Over the past month Adelaide has experienced severe heatwaves and flooding rains so I must confess I've not cooked much. Salads and picnic meals at the beach have been regulars on our menu.
Inspired by Celia's post last month I've been adding purslane to our salads. It really is a very nice addition - and quite a talking point with visitors!
Chickpeas are a staple at our house. I buy them from Omega Food Distributors at Hindmarsh. As food wholesalers this warehouse is full of wonderful foods at reasonable prices. Well worth a visit if you live in Adelaide. Please note - this is my personal opinion - not a sponsored comment.
I love rhubarb and am growing it for the first time in my edible garden. All the gardening advice says not to pick the stalks in the plant's first year. Do you know just how hard that is when these stalks tease me every day! My mantra - I must stay strong, I must stay strong!!!
Currently we are staying at our beach house in Coffin Bay so I have swapped kitchens! This is my view as I stand at the stove in my Coffin Bay kitchen! And, yes, I can watch those famous Coffin Bay oysters growing!
While at Coffin Bay we catch our own fish each day - and enjoy King George Whiting, garfish, flathead, trevally, salmon trout and tommies fresh from the sea. There is nothing like it!
If there is no fish catch we enjoy barbeques - on this occasion country steak and char grilled veggies. I bought these vegetables from the garden at home.
There are some family traditions that must be observed when holidaying at Coffin Bay! One is Sultana Cake. My Mum made this cake in great slabs for our childhood holidays in this beautiful place - and every lovely bite brings back fond memories.
We inherited this old and battered bottle opener when we purchased our Coffin Bay property back in the mid 80's. It has contributed to some memorable family occasions - and is now considered a family treasure!
The 'In My Kitchen' series is hosted by Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. To peek into kitchens from around the world do pay her inspiring website a visit!
Thank you for visiting both my kitchens this month!
Cheers!
Marian
Love it, Marian, am having serious kitchen window view envy right now! So many delicious fresh goodies and I love the corkscrew!
ReplyDeleteWe share our view with others - it's also a holiday rental property! We are about to do a renovation so there will be a new kitchen later on in the year - same view! And we are keeping the corkscrew! So glad you like it, Liz!
DeleteAh those fish!!!!! KG whiting- my all time fave. Divine. I went to Coffin Bay once on the way back from Western Australia. Such a gorgeous place.
ReplyDeleteKQ whiting are my all time favourite too! Coffin Bay is absolutely beautiful - no wonder the locals don't want too many tourists to discover it!!! But I'm happy to share!
DeleteMarian, what a fabulous post! Catching fresh fish for dinner! Although if I was in Coffin Bay, I think I'd just eat oysters the whole time, love them! I'm so glad you've enjoyed the purslane - we absolutely love it, and it's a free food for us! Hope the floods and heatwaves have passed for you.. xx
ReplyDeleteCelia, the oysters are amazing here - as is all the fresh seafood! I see purslane everywhere now! We really do enjoy it - thank you again for introducing us to it! The weather has been just glorious as we move into autumn so I;ve spending a good deal of time outdoors! Cheers!
Deletewow, what a great peek into your kitchen. your view is spectacular and I love your bottle opener.
ReplyDeleteHi! Thank you for visiting my kitchens! We are about to begin a renovation of our Coffin Bay kitchen that I hope to share in a later IMK post. I love that bottle opener too!
DeleteLucky you, being in Coffin Bay! Your rhubarb looks fantastic - what did you end up doing with it?
ReplyDeleteHi Christina!
ReplyDeleteCoffin Bay is such a beautiful place - we are very fortunate to have a beach house there!
The rhubarb is still teasing me - it's only been in the garden for a few months so there is still some time to go before it can be picked! I bought some from the Coffin Bay Sunday market instead!!!
I learn some new stuff from it too, thanks for sharing your information.
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