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In My Kitchen: May 2014

May 10, 2014 By JJ 17 Comments

It’s once again time for In My Kitchen and as per usual this is a collection of things from the past month, as seen over on Instagram… 

Here we go, in loosely interpreted categories and no particular order, and as always I’m linking up with Celia for IMK,

The Book Shelf

I don’t buy too many cookbooks these days (pretty much banned if they aren’t gifted or won) but could not pass up this perfect condition used copy of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day when I stumbled across it during my trip to Adelaide at the end of April.

I don't buy too many cookbooks these days (banned if not gifted or won!) but could not pass up this perfect condition used copy of #artisanbreadinfive by @zoebakes #realbread #vsco #vscocam #cookbook

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A few months back I discovered this little gem at my Mother-in-Law’s house. It belonged to her mum and as no one had even opened it for years she insisted I take it home. I do so love vintage cookbooks and this one — from 1931 — is a classic.

Created by the Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church it’s peppered with a few full page ads (presumably to pay for the cost of producing a book) for utensils, coffee and butter — but my favourite ones are found with a different tag-line on the top and bottom of each page…

1931 20th edition of the 'Cookery Book of Good and Tried Recipes' - belonged to my mother-in-law's mum. I love this stuff - the ads are hilarious and the recipes fascinating. Makes me feel like I should be wearing a house dress and apron just to read it.

Inglis Pure Soluble Cocoa is apparently, amongst other things, “The ideal food beverage”, “Rich in palatable flavour”, “Will please your palate”, “For growing children”, and “Ah — that’s good!”. Don’t even get me started on all the features of Mary Gold Essences!

"as much flour as will make it into a stiff dough" and "bake in a hot oven" - love this old approach to baking and cooking by feel. So refreshing.   The person who tweeted me a frowny face re not providing gram measurements for my "1/2 c each" of four dif

The recipes assume the user has basic skills and a bit of cooking common sense. No “large bowl” this and “for x number of minutes” that, but instead instructions such as “as much flour as will make it into a stiff dough” and “bake in a hot oven”. It would no doubt give many people heart palpitations but is quite a bit closer to how I learned to cook (and how I write most of my recipes when they don’t make it on here!).

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Kitchen shenanigans

There have been all sorts of apples around here lately but these ones are new varieties* in Australia. The Greenstar version is sweeter than a traditional green-skinned apple but retains that slightly tart edge. A high vitamin C content keeps them from browning (although I haven’t personally put them to the test for any longer than it takes me to eat one).

New season new breed #aussieapples! Had to miss the launch lunch so v pleased to have a bag show up today! #greenstar #kanzi #seasonal #vscocam #vsco #anappleaday

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You know that creative distraction gene that pops up every now and then? I claim it’s inherited from my mother and when little packages that look like this show up all I can do is giggle. Classic.

I love my mommy. Also, inherited creative distraction gene on high display. #mailfromhome ??

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It’s a good thing I like papaw and papaya because there were a ton of both leftover from a project. I hate waste so in addition to sending the client home with a bag and pawing a few off on the neighbours, good portion of the leftover fruit was tucked into various corners of my fridge. Through the wonders of Instagram I was able to give the rest away to happy Instafriends.

Anyone want papaw and papaya? Seriously. One time offer, pickup from Cremorne area tonight or tomorrow, take as many as you want (my fridge is already packed!) #vscocam #vsco #seasonal

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My Instagram pic of those Smoked Salmon Breakfast Pizzas was featured in the Telegraph’s Sunday Style magazine a few weeks back — always exciting to be leafing through a paper and see your IG handle.

Thanks @sundaystyle for featuring my #sundaystyleloves smoked salmon breakfast pizzas in today's mag! Happy Easter!

In other news my Blackened Salmon Reuben was one of two winners in the Huon recipe contest!

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We had Easter lunch with some friends. I took a cheese platter and some Not Cross – Hot Cross Buns — I came home with limes and kaffir limes from trees in their backyard. Nice. Did you know limes turn yellow when they are ripe? Yep, really, but the flesh inside is still green!

#eatfoodphotos April 21 catchup | #tart limes and kafir limes - homegrown by @niccooks #vscocam #vsco

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A few months back I was asked if I wanted to try* a juice cleanse. A few weeks back I did. I’ll share more about the experience but there was lots of this for three days:

#eatfoodphotos April 23 | #lunch - well technically breakfast, lunch was deep crimson. @schkinnymaninny #juicecleanse #giftedforeditorial #vscocam #vsco #detox #eatfoodphotos April 24 | #everyday (well for three days at least...) in other news, while the juices are good I miss the act of eating food. Day 2 of 3 #juicecleanse @schkinnymaninny #vscocam #vsco #cleaneating

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When a group of food bloggers get together for afternoon tea there’s bound to be a full table. There is also bound to be cheese and this was a wheel of brie that had been popped into the oven for a while. Baked brie = instant fondue. Magic. I took cookies.

Because I know y'all like the #cheeseporn - baked Brie = instant fondue, because cheese. #vscocam #vsco #foodporn

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Came home with just a few goodies* from my trip to Adelaide for Words to Go and Tasting Australia. These were my favourites although I must admit I was terribly disappointed that somehow my welcome bag was missing a jar of the salt from the Mushroom Man.

Some of my fave bits a bobs from #wordstogo14 and @foodtrailSA - yes, only just unpacking, yes, suitcase is still on the bedroom floor.   #eatlocalsa #tastingaus14 #tastingaus2014 #vscocam #vsco #adelaide

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Ball Jars have only recently become available in Australia (at Big W if you are wondering although I have heard they can be found at other places too) and a very helpful staff member spent an inordinate amount of time one recent evening moving boxes in the stock room to dig out these for me.

Thank you Cheech at @bigwaustralia in Warringah for going above and beyond to find @ballpreservingau jars for me. So helpful and friendly, digging through palettes in the back to locate them. #pleasantlysurprised  #preserving #vsco #vscocam can't wait til

Then I did this with them — stay tuned…

#eatfoodphotos May 6 | #shadows - also a peek for those asking what I was doing with the jars and kafir limes

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Remember that dairy-fest gift bag from last month? The cheese came with us for the aforementioned Easter feast, the butter went into the freezer and the creme fraiche sat in the fridge staring at me. The one day I decided to spread it on toast, and I promptly died and went to heaven.

Creme fraiche is cream that has been cultured and soured. A good one will still be a bit sweet and, as I learned by chance, melts into a puddle of heaven when used to top hot bread. Thank me later.

Distinct possibility I have been schmearing @pepesaya #cremefraiche on everything... So.very.good.

Also, if you live in Australia and have never experienced Pepe Saya’s products go find some immediately. His passion is inspiring and his products absolutely top quality (no this is not sponsored).

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Pitango has just launched single serve soup pouches targeted to the lunch crowd and they were lovely enough to send* me a few. Pitango have a pretty clean ingredient list and they were one of the few packaged brands I was buying back when I worked in an office.

While I'm not a fan of soup weather I do like a good soup. Thanks #Pitango for the single serve lunch packs  #gift #vscocam #vsco

The large bags are great for two at dinner but can be a bit clunky to seal up (hello bulldog clips) if you only wanted one bowl. If you are not a make it at home kind of person these make perfect sense. As a side note, if you are a strict vegetarian make sure to double check the ingredients — this one looks veggie but contains fish sauce.

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Remember the huge jar of Heilala Vanilla Paste I bought last month? Well I’m now the rather pleased owner of a make-your-own-extract kit* and a little bottle of Pure Vanilla Extract. I really must do a post about Heilala at some stage as their products are not only of an insane high quality, but the ethos of the New Zealand-based company are excellent.

All ready to make my own extract with @heilalavanilla beans - now to track down cheap vodka... Any suggestions?  #vscocam #vsco #diy #gift #makeyourown #boozer

To make vanilla extract you simply place slit beans into alcohol and let them sit for a few months. When I posted this pic I asked for suggestions on where I can get cheap vodka and a couple people replied that because Heilala is such high quality I should use good vodka.

If you are planning to make Vanilla Vodka to drink, yes it is a good idea to get good vodka; if you are making extract for cooking all you need is food-grade high-proof alcohol. Really.

If I was in the US I’d find some scary-strong cheap-as-chips grain alcohol and use that. Luckily someone else helpfully noted that Aldi has cheap vodka (who knew) so I’ll be heading there this week.

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Fail

Sometimes you know why a baking fail has occurred, other times it is a complete mystery. Case in point, these buns. I used a no-fail recipe, changing up only the add-ins and a few of the flavours, but the dough was all wrong. It wasn’t elastic and wouldn’t hold shape and baked up with the most awful crumb. I never throw anything out and this was thrown out.

We'll that didn't work like it was supposed to. Damn. It really has been one of those everything fails days. Grr and sigh. #vscocam #vsco #bakingfail

I tried the recipe again a few days later with a new bag of flour and what would you know but they came out perfectly. I’m convinced the flour I had in my unbleached white jar was in fact white spelt and as I tried to use it like regular it all went wrong. We’ll never know, but after three subsequent batches of perfect buns I’m blaming my ingredients for this fail.

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“I do not think it means what you think it means” was my reaction to this drink description at a local cafe.

Let’s put aside the unnecessary use of the ellipsis (…) before the exclamation point and the incorrect addition of a fourth dot; we’ll look past the random insertion of capital letters; I’ll not even touch on the glut of twitch-inducing grammar through the rest of the menu. But I couldn’t keep silent about the “anti-biotics”.

I do not think it means what you think it means. #typos make me laugh, 30% public holiday price markup on entire menu does not.

For starters it is antibiotics — one word, no dash — but more importantly your Super Smoothie is most certainly not packed with them.

I gently mentioned to the owner (a grumpy bugger at the best of times) that is should probably be antioxidants and was told emphatically that, “we had a nutritionist put this together for us, so it has to be right.”

I didn’t go on to point out that the nutritionist may be able to create smoothie blends but they probably didn’t pass 3rd grade English. In other news I ordered tea.

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Props and plates and processors oh my (aka #oppshopobsession)

I’ve been back making more backdrops and this time it is with the $5 bargain crate of tiles from last month.

I glued them to an MDF off-cut and then grouted it with a pastry scraper — would you expect anything less?

Another day another (couple) backdrops. #imakestuff #foodphotography #vscocam #vsco Everyone uses a pastry scraper to grout tiles, don't they? It worked, don't knock it till you try it  #imakestuff #crafty #foodphotography #nowtakingorders

 Here’s the finished tile backdrop in a shot for a client project I was working on (you can get one of the recipes here). The MDF has warped a bit so I’ll probably try to use something a bit less prone to bending next time…

Sometimes the day job looks like this. I really can't complain. #latergram #foodphotography #vscocam #vsco (also, for those keeping score yes that is our Christmas tree in the background. What?)

And another, because I’m a bit addicted. It’s cheaper than shoes.

Today's other project backdrop creation. #imakestuff #crafty #foodphotography #vscocam #vsco

 

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That’s all folks

Make sure to pop over to check out the other IMK posts — there is always great stuff.

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* Asterisked items were gifted to me in accordance with my editorial policy. Nothing here is a paid sponsorship. All opinions are fully my own. Supercalafragalisticexpialadoshus. Beam me up Scotty.

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  1. Mel @ The cook's notebook says

    May 11, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    lots of yumminess there (and fortunately also in my kitchen!). Love the pics of the backdrops too

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  2. Moya says

    May 12, 2014 at 12:29 am

    Wow what a lot of happenings in your kitchen this month. Love that your are going to make your own preserved limes and vanilla extract… culinary heaven. Love old cookbooks and I have a similar one that I got from my mother. Thanks for the peek into your kitchen. 🙂

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  3. Helen | Grab Your Fork says

    May 12, 2014 at 1:07 am

    Oh so shexy molten brie! And loving the ingenuity of your tile backdrop!

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  4. laurasmess says

    May 12, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    This is such an awesome post JJ! Ah, I’m loving the IMK series (always, but particularly this round as I’ve spent more time reading a few bloggers I didn’t know!). I totally agree on the Pepe Saya count. It’s become my favourite butter, though I’m yet to try the creme fraiche (I also saw on IG that they’ve been making ghee recently, with the hashtag #omghee. I want, seriously). I had no idea that Ball jars are now available at Big W, of all places… right after I ordered some from the USA though. Darn it. Oh well, at least my next canning venture will be slightly less expensive 😉 Thanks so much for sharing these insights with us!
    P.S ‘anti-biotics’ in a smoothie, proclaimed by a nutritionist (not a dietitian, I find that interesting) no less! Hilarious! x

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  5. Tania @ The Cook's Pyjamas says

    May 12, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    I love your IMK posts JJ, although they always leave me feeling slightly inadequate and like I really should be doing a lot more 🙂 I love the Artisan Bread in 5 books. It is such a great idea and the dough has so many uses. Looking forward to see how the kaffir limes go.

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  6. The Hungry Mum says

    May 12, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    I love vintage cookbooks too! I rarely cook from them but I love flicking through and seeing how food trends come & go. Is wonderful that you’ve given your mum-in-law’s book a new home.

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  7. Joanne T Ferguson says

    May 12, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    G’day! I love reading and experiencing your post today JJ!
    Congrats on being featured…the bread book looks very interesting and love papayas!
    Thanks for this month’s kitchen view too!
    Cheers! Joanne

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  8. Claire @ Claire K Creations says

    May 12, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Now JJ… I’m still awaiting your tutorial for the gorgeous blue background! Or did I miss it?
    I’m so jealous of your goodie bag from Adelaide.

    ps I think I’m pretty good at maths and somehow I keep getting the code wrong! I swear I’m entering the right answer.

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  9. anoushe says

    May 12, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Oh my.. that Brie! Heaven! Such a great idea to bake it for instant fondue! I´ve got some goat´s cheese brie here somewhere and will be using it just for that 😀

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  10. celia says

    May 13, 2014 at 5:23 am

    JJ, your kitchen and your life are always so full! I love your mum’s packaging, and have heard great things about the Artisan Bread book. Thanks for the headsup about the Ball jars! And couldn’t agree more about Pepe Saya. Finally, your tile backdrop is genius! Bathrooms next.. 🙂

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  11. Sara | Belly Rumbles says

    May 14, 2014 at 11:40 pm

    I love those old cookbooks, I now have a little collection going. Some are even over 100 years old.

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  12. Fiona @TIFFIN bite size food adventures says

    May 15, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    Yet another post where I’m green with envy over the #WordsToGo weekend. Regretting my decision not to attend but know those $ will make me happy when I’m in the US later in the year. Wonderful use of pastry scraper by the way. Now I must go and lie down with an anti-biotic smoothie. Cheers!

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  13. Manuela says

    May 16, 2014 at 1:54 am

    I love old books. Cookbooks, fiction, textbooks, etc. Yours looks in great shape. I guess there would be some great recipes in there. They make interesting reading! So many interesting things in your kitchen! Nice backdrop. Your reference to 3rd grade English made me smile, but it’s sadly true. Math problem at the top is a nice change from writing a bunch of meaningless letters!

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  14. The Life of Clare says

    May 18, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Love the peek into your kitchen! I’m obsessed by your back drops also and am slowly building up my own collection.

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  15. Tandy | Lavender and Lime says

    May 18, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Congratulations on your win! I also love vintage cookbooks 🙂

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  16. Kim | a little lunch says

    May 23, 2014 at 4:12 am

    JJ, congratulations on your unexpected photo notoriety and winning recipe! (Smoked salmon is one of my favorite ingredients on the planet.) Your vintage cookbook gift is truly a keepsake — love the “print style” and also the vague instructions, lol! (Might have to try those American Cookies out on my hubby… shhhh… don’t tell!) They actually sound pretty good. 🙂 Thanks for the marvelous mix of your IMK life — a pleasure.

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  17. Glenda @ Healthy Stories says

    May 27, 2014 at 9:00 am

    That smoothie sounds really scary. I wouldn’t drink anything that said it had antibiotics in it, even if it was a silly mistake on their part. Clearly they have no idea of the problems associated with taking antibiotics too often. But, as a nutritionist, I would agree with you that it should probably be antioxidants rather than antibiotics. Very scary that a nutritionist would get that wrong.

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