This is my very first time joining in with the lovely Fig Jam and Lime Cordial monthly kitchen tour.
In my kitchen, there is a lovely fresh loaf of bread, which I tried making "the old way".
Usually I either make bread in the bread maker, but most commonly I bake it following the no-knead method in Artisan Bread In 5 Minutes A Day. This morning, however, I felt I just had to knead something. So, grain was put on to grind, and soon I was kneading away, making a terrible mess as I do every time I enter the kitchen, and feeling very happy and satisfied.
I eagerly watched the dough rising, then gleefully knocked it down, then left it for a second, shorter rise.
It turned out that this recipe is much nicer made by hand, so I think the poor old bread maker is officially out of the bread baking business!
Also in the kitchen is half a carton of home-grown eggs. They were enjoyed for breakfast, on home-baked toast, with sausages and tomatoes. I love the brilliant orange of our egg yolks, and that the eggs actually taste nice. (I was never an egg eater before we had our own)
This chipped mug was put to use as a herb-sprouter beside the kitchen tap. At the moment there is a basil sprig in there, hopeful to grow some roots.
Homemade apple turnovers - delicious! We enjoyed these one rainy weekend with whipped cream and cups of tea.
In my kitchen there was a blade of beef slowly pot-roasting. The smell of it with the garlic was scrumptious, and it tasted so good!
There is a huge difference in taste, texture and quality between home grown poultry and shop-bought poultry, but I didn't realise that the beef would have such a difference in it too.
I can't wait until we can grow our own pork!
Some very generous people we know gave us some of their handmade, bio-dynamic cheese to try. It is absolutely beautiful, with the best texture and flavour. I can't wait until our house-cows in waiting grow up, have calves, and we can start making our very own cheese too!
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What's been happening in your kitchen lately?
Hope there's lots of yummy goodness!
Sarah xx
Oh. My. Word. All your pictures are gorgeous... they are making me so hungry! I love that little recipe book too :) Have a great weekend, Hazel x
ReplyDeleteThank-you Hazel - hope you're having a great weekend too! :-)
DeleteSo many good things happening in your kitchen! I am glad that I've had dinner before looking at these pics!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol! Happy Sunday, xx
DeleteHi Sarah Jane. Where is the photo of the finished loaf? Did you eat it before you took a shot?:)
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed to have so much home raised produce in your kitchen. It all looks lovely.
Hello!
DeleteI did photograph the finished loaf before cutting it, but it turned out that the photos weren't very good, and by then most of the loaf had been eaten :-)
Sarah x
Lovely! I so enjoy seeing homemade natural kitchens. The food just looks stunning and I can only imagine the taste! As a child I spent many a day making bread with my grandmother...she was an amazing baker! Your turnovers look so yummy..and I really like the style of your cookbook! I need a new one as mine is falling apart! I made a pot of homemade gravy 2 nights ago for a dinner party we had last night. (gravy is what the Italians in my family call spaghetti sauce) I then made a pan of lasagna and a fresh green salad with bread and homemade chocolate chip cookies with Ice cream! You have a wonderful weekend lady!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a really great dinner party! Chocolate chip cookies are my favourite :-)
DeleteThank-you for your lovely comment,
Sarah xx
Your kitchen is far more exciting than mine ... in fact the most action mine saw today was when the whippets naughtily upended the waste bin!
ReplyDelete(You have beautiful handwriting by the way :) )
Your whippets sound like they would get along well with Rilla lol!
DeleteThanks so much for your lovely comment!
Sarah xo
Hi Sarah Jane, so pleased to see you joining in the kitchen tour! Your bread looks wonderful...it feels good to knead doesn't it? I am fascinated by the handmade cheese, I bet it is delicious. Happy Sunday :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday to you too Jane!
DeleteI've often wanted to join in but never really got to it :-D
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Your pictures are wonderful! I'd love to see one of the orange of your eggs? And that picture of the bread rising makes me hungry enough to bake.
ReplyDeleteHope your weekend is going beautifully.
Thanks Lesa! I'll have to make sure I take a picture of them sometime :-)
DeleteHappy Sunday!
x
Ok, I need to know your secret to making bread. I can only make it with a breadmaker. Every time I've tried kneading it on my own it was a disaster. You make it look so easy! (Glad to know you use a breadmaker sometimes too. ;) )
ReplyDeleteI think it's just a lot of practice - so keep trying with that bread and you'll get it right :-)
DeleteHappy Sunday!
Sarah x
Oh I love the happenings in your kitchen....and that bread makes me especially happy. Happy new week to you....xo
ReplyDeleteHappy new week to you too Koralee - and thank-you!
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Your kitchen must be a place of delightful sights, sounds and smells. We also grind our wheat (sometimes) and make bread (more often in cooler weather).We even enjoyed some farm fresh eggs this week also, from a friend's place. Yesterday it was a place for making birthday cake (for a son) and roast lamb for dinner. Today someone made blueberry muffins too - yum!
ReplyDeleteBaking birthday cakes is a lot of fun! You can't beat fresh eggs, can you?
DeleteHave a lovely weekend!
Sarah x
Sarah Jane, what a lovely post! It's so nice to peek into your kitchen, and I sit there and watch bread dough rise as well, so I know exactly how you feel! How fabulous that you can grow so many of your ingredients at home - grinding wheat, home laid eggs, and even your own beef! Wow! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Celia,
DeleteThanks for stopping by! We're very lucky to have our own meat and eggs - we're also hoping to grow some vegies in Autumn :-)
What an awesome post! All those pictures got me hungry, lol! I am hoping to have my own chickens this coming spring... still trying to find a reasonably priced chicken coop since I have one of those non mechanically oriented hubbies! Before my fibromyalgia I would have tackled a chicken coop with no problem but now, well... thanks so much for sharing all those lovely and yummy photos :D
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Beth P
OOh, your kitchen looks so inviting - the pics are making me hungry ;-)
ReplyDeleteI baked bread this weekend too - the simple, no-kneading-needed yoghurt & honey variety - easypeasy, and oh-so-yum! It's so fab that you have all your own produce right there.
Have a great week
xx
Hi Sarah, so nice to meet you and take a peek into your kitchen :)
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pictures. I think, when you make bread regularly, it is important to ring the changes or it becomes a chore eventually.
ReplyDeleteAnd there's nothing like a good knead to put you in a good mood.
Hi Sarah Jane! Such a lovely post. Glad to hear that your bread turned out 'the old' way :) I just got into bread baking myself and haven't got a clue what I'm doing! Looking forward to reading more of your posts. Lovely shop by the way!
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me how satisfying it is to make your own bread - so few ingredients but such a wonderful result. Thanks for showing us your kitchen with all its delicious looking food.
ReplyDeleteLots of good things happening in your kitchen... welcome to the IMK series, lovely to meet you.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to start making cheese, I have no idea how but I know that I want to. What a lovely first IMK post!
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