This is a very short instalment to end off the year and share with you what is new In My Kitchen In December 2014. I want to take the opportunity to wish Celia (from Fig Jam And Lime Cordial) and her family a blessed Christmas. I love these #IMK posts and I cannot wait to come back in 2015 and share more with you.
December 2014 Showcasing In My Kitchen
This month I have done a lot of baking. I did not post the recipe for the cupcakes that I made. They were part of a competition for Yuppiechef and I used a sponge cake recipe that was given to us, to make these cupcakes. I did not win but my effort was rewarded with a voucher and I have used that in December 2014 to get myself some new attachments for my KitchenAid Stand Mixer.
We received the most beautiful table gifts at the launch of La Bella Restaurant and Bistro and I have left this cheese board on our table as a permanent fixture. I love the texture of the wood! It came with a cheese knife and fork set.
I reckon I have the largest collection of KitchenAid attachments and I cannot stop collecting them. In my collection are drums for medium and coarse shredding, as well as slicing. And now I have added a potato grater, a drum for stripping (Julienne) and one for fine shredding. I hope to test the fine shredder on horseradish when it is next in season.
I had a 15% discount voucher for Le Creuset from the latest issue of Taste Magazine and I used it to buy an espresso mug in their new colour palm.
We have an 8 seater dining room table and I wanted 8 espresso mugs to use for desserts. I now have 8 and I cannot wait to use them.
At the Baleia Bay Wines launch we were given a wine opener and bottle stopper. I love that the wine opener has a bottle opener on it as well, as that is something most useful in our house.
I want to thank each and every one of you for taking a peek into my kitchen in December 2014. I hope that you come back next month to see what is new.
What I blogged:
- four years ago – Snoek Braai
Lovely share, thanks. Can’t believe how the year has flown. Come January I hope to get back in the saddle with the IMK participation.
I cannot wait for that Cin xox
Gosh, seems like you’ve been busy getting your kitchen pretty! Love the cheese board and those cute knives! The mugs are so beautiful and colorful!
Thank you Pratishtha 🙂
Your espresso mugs are lovely and colourful. Sadly Le Creuset don’t make them in the new cotton which is what I was looking for, even though I am disappointed to hear only the pots are now made in France, everything else in China.
I bet you don’t have much more to collect to have everything for you Kitchen Aid – how awesome.
Have a super day Tandy.
🙂 Mandy xo
I tried to find Le Creuset stuff in France and that was not as easy as I expected. There is still a list of things I want for the Kitchen Aid, but it is getting shorter 😉
Ooo I haven’t seen those KitchenAid attachments before! Must check them out.
They should be easy to get in the States Joanne 🙂
I love those Le Creuset expresso mugs, how pretty! Congrats on getting a voucher for some new kitchen aid attachments, that’s still pretty neat =)
The voucher sadly only covered about a tenth of the cost, but it was still a great contribution 🙂
Hi Tandy, did not know that Kitchen aide had shredding attachments, how cool. Great stuff in your kitchen this month!
They have 6 all together and I find them extremely useful when I am making salads etc. for a dinner party 🙂
Those espresso mug colours are so vibrant, I really like them 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thanks Uru, me too 🙂
Love that cheese board and knife n fork set.
Thanks! and thanks for the visit 🙂
Love it all but those mugs are especially gorgeous!
I think the mugs are the best of them all as well 🙂
Oh, I love that cheese board, knife and fork and those espresso mugs are so cute.
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Thanks for another peek in your kitchen. Hard to believe this is the end if the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. The cheese board, fork and knife are fantastic! I can’t wait to see what yummy desserts you put in those cups.
I will have to start making more desserts Gretchen – thanks for the visit and the wishes 🙂
G’day and congrats Tandy on your win! Love your cheese board accessories…have those mugs too and always can use a wine opener too!
Thanks for this month’s kitchen view!
Cheers! Joanne
Thanks for this months’ visit Joanne 🙂
What a lovely kitchen this month, so many hand things 🙂 speaking of kitchen aid attachments, I would like to purchase the pasta attachment that make penne etc… I don’t use my kitchen aid much any more since purchasing a Thermomix, but I do love the pasta attachment, so I would like to add that, if only I had the room! LOL!
I would leave that chess board and knives out too as every time I looked at them it would make me smile! Thanks for sharing! Liz x
Hi, I would not recommend that attachment. It does not work perfectly and it is the least used of all my attachments. Thanks for the visit 🙂
I love peeking at your kitchen…lots of fun stuff Tandy!
Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Thanks for the visit Juliana 🙂
Oh my, Tandy. Everything in your kitchen this month is amazing. I heart the espresso mugs, they are gorgeous. Which colour is your fave? I’d make the orange one mine. HAHA! And the cheese board with smiley cutlery is cute. Beautiful wine opener and bottle stopper too.
Most of the LE Creuset in my kitchen is Cherry. I love the colour 🙂
Tandy, I have the large version of your red mug in my kitchen! I’ll think of you whenever I use it from now on. And what a truly gorgeous launch gift you received – that board and utensil set is stunning! Thank you for being such a big and constant part of the IMK gathering – I look forward to your post every month! All the best to you and Dave for a wonderful Christmas and December! xxx
The board is a great addition to our table! Thank you for all the effort you put into the #IMK posts and thanks for the wishes xox
do love your collection of treasures
Thank you Usha 🙂
Oh my, those Le Creuset espresso mugs are just gorgeous. So colourful. Your cheeseboard is very nice, I love the dark coloured wood, its something different. And the cheese utensils look like happy little helpers! : ) Kirsty xx
Thanks Kristy, the wooden board is the most amazing colour 🙂
I know you say you’re a bit of a Kitchen Aid addict but I think Le Creuset isn’t far behind. We still always travel with a bottle opener. You rarely need to worry about it in Australia as they are all screw cap but it came in handy in the US! Cheers Tandy and all the best for Christmas. Thanks for being a regular reader and taking the time to comment. F xx
We never travel with a bottle opener – something I will add to my ‘stuff’ I take with us, what a great idea! And you are correct, I have a lot of L:e Creuset stuff as well 🙂
Hi Tandy. A lot of people have been show casing those Le Creuset mugs. I can feel a need developing. They are lovely.
I hope you have fun collecting them Glenda 🙂
Tandy, I always enjoy seeing what other home cooks/food bloggers use in their kitchens. I posted some of my favorites last week. Love those Le Creuset mugs.
I love my mugs as well, thanks for the visit Jean 🙂
Tandy, my computer seems to be misbehaving, not sure my comment went through. Won’t write all that again, but loved seeing what another home cook/food blogger uses in her kitchen!
Thanks for the visit, I see another comment is here waiting moderation 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing IMK with us! I look forward to another year of posts. Love and blessings to you and yours. xxx
And the same to you Sharon xxx
Love the le Cresseut espresso mugs. Especially the new Palm colour. I am a huge fan of their products. Emma.
I am too Emma 🙂
hi tandy
i love the wine opener, and the lovely coloured mugs. Most bottles of wine seem to come with screw cap these days so i don’t think it would actually get much use in my house but it is a lovely looking thing.
have a wonderful xmas
sherry
I am not a huge fan of screwtops so the wine opener is always handy for us. Have a super Christmas as well 🙂