 This jar of blood orange honey that I purchased from Two Skinny Cooks larder door in Berrima is sitting on my kitchen bench and, as you can see, it's begging to be opened and enjoyed. Crumpets or toast? What say you, my friends? It's October already, the season has changed from winter to spring, and it's time for me to join my friend, Celia, from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and a gathering of other cooks from around the globe, as we give the world a peek into our kitchens. So, getting right onto it, front and centre in my kitchen is the jar of honey above. Stay tuned for my conversation with Justin Wells and Veronica Stute, the folks behind the Two Skinny Cooks label. In my kitchen there are lots of avocados, which are in plentiful supply this season according to reports from the ABC. Apparently 'about 60 per cent of New Zealand's expected crop of five million trays is destined for Australia', which may cause a glut of fruit. Queensland avocados are ever so creamy and there were 6.5 million trays produced this season from that State's 400 growers. Wow!  We're enjoying the avocados with vine ripened Queensland tomatoes on Peter's favourite 'Avocado Smash' on seeded bread topped with Red Kelly's Tasmanian pepperberry and lake salt. Yum!  We found these tiny Avanti espresso glasses in a quirky little store in Byron Bay. They're perfect for that shot of macchiato.  One of the most flavoursome coffees we've tasted is this one from Pablo & Rusty's, purchased from a cafe in Newcastle.  I'm looking forward to trying this bacon jam made by the lads at Pialligo Farm Smokehouse (#) right here in Canberra.  Ditto for these confit cherry tomatoes from Pialligo Farm Smokehouse (#). I'm expecting they will be simply divine! How would you serve them, my friends?  And finally, I printed a couple of inspirational quotes recently for my fridge... both of them particularly took my fancy. The first one because I really do need reminding that I'm retired and I should take the day off and just sit and read!  This second one impressed on me the values taught to me by my Hungarian immigrant parents and reminded me of long-passed grandparents and prior generations who lived through such difficult years and raised their families with very little.  Never miss a Good Things update... sign up today... #Client: in the interests of transparency please be aware that I work as a writer and PR on an ad hoc basis with Pialligo Estate. However, I have most certainly not been paid to showcase the bacon jam and the confit tomatoes in this post, nor was I asked to promote them. That said, for those who may be interested, these products will be available from the Farmhouse Shop later in 2014 when it opens. Tell me dear readers, what's happening in your kitchen this month? Are you excited that the seasons are changing in your part of the world? Do you happen to collect inspirational quotes? And have you ever made bacon jam?
57 Comments
30/9/2014 08:01:57 pm
G'day Great post Lizzy! You got me with your photos, bacon jam to be made in the future and I love your last quote! Pinned your avo smash!
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:32:41 pm
Hiya Joanna, will be watching your bacon jam post with interest! Happy cooking! 1/10/2014 12:08:38 am
Looks like a lovely combination of goodies, I’ve had piallago smokehouse’s bacon and baked beans - both delicious.
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:33:06 pm
Hi there... what did you do with your blood oranges? : )
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:33:38 pm
Aw Sally, my apologies, but this was one coffee that was served to us and it was ever so good. The avocado smash is awesome! : )
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:34:19 pm
Hi Mandy... Cravings of a Lunatic recently blogged about bacon jam... and the blood orange honey really is divine. Have a great weekend xo
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:34:31 pm
Oh, thank you so much!
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:35:05 pm
Oh Francesca, you said that so very beautifully! Driving ourselves with our own whip... yes, good one! The honey is amazing! 1/10/2014 10:32:01 am
I would say toast to the blood orange honey, yum! I could eat that Avocado Smash right now, a favourite of mine too. Things look colourful and tasty in your kitchen as usual.
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:35:24 pm
Thank you Jane, I'm with you... honey and toast... yummy! 1/10/2014 01:15:29 pm
Lots of goodies there Lizzy. Want that bacon jam for sure!
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:35:42 pm
So Bec, what would you do with the bacon jam? 1/10/2014 01:41:13 pm
i had no idea there were smooth-skinned avocados. i thuoght that was an olive!
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:36:06 pm
Oh wow, Elizabeth... no, it was definitely an avo and one of the best I've ever eaten!
Eha
1/10/2014 01:52:23 pm
The message in your last photo naturally is the most important in my thinking- and feeling-world! Oh, love the avocadoes, but being an avid greenie, do wish all that we consume would come from our own bountiful continent!
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:36:37 pm
Thank you, Eha, I knew it would sit well with you! We should consume more from Australian soils, I agree! 1/10/2014 03:33:20 pm
What great stuff in your kitchen this month. Love those espresso glasses! They're wonderful. :-)
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:36:50 pm
John, thanks so much, we love them too! : )
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:37:19 pm
Hi there Glenda, yes, having seen yours, I am envious... and one day I will just sit and read too... I did potter in the garden today, which was lovely! 1/10/2014 04:27:48 pm
I love that quote on your fridge..... a good rule to live by.
Lizzy
1/10/2014 06:37:37 pm
Which one, Anna? The first or the second? : ) 1/10/2014 10:07:03 pm
That honey sounds so good Liz! Just a spoonful please for me :)
Lizzy
2/10/2014 10:35:04 pm
Oh Tandy, I wish I could pass some to you via Skype! It is rather divine! 1/10/2014 10:27:25 pm
Queensland does grow amazing avocados, Liz. :-) I'm hoping to start growing them myself. :-)
Lizzy
2/10/2014 10:35:30 pm
They sure do, Krista! I am envious of you having space to grow them!
Lizzy
2/10/2014 10:36:31 pm
Hi there Elizabeth, thank you kindly! The honey is lovely... really tastes good but is a little runnier than I expected... there are shards of the orange rind in it. The bacon jam is unusual... sort of like a meaty, baconey chutney! Thanks for stopping by xo 2/10/2014 08:39:22 am
I love those inspirational quotes. The avocado smash looks so good!
Lizzy
2/10/2014 10:36:41 pm
Thank you kindly Mary Frances xo
Lizzy
2/10/2014 10:37:30 pm
Hi Amanda... I've been using the honey in things like salad dressings, in tea and also just eating a tiny spoonful here and there : ) Wow to your confit tomatoes! They sure are flavour bombs!
Lizzy
3/10/2014 10:44:57 am
It's an interesting taste, Gretchen... I'd like to make some one day too! Thanks so much for stopping by. 3/10/2014 09:42:10 am
So many lovely goodies in your kitchen this month. I'm just about to have some toast with honey after seeing yours made me crave it. The bacon jam sounds so interesting and I'm addicted to avocados at the moment too. I love your quotes I do hope you have had a chance to have a sit and read.
Lizzy
3/10/2014 10:45:23 am
Hi Vicki, thank you... I love toast with honey too. Thank you for visiting! That's it, I'm going to give up any ideas I have of dieting in the first ten days of the month, because all these IMK posts are making me hungry! LOVE avocados, wish mine would grow, but I think I'll have to buy some instead this year. And those little glasses are very, very cute! Lovely thoughts on your fridge, darling xx
Lizzy
3/10/2014 10:46:44 am
Oh my, Celia, love, are you telling me you have avocado trees in that beautiful garden of yours too! Wow... I do hope they produce for you. That would be wonderful! The little glasses are indeed cute... and coffee tastes so good in them, but I reckon they'd be good for shots of very rich desserts! Happy cooking.
Lizzy
11/10/2014 02:27:09 pm
Yes, Kirsty, I added some to my most recent batch of chilli con carne.
Lizzy
11/10/2014 02:27:37 pm
Hi Maureen, they were quite tasty, those confit tomatoes! The jam was great in my chilli con carne. 4/10/2014 01:56:21 pm
I always love seeing what's in your kitchen, Liz! I am especially fond of your two inspirational quotes. The second is always a good reminder that we all have so much, and should share so much more of it. The first? Let's just say I aspire to retirement so that I can post it on my fridge.
Lizzy
11/10/2014 02:28:04 pm
Ah David... indeed... it's important to have things to look forward to in one's retirement! 6/10/2014 09:37:46 pm
I do hope you are right about an avocado glut after last years horrendous season Liz. I have many ideas that I would love to try but need the price to come down. I adore bacon jam straight on sourdough toast with fresh tomatoes laid on top. As to the confit tomatoes, straight out of the jar? I think I will have to try making my own if we get a good tomato season this year.
Lizzy
11/10/2014 02:28:37 pm
Hi Tania... your way with bacon jam sounds yummy! The tomatoes were good in my chilli con carne! 10/10/2014 11:04:26 pm
Hi Liz, Lovely things in your kitchen as always, including some nice things from your travels. The bacon jam and confit cherry tomatoes sound divine. Bacon jam and avocados perhaps?
Lizzy
11/10/2014 02:29:06 pm
Ah, good suggestion Christine... I tried some bacon jam in my chilli con carne, it was good! Welcome home and thanks for stopping by.
Lizzy
11/10/2014 02:29:41 pm
Hello Moya, I think I would miss that too! Even though it gets bitterly cold here, the four distinct seasons are all rather delicious! What a lovely peek into your kitchen this month, Lizzy. I love those tiny espresso cups! The double glass wall insulation works well for the coffee cups I have so I bet these espresso cups are effective, too. I enjoyed seeing your good eats and reading those quotes. You have inspired me to draw up some quotes for my fridge or desk, too! 20/10/2014 10:42:56 pm
Oh that last quote really got me - it is something that I really try and impress on my son who finds giving quite difficult. Love the honey - it sounds amazing and the confit tomatoes too! 27/10/2014 02:27:28 pm
bacon jam? yum avo on toast? yum confit tomatoes? maybe:) Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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