Odds and Sods around the kitchen

Once again, there is not much new in my kitchen, but i do love participating with In My Kitchen that Sherry's Pickings hosts, so I thought, i'd share some things in my cupboards that are all connected to the kitchen. 

But before that let me share some Rosemary Salt I made.  I know, so easy.  On reflection though, i wish i had minced the homegrown dried rosemary.

I know Sherry likes her pottery, so do I.  I picked up these pottery glasses or cups from a charity shop a few years ago.  I don't know much about them, I think they may be Japanese cups, but cannot be sure, regardless I like them and have used them in the past once for mulled apple juice. 

You can't find small bowls in these days, every thing is large, meaning extra large.  These old fashioned bowls are so dainty that I can hold them all in the palm of my hand.  I love them for their individual fruit patterns. They only every come out for special occasions for when i make trifle, which is quite rare, as trifle is something that I make that often.

These fruit printed glasses were also picked up a while back, again they are quite small that I'd go as far as describing them as perhaps designed for children, but as a vegetarian and someone who grows fruit and vegetables, I liked them.

I made these misshapen banana and peanut muffins, but its really the retro Sunflower Pattern Carlton cylinder shaped mug next to it that I am showcasing.  Again vintage, again small as in not your the large mugs you find these days. 

Ceramic Colander or Strainer with plate sounds quite posh and they are if you see how much they sell for, but again  - I picked this vintage one with its plate from a charity shop a few years back.  I was attracted to it because i had not seen anything like it before.  

Here are some rinsed colourful tomatoes that D came back with from the supermarket.

Whilst rummaging through one of the kitchen cupboards, i found tucked right at the back a small jar of chipotle paste that was used today along with the swede, carrots and potatoes at home to make a Stew.  I'll share it later in the week if you want to come on over again to check out the recipe.

I have been trying to cut down on coffee, unsuccessfully I would like to say. But here are four different drinks: Caramel Tea (the sweetness is just right), Raspberry & Lemon and Peach & Orange and finally, the Pure Fennel Tea that D has taken a liking too.

D is the only one who has been going to the supermarket.  The last time I went with him was very stressful.  We went very early to a supermarket, thinking we would miss the crowds and the disrespect of people who were still not abiding by wearing their face masks, but when we got there, the supermarket did not have a cashier tills open and everything had to be done through their 'un-manned' scanners that are not set up for shopping over £40.00.  It was absolute shambles.  Anyway, D has not returned back to that supermarket and went to another for a change, coming back with some ready made food stuffs for the freezer.  This Mushorom, Butternut Squash and Cranberrry vegan Wellington was one of them.  It tasted okay, but everything was a mush that you could not determine what vegetables went into it.

Anyway I am very much looking forward to seeing what is in your kitchen and thank you so much to Sherry for continuing to hosting the In My Kitchen Series through the pandemic and these frightening times in world politics.