai chocolates, but I don't think they're for me. Love those wooden spoons.
ReplyDeleteEveryone raves about her book so fingers crossed! I love! Dubai chocolate, esp. when it has lots of filling. So good! as Dom the upside down baker says.
DeleteSo many fun additions to your kitchen. I love the spoons and that bee tea towel is TOO cute. I always prefer dark chocolate too so interesting on choosing the milk chocolate. Glad the storms spared your area. That picture looks pretty scary. Hope all is well and that you enjoy November!!
ReplyDeletethanks Lori. Yes i am finding that milk chocolate works best in some recipes... We are expecting another massive stormfront today with tornadoes and supercells!! Eeek...
DeleteSo pleased you weren't seriously affected by those storms. It has certainly been wild down your way. We've had a wildish storm too and it's raining now with an imbedded storm, which is lovely. Lots of delicious treats in your kitchen again Sherry, love the tea towel and the crabby wire sculpture. Those recipe books look interesting, I had seen the upside down cooking book. So much inspiration out there. Have a great month my friend.
ReplyDeletethanks Pauline tho I see we are all expecting the storms with the supercells today! All the way up to you. Take care!
DeleteLove the bee tea towel and the crab. Original ideas!
ReplyDeletethanks Marie.
DeleteGreen papaya herb salt??!!!!!! Wow!
ReplyDeleteYes it's delicious!
DeleteYou were lucky to have had power after that hectic storm. Love the wooden spoons and I just made some dukka to use on pastry.
ReplyDeleteTandy (Lavender and Lime) https://tandysinclair.com
You have so many different goodies on your list today it would take me half a page to comment 'my way' :) ! But you have given me some real home work with your TWO dukkahs (which I love) and the papaya herb salt ?! Am too broke to buy Dubai chocolate . . . but as far as ordinary stuff goes it's always the dark for me :) ! We've had some pretty awful storms also but nought like up north - bestest . . .
ReplyDelete6pm - Sherry, am just watching the weather forecast for your area - keeping my fingers crossed none of the really nasty hits your home > keeping my fingers crossed !!!
DeleteI went and heard Helen Goh speak when she was in Australia a few weeks ago, and got to try a few nibblies from recipes in her book!
ReplyDeleteDom seems like a total sweetheart! Looking forward to seeing your take on his recipes! :D
ReplyDeleteI saw that hail on Instagram stories - it was HUGE! Love your crab and your wooden spoon (there's no such thing as too many!) I love Dom - I think he is a national treasure! What will you cook first?! Those dukkahs look delish! Hope you have a November to remember for all the right reasons! xx
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a sky like that. What a storm -- that sky is just scary as all get out. And of course, I always love seeing your kitchen things! Happy week, happy November!
ReplyDeleteTwo different kinds of dukkah caught my eye as did those lovely spoons. Karen (Back Road Journal)
ReplyDeleteIt's so odd to think Christmas is coming up. (And for us here in North America, Thanksgiving as well.) Time really does fly!
ReplyDeleteI read about that storm on another Aussie blog. Wasn't it the same Thursday there was a storm here in western Europe too? I'm glad you didn't get the worst of it anyway.
ReplyDeleteI have honestly never had Dubai chocolate. I think I might try it, but only once the hy
pe is over and it's less expensive.