I have a few
things to share with you from my kitchen again in April. I'm sharing
this post with Lizzy from Good Things and In My Kitchen blogging challenge.
I've
been buying a lot of different citrus fruits lately,
especially blood oranges, but now their season is unfortunately
ending. I have quite often pressed them into juice, or just added
pieces to my breakfast yogurt bowls, or have had some fruit segments
as snack at work. I can't believe that I still got a flu regardless
my high consumption of fresh fruit.
We
purchased these new lunch boxes that
are especially good for soups. We already have the rectangular ones
by Joseph Joseph from the same range, and quite like them. However
these are so much better for soups and broths, as they don't spill
any liquid at all. I can imagine a layered colourful salad looking
cute in these too. This only means now that I can make more lunch
soups.
I
recently visited the Southbank Centre food market in London, and got
this proper Danish rye bread there.
It was just as good as in Scandinavia, very dense and containing some
seeds. One slice can keep you going for quite a while.
I've
also been baking homemade rolls as usual, and made these spelt
rolls with sundried tomato.
They were nice as fresh bread always is.
This
organic Japanese umami paste with ginger was
a really good purchase, and I can see many different uses for it. So
far I've used it as a glazing of roasted vegetables for sushi
filling, and as a dipping sauce with soy etc. It's very flavoursome
and practical to use.
I've
had this Cornish seaweed salt for
a while, but haven't used it much yet. I guess I have too many
flavoured salts that not all of them are used as often.
To
cheer up my succulent collection, I bought this ceramic hedgehog
carrying a succulent on its
spines. Cute!
I
haven't done anything in my balcony garden yet this year, shame on
me! I think I will get some plantlings later that are already a bit
more advanced, as I didn't plant anything myself. It's nice to see
though that some plants from last year have returned like these mint
and strawberries.
I
like these wooden food trays made
from pine and harvested from a sustainable source. They are perfect
for summer parties with friends and family.
This
was my kitchen in April. I hope you liked the post.
Your
VegHog
I am intrigued by the Umami past. I don't know if its from the same company, but I also have some Cornish Sea Pepper, so it made me smile to see your Cornish Seaweed salt. I am a bit like you unsure how to use them too. I will keep an eye out for those wooden plates, I have seen them being used at food festival, but it would be cool for home veggie BBQs. I was excited to find some strawberry flowers on my plants over the w/e. Happy growing, look forward to seeing further progress on your balcony.
ReplyDeleteThis was the first time I spotted such lovely wooden plates in a shop (John Lewis), I guess they are probably sold more in wholesale to traders. It's nice to see the spring plants getting along isn't it. I'm not sure yet which direction my balcony garden will develop this year, but we'll see.
DeleteHi there and happy April to you, lovely one. Thank you kindly for the shout out both here and over on my blog. I'm sad to be handing over the reins, but with my upcoming travels I simply won't have the internet access. I am loving all the goodies in your kitchen, especially the very cute hedgehog! Happy cooking.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting and have nice travels! :)
DeleteAll looks lovely except the cold - I would like to get back into soups for lunches so am interested in the lunchboxes - at the moment it is just sandwiches which seems boring! Your citrus looks pretty and I would love some of your breads. I am glad to see your strawberries bouncing back - this year we grew some for the first time and I will be interested to see how our plants go
ReplyDeleteSoups are very nice for lunch, quite filling and easy to eat on a break. Little gardening is always so rewarding, isn't it.
Deleteoh I do love salts of all kinds. your Cornish seaweed salt looks great. the hedgehog is so cute. one of my fave animals even tho we don't have them here in Australia. that bread looks quite heavy but tasty i bet. Umami paste sounds rather interesting too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry! It's a shame that there are no hedgehogs in Australia, but you can also still buy cute hedgehog items. :)
DeleteThat umami paste is a find! Must check out my local Japanese grocer.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I was instantly interested in it when I spotted it in my local health food shop. Good luck with finding it!
DeleteLove your top photo in particular! Get well soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks Belinda! I'm already feeling much better, only a little cough left and the voice is down. I need to head out now, as the weather is so nice. :)
DeleteVeg Hog, I enjoyed your post! The taste and texture of Danish rye bread is in my memory banks (now that I can't eat bread, drat...) and your spelt rolls looked spectacular, too. Living vicariously ain't as bad as it's cracked up to be -- especially with foodie friends sharing their sumptuous photos. :) Cute hedgehog, too, and your Cornish seaweed salt made me curious. I love flavored salts, but have yet to see a seaweed version "inland" here. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your comment Kim! It's a shame that you can't enjoy these lovely breads, but luckily there's plenty of other good stuff around. :) Have a good weekend!
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