December 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

~ Tandy

December 2025 did not go entirely to plan. Work which is usually a mad house this time of the year was dead quiet! And then, the day after we closed an urgent order came in. As we were meant to go away that day, I did not read the emails. Had I done so, I would have been able to deliver the order on the day, as our first night away was cancelled. The reserve had to evacuate guests on the Sunday night due to fires. And on the Monday they evacuated their staff. The fire came right up to the house we had booked in to. We went on the Tuesday instead, and only for 2 nights. This really only gave us one day of pure relaxation. After that, my time was spent doing household chores, and a little bit of recipe development.

Recipes from my blog in December 2025

Continuing with my reviews of recipe books, this month I shared recipes for lamb samoosa pie, roosterkoek, and pistachio and honey tart. I also made chicken korma, rose pistachio cheesecake ice cream, tummale di ricotta and spiced scrolls. Dave and I indulged in the ice cream throughout the month to help cool us down during the unusually hot weather we experienced. Our heat wave month is normally in February, but it has been seriously hot since November, and it looks like it will not let up.

One new thing in my kitchen

My friend Bev saw these cleaning cloths at her daughter who lives in Australia. She brought a set for me to use, and I have them in my scullery and kitchen. They are ideal for soaking up any spilt water which is a must for me as we have unsealed wooden tops in our kitchen.

Cleaning Cloths December 2025

This is my January submission to the #IMK series hosted by Sherry. Each month bloggers around the world gather to share what is new in their kitchens. Wishing everyone the most amazing 2026 you can imagine!
See the links below for blog posts I published on January 1:

Lavender and Lime Signature

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Published by Tandy

I am passionate about using regional, seasonable and sustainable produce when I cook. I live in Gordons Bay with my husband and dogs. We visit new places locally and overseas as often as we can to experience the food of the area. Follow along on our adventures!

22 thoughts on “December 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen”

  1. My CPT sister is here with her family. She said it’s been very hot. It has been cool and rainy here. Wonderful. We are off to St Lucia tomorrow to see the turtles hatching 💓

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  6. that’s a shame about your break being reduced in time due to fires! sounds like an aussie kind of thing :=) We are having floods, storms, hail, bushfires etc all around the country this summer. Oh and i forgot to mention it snowed in Tassie on christmas day – mid summer!! so weird. Happy new year to you, and thanks for joining in with IMK this month.
    cheers
    sherry

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    1. I saw pics of the snow! That is so odd. One year there was snow here on the 16th of December, but luckily for us, not on our wedding day 😉

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  9. I’ll check out those dishcloths at Adairs, They look really nice and practical. You have shared some great recipes. Happy New Year Tandy.

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  11. Happy Belated New Year – hope 2026 is being good to you. Love those dishcloths – Adairs is such a great store. Sorry to hear your vacay got cut short but hope you made the best of it 🙂 The ice cream sounds soooo good!

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