In My Kitchen ... in September I thrilled that the new kitchen in our Coffin Bay Beach House is almost complete. We are still waiting for the rangehood to arrive. Once installed the splashback can be put up.
It was fitting that the first baking to occur in this new kitchen was the layered - and very tasty - White Chocolate Cheesecake and Vanilla Cake especially requested by Grandson No 1 for his ninth birthday! Here it is as we began to assemble it!
I love food wholesale warehouses and regularly shop for staples in these places. My stash from an hour at local Adelaide company 'Omega Foods' - which specialises in imported Greek products - included bags of my favourite Greek rock sea salt, authentic rigani (wild oregano) from Greece, Kalamata dried figs, local Kalamata olives, Australian feta cheese, chia seeds, chickpeas, black eyed beans, bulk dried figs and glace ginger and a bag of Greek wild chamomile tea. All this cost $60.79 - bargain!
This bunch of Greek oregano smells divine! With warmer weather approaching I'm dreaming of barbequed lamb marinated in lemon and a good sprinkling of this! Yum!
These gorgeous dried Kalamata figs are a perfect snack on the road when we travel - and I love the resealable bag.
I just had to buy this bag of Chamomile Tea. It bought back memories of time spent in my husband's Greek village during spring. The heady perfume of the wild chamomile daisies that blanketed the landscape is a smell I will never forget.
A favourite local Italian restaurant Assaggio is now producing a range of excellent products for sale. From their dips range we enjoyed the Fire Roasted Capsicum and Cashew Nut Dip together with the Classic 'Tonnato' Tuna, Caper and Lemon Dip.
Finally, I've been making marmalade with oranges and lemons fresh from the garden. It's one of my favourite things to do in the kitchen! We love our marmalade flavoured with a dash of whisky stirred through as it is bottled. Served on grainy toast, a crossiant, hot scone or warm fruit bun it is amazing!
Do visit one of my favourite blogs - Fig Jam and Lime Cordial - where the In My Kitchen series is hosted. There are fabulous things to be discovered there!
Thank you so much for visiting my kitchen this month!
Cheers!
Marian
Your Greek finds all look healthy. What a great shop.The homemade marmalade with whisky also looks rather tasty.
ReplyDeleteThat Mediterranean diet is wonderfully healthy - and tasty too! The marmalade is fabulous! Thanks for dropping by!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. You kitchen looks amazing... as does the cheesecake. Great IMK post.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to spend many happy hours cooking up a storm or two in that kitchen! Thanks for visiting!
DeleteOooooooh, loving that dried oregano.... must try and source some locally.... sadly our deli five minutes up the road closed down... Colesworths and Aldi took over! I could do with a spread of your beautiful whisky marmalade right now!
ReplyDeleteThe real deal oregano is so superior to the tasteless stuff I've found in supermarkets that I hope you can find a source nearby soon. That batch of marmalade is disappearing rapidly - I'm thinking I might soon be making another batch, Liz!
DeleteA lovely new kitchen, such fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like my kitchen - I can't wait for it to be properly finished! Thanks so much for looking into my little world!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with your beach house kitchen and would thoroughly enjoy your camomile tea and whisky marmalade.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day.
:-) Mandy xo
Thank you so much, Mandy! Coffin Bay, where our beach house is located, is our little piece of relatively undiscovered heaven! But we do love visitors!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Marion, Your kitchen looks lovely - so sparkalarkaling. We have a similar shop in Perth where we buy a lot of our staples. It is so good not to buy from Coles or Woolworths.
ReplyDeleteHi Glenda, A new kitchen does have a special sparkle about it doesn't it! I'm glad to hear that you too, have discovered wholesaler shopping - those places are treasure troves! Cheers!
DeleteIt seems it's a marmalade kind of month as I made it too (first time). That is indeed a bargain price for such a haul and yes, 3 cheers for zip lock bags! Nice to see the kitchen nearly done. It gives me hope as we'll be embarking on our own reno next year and I know at the time it will seem to draaagggg. Cheers xx
ReplyDeleteHi Fiona, welcome to the marmalade makers club! It is worth the effort! How exciting for you to be embarking on your own kitchen Reno - there are so many fabulous features available these days! I'll look forward to hearing about! Cheers!
DeleteWhat a fabulous beach house kitchen! That whisky marmalade looks delicious and I too like a good cammomile tea especially in the evenings. Love all the products you have shared too.
ReplyDeleteHi Vicki, we were fortunate to buy our beach house in 1989 - a decision we have never regretted! We are certainly enjoying it now in our retirement! Thanks for your lovely feedback! Cheers!
DeleteHi Marion, I just discovered your blog and love it! Your mum's sultana cake looks amazing, any chance of posting the recipe please??
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Hi Lily, I'm so glad that you like my blog! I really appreciate your feedback! I've been contemplating my next post so will make it that Sultana Cake - thanks so much for asking! It is a favourite in our family!
DeleteYour new kitchen looks fabulous. What a fitting cake to bake in it.
ReplyDeleteI love your haul. That is definitely a great bargain. Chamomile tea made with flowers rather than a tea bag is completely different isn't it?
Hi Tania, Thanks for dropping by! My mother-in-law has only ever drank chamomile tea this way - I wouldn't think of offering her a tea bag! In the village growing up she picked wild chamomile and dried it to use at home! I must admit that I do find the tea bags convenient however!
DeleteMarian, you've made me hungry! I love chamomile tea and isn't the Greek oregano something special - quite different to the stuff we grow! Your Grandson's cake is gorgeous - bet he was chuffed to help decorate it. LOVE the look of the new kitchen! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Celia! The goodies I purchased are well worth the trip to the warehouse! Grandson No 1 has developed a love of cooking - and loves helping me out! I'm thrilled with my new kitchen - it's very easy to work in!
ReplyDeleteThat kitchen! So much shiny and space!
ReplyDeleteEverything in your post looks delicious... the chamomile tea has me wanting a pot of it right now :)
I'm very pleased with the kitchen, Lisa - but I've already pretty much filled those cupboards and drawers! It's amazing how much space various 'must have' items take up! The chamomile tea is delicious, I can assure you! There's nothing like the real thing!!! Cheers!
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous new kitchen. that cake looks so good. and the tea also. i have never seen it like that. what about the marmalade? :) Yum!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind words, Sherry! Cheers!
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