Wednesday 2 April 2014

In My Kitchen - April 2014

The lovely Lizzy from Bizzy Lizzy's Good Things told me about her friend Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial who hosts a monthly round up called In My Kitchen and asked if I would like to join in. And guess what? I said yes.

So here's what's In My Kitchen at the moment...

Books



These arrived this morning. Oh how I love internet shopping. Sorry husband.


Chocolate



I'd like to tell you that I have all this chocolate in my pantry because we had a birthday party for my 11 year old son yesterday but the truth is, I always have this much chocolate in my house. Chocolate is like a security blanket for me. If I don't have it falling out of my cupboards, I can't sleep at night.


Eggs



I have six laying hens and they are going gang-busters with their egg laying at the moment. Their names are Sansa, Arya, Daenerys, Cersei, Catelyn and Jennifer - my kids thought naming one of the hens after me was hilarious.


Anyway, that's my kitchen for now.


Pop on over and check out the links to bloggers’ kitchens around the world at In My Kitchen.

25 comments:

  1. Wonderful. I want The Four and Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book so bad! And get a load of those lovely eggs. I"m green with envy over this post. Sigh.

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    1. Thank you. The Four and Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book is so good. I can't take my eyes off it.

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  2. I do love that your chickens are named after Game of Thrones characters :)
    Also, chocolate - totally my safety net too. Must have chocolate chips of all kinds, plus bars for baking, and bar of the darkest stuff for snacking :) (oh and chocolate freckles don't go astray either...).
    Sally's book is so good! I can't wait to get my copy of Four and Twenty Blackbirds. This winter needs pie.

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    1. Yes, we are very well read when it comes to naming our livestock! I still don't think I have quite enough chocolate in the house. That birthday party ran our supplies down. Must remedy that quick smart. Loving Sally's book. I ordered it as soon as you posted your lovely cookies using a recipe from it. Can't wait to get baking.

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  3. Jennifer, welcome to the IMK crowd! Gorgeous post.... love the names of the hens! Lindt chocolate is my favourite, or one of them!

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    1. Thanks so much for hooking me up Lizzy. The hens tend to live up to their names. Cersei is the ruthless white hen. Lindt is ONE of my favourites too.

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    2. I love the Lindt pistachio! It's hard to find!

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  4. Love that your chickens have such proper names! And of course, Lindt chocolate is a favorite, we have 2 factory stores within 10 miles. Let me know, I can always hook you up :)

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    1. 2 factory stores within 10 miles, I'm there!!!

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  5. Four and Twenty Blackbirds - YES! So good, right?

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  6. A kitchen isn't a kitchen without a stash of chocolate. Unless it's just been eaten - which happens far too often in mine.

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    1. I couldn't agree more. Glad we're on the same page.

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  7. Love that! I'm curious about the Lindt passionfruit chocolate now! & the books, I've to try to count them an the magazines and I gave up! Too many! & the hens...you lucky one! In my neighborhood, it's forbidden so I'm going to wait until I move in a house and a biiiggg loan :)

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    1. The passionfruit chocolate is deeelicious. I stopped counting my cookbooks and magazine (mostly because it's a bit too embarrassing) I do use a very useful site called Eat Your Books which catalogs all my cookbooks and magazines. I couldn't live without it. I'd never be able to find a recipe otherwise. You might find it helpful too. I love my chickens (and fresh eggs). I couldn't live without them either.

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  8. Gorgeous eggs. And a LOT of chocolate. I enjoyed glaring at it as I have given it up.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by. I could never give up chocolate.

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  9. Hi Jennifer, thanks for playing! Lovely eggs - not sure there's anything better to eat than a freshly laid egg! And completely understand about the chocolate - we keep 10kg in the house at any given time! :)

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    1. Thanks Celia. It was a fun post to put together. Wow, 10kg chocolate - I think you may have pipped me.

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  10. G;day! I'd love to join your for a chockie or two! Love how chickens obtain their names too!
    Thanks for your kitchen view this month too!
    Cheers! Joanne

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    1. Thanks so much Joanne. I do love my chocs and chicks.

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  11. That Fleur de sel Lindt was in My Kitchen post last month. Seriously good. Love the pic of the gorgeous brown eggs.

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    1. Thanks Sally. The fleur de sel Lindt is so more-ish... but then all Lindt chocolate is for me. It's such a luxury to go out into your garden and collect fresh eggs.

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  12. I just found out your blog and I'm loving it. great recipes, great photos. and I didn't know those two books... and now I'll have to spende some money. ;)

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  13. Kids huh? I like chocolate but I like lollies more. Having said that I can tell you that I have the passionfruit, salt and almond Lindt in my cupboard at the moment so I guess maybe I like chocolate more than I thought. Snap! Thanks for the tour and welcome. xx

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