In My Kitchen - September 2014

Here's what's happening in my kitchen at the moment...

Italian Chestnut Honey:

I'm a honey collector. My pantry runneth over with jars of the golden nectar. From Blue Gum to Iron Bark, Greek Thyme to Orange Blossom, you name it, I've got it. But this Italian chestnut honey has been a fixture on our breakfast table over winter. Our toast and porridge have been anointed with the stuff on a regular basis. There's nothing like a piece of hot buttered sourdough toast dripping with chestnut honey stuffed into your pie-hole on a cold, dark morning... with coffee.

Blood Oranges:

Another regular at breakfast is blood orange juice made from the fruit from our tree. The tree is in all its glory at the moment, with months of fruit to come. Juiced, eaten fresh or made into a Blood Orange and Ricotta Tart (recipe here), they are without doubt, the prize of our winter garden. We're spoilt. That's all that needs to be said.

Japanese Tea:

I've been doing some serious research for our up-coming trip to Japan. Yesterday I made this Okonomiyaki with Sea Scallops and Homemade Otafuku Sauce and I've been drinking copious amounts of Japanese tea, hoping to have my tea-legs by the time we arrive.

Jamie's Comfort Food:

Husband took me shopping and bought me Jamie's new book... without me dropping hints, batting my eyelids or anything. How I love him.

Pumpernickel Bagels:

In My Kitchen, right this very moment are these dark, heady-scented, yeasted delights. Pass the cream cheese. (Recipe for Pumpernickel Bagels here.)

Anyway, that's my kitchen for now.

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