Monday 31 March 2014

In My Kitchen ... in April

Welcome to my Kitchen!

In my kitchen in April ... an Easter twig tree on the table hints that Easter is coming!




In my kitchen in April ... in celebration of John's Greek background I will make the traditional symbolic red eggs. These are trial to test the new dye I am trying - and I'm pleased with these!





In my kitchen in April ... I been making a very tasty passionfruit semifreddo. The mixture tasted so good that only self discipline kicking in ensured that any reached the freezer at all! Lip smackingly good!



In my kitchen in April ... the change of season from summer to autumn has seen a steady supply of fresh vegetables make it to our table - and they taste superb!



 In my kitchen in April ... I've been snacking on these beautiful dried fruits purchased at the Coffin Bay Sunday Market. The apples, plums, peaches and apricots are dried by a local farmer. Whenever we visit always bring a supply home with me!




In my kitchen in April ... I decided to have a go at making my own sea salt! While at Coffin Bay I collected buckets of sea water from the pristine waters in front of our beach house and evapourated the water off in wide pans on the stove. These beautiful sea salt crystals are the result!



In my kitchen in April ... I am using this gorgeous hand lotion given to me as a gift. I have to say it is one of the best hand lotions I have used!!!




The 'In My Kitchen' series is hosted by Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. To peek into her kitchen and the kitchens of others from around the world visit her fabulous website! 

Thank you so much for visiting my kitchen this month!


Cheers!

Marian













14 comments:

  1. Wow Marian, the sea salt is so clever!!! Love it.

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  2. Thanks, Liz!!! It has a lovely sweet, intense sea flavour! I guess you could say that I decided to make culinary use of the view at Coffin Bay!

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  3. I am impressed with the home made sea salt. And would like some passion fruit semi freddo right now. Delicious.

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  4. Hi Francesca! The sea salt took time - but was surprisingly easy to produce! The semifreddo was just gorgeous! I'll be making more soon!

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  5. How lovely making your own salt. Fabulous!
    Have a happy day.
    :-) Mandy xo

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    1. Thanks for dropping by, Mandy! Making my own sea salt was a moment of inspiration on a recent visit to our Coffin Bay beach house!

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  6. How fabulous to make your own sea salt. Did it have many impurities or is it much cleaner than our grey North Sea? Love the way the semifreddo tones so beautifully with your background.

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    1. Hi Anne! I took the sea water from in front of our beach house where a fresh water spring feeds the sea. It is also the location of the original oyster farm in Coffin Bay - it is still operating - and the water is pristine. If you visit my March IMK post you will see photos of what I am describing!

      Thanks for dropping by, and for the feedback on my photo! Cheers!

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  7. Marian, you made your own salt! How fantastic is that! And from the waters of Coffin Bay - I love the oysters that come out of there! Your garden has certainly been prolific - we didn't get any cucumbers this year, but we were awash with beans, which made us very happy! Love the red eggs too! :)

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  8. Hi Celia! Coffin Bay oysters are indeed sublime! We are fortunate to be able to buy them fresh from the sea direct from the growers sheds! I believe there is a move to reintroduce the native Coffin Bay oyster in commercial quantities!

    Do have a happy and safe Easter!

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  9. Beautiful eggs - especially the red ones. We used to boil eggs with onion skins as children to get that colour.

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  10. Hi Sally! I must try dying the eggs using onion skins - are there any special tricks that help? Thanks for dropping by!

    Happy Easter!

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  11. Well aren't you the Earth Mother? When the zombies comes and the civilised world has ended, I'll know where to come to for my artisan sea salt! Thanks for the tour.

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  12. I don't know about Earth Mother - but it was fun tending to my sea salt over a number of days!!! Thanks for dropping past!

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