Can you believe that it is now 2016? It is with such anticipation that we wait for Christmas and the New Year’s Eve and then suddenly it has been and gone. I always find New Year’s Eve a little lacklustre now that we have little ones, most of the time I am asleep before the midnight fireworks – but that’s life and I enjoy other things, like waking up fresh on New Year’s day.
As you may or may not be aware, Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial is no longer hosting ‘In My Kitchen’ and has handed the baton over to Maureen at The Orgasmic Chef.
In my January kitchen…
I’ve got some of Roza’s Gourmet Thai Pesto. Now, I picked this up at the Belconnen Markets because the name Roza jumped out at me {because I have an awesome friend named Rosa}, but also because they had some scrumptious recipes cards to go with their product marketing.
Then I found that they shared some awesome recipes in their Christmas countdown on their facebook page, like this one:Roza’s Thai Pesto Summer Quinoa Salad {GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY FREE, VEGAN}
PREP TIME 15 mins | COOKING TIME 20 mins | TOTAL TIME 35 mins
Ingredients:
½ cup finely diced broccoli
½ cup cooked quinoa
½ diced spanish onion
¼ cup grated carrots
¼ cup chopped enshallot
2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
For the Dressing:
5-6 tablespoons of Roza’s Thai Pesto
Preparation:
In a large bowl toss cooked quinoa, broccoli, red onion, carrots, enshallot and peanuts together. Mix until combined. Fold through Roza’s Thai Pesto and mix until well combined.
In my January Kitchen…
I’ve got a bottle of this awesome Red Orange, Blood Orange Cordial. Now Redbelly Orange sent me out a box of their blood oranges last season when they had a bumper crop. And this awesome cordial has been made with said bumper crop – so I couldn’t have been happier when this arrived {delivered by my awesome early morning courier – thanks for always rocking up when I am still in my PJ’s}.
In my January kitchen…
I’ve got some of this delicious Orange Spice tea from NUMI Organic Tea. This is delicious hot, but I’ve also been using it to make some wicked mocktails {because that’s how I roll – or will do until I finally wean the Little Dude… who am I kidding, I’ll probably just be pregnant again when I finally do}.
In my January kitchen…
I am going to whip up the Simple Dahl and South Indian Style Coconut Dahl from Chef’s Choice. Now I picked up these awesome little packets from the Belconnen Markets for quick and easy dinners when I couldn’t be bothered cooking a healthy meal from scratch {as most of us feel in the holidays}.
I whipped these up late last year and couldn’t have been happier with the results. I added a can of coconut cream to the Coconut Dahl – I don’t know if that’s traditional or not, but it was super tasty.
In my January kitchen…
I’ve always got a couple of these tins of dolmades {with an awesome, easy, ring-pull}. Now, you can make dolmades from scratch and you can pick up some wonderful dolmades from the deli – but I am telling you that these ‘Always Fresh’ dolmades are the bee’s knees when it comes to having something a little fancy on hand for lunch that you can simply pull out of your pantry {and isn’t that what we are all looking for over the summertime?}.
What new things have you picked up and tried lately? Do you purchase new brands or do you stick with what you have tried and tested? Anything interesting happening with you and your family in January?
