In My Kitchen July 2012

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Welcome to another little tour of my kitchen.
This post starts with coffee.  Throughout my days at home I drink a lot of tea.  But, sometime around 9am everyday the household comes to a standstill for coffee.  After several years finding my way around our machine I am mostly happy with my amateur barista skills.

A big pot of vegetables picked entirely from my garden except for the flecks of red onion.  This harvest was a rescue mission for the capsicums and beans before they finally surrendered to several heavy frosts.

 

Chocolate Waffles with Salted Guinness Caramel…yes this is major indulgence territory.  When I found this magnificent recipe I just had to try it and it did not disappoint.  I made them as small pancakes rather than waffles.  You must try this recipe at least once!

 

These photos are of my home butcher husband Terry, rolling a boneless lamb roast.  This is a great way to use odd cuts of meat and also makes carving the cooked roast easier.

A fragrant bowl of cinnamon, coriander seed, cloves and cardamon ready to be ground and pounded into my interpretation of Chai tea.  All these incredible spices came by mail order from Herbies, bless them.

Finally, a box of Kourabiethes or Greek Shortbread.  I made these as a special birthday gift and topped the box off with a sweet ceramic tag from Paper Boat Press.

 

What have you been cooking?
Do you have anything new in your kitchen?
Please share and join in the fun at Celia’s beautiful blog Fig Jam and Lime Cordial.

22 Comments

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    tea with hazel

    June 30, 2012

    so many lovely things going on in your kitchen jane..your box of biscuits is a beautiful gift with the ceramic gift tag embellishment..very professional looking..thanks for the link..x

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      Linking your biscuits is a pleasure Jane x

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    passionfruitgarden.com

    June 30, 2012

    Hi Jane,
    Love your photos – the colour is great. Everything looks beautiful, expecially those pancakes. They look amazing but, fattening. I can't wait until I have my own vegies – we are building the garden bed at the moment.
    Glenda

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      Thank you Glenda, these pancakes are not a regular event at our house!

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    Lizzy (Good Things)

    July 1, 2012

    Good morning Jane, as always, a delicious and inspiring range of good and yummy things in your kitchen. I can't wait till we get the opportunity to meet.

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    Paula

    July 1, 2012

    Another lovely post Jane and such beautiful photography…I can almost taste the pancakes!!!

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      Thanks for calling in Paula!

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    Shirley

    July 1, 2012

    Love the blog Jane, those pancakes look delicious.

    Shirley http://themakingofparadise.blogspot.com.au/

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      Thanks for saying hello and your comments Shirley!

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    celia

    July 1, 2012

    Jane, you always have such beautiful things in your kitchen, thank you for sharing them with us. I love seeing all the veges from your garden – how satisfying that must have been! And the rolled roast looks superb – did you take a shot of it after it was roasted? Cookies and pancakes look yummy, and aren't Herbie's Spices just the best? 🙂

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      No I didn't take an 'after' photo of the roast Celia, I will have to do that another time. Thanks for calling in!

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    MissPiggy

    July 2, 2012

    I love these posts…I've just emailed the organiser to ask if I can get involved (just to proove I do have a kitchen at home & it sometimes gets used).

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      I look forward to seeing your kitchen Mel!

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    Anne@GtSlamseysFarm

    July 2, 2012

    Another beautiful post Jane. That rolled lamb looks so neat and professional (clever husband there) – maybe you could do a tutorial for us to follow, then mine might look a bit tidier and not fall apart.

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      Thanks Anne, we might have to work on more butchery post for the future!

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    e

    July 2, 2012

    Your photos are, as always, beautiful. I can smell those spices from here 🙂 and i hope you kept some of the greek shortbreads for yourself! i remember eating them when i was in greece and fell in love with them, but i have never made them. you have inspired me.

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      Jane S

      July 3, 2012

      Thank you E, you must make those shortbreads…they are lovely!

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    Georgia

    July 5, 2012

    Those pancakes look mighty tempting Jane!

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    Katrina

    July 5, 2012

    Jane – wow I think I am officially converted from waffles to pancakes. They look spectacular!!

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    Karen@soulkitchenblog

    July 9, 2012

    Great photos 🙂

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    today i

    August 9, 2012

    Hi Jane, my name is Monika from the blog http://tooodayi.blogspot.com.au I saw the guest post that you just did and would love to invite you to do one on my blog. I was going to write you an email in regards to this but I couldn't locate your email address! If you would like to do it, please let me know. Monika.

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