kitchen inspiration

You know, if I had more hours in my day, I reckon I could easily fill them browsing foodie blogs on the internet and finding tasty recipies. There are some wonderful food blogs out there, so much inspiration, and the way some people talk about food just makes me want to go to the kitchen right away and cook - or just eat anyway! For example have you ever been over to Smitten Kitchen. Oh yum.

I have so many recipies bookmarked, a big jumbled folder of them on my computer and I tend to forget about them and they just sort of get lost in the jumble. So I thought I'd do a little list of links here - to remind myself of what I wanted to try, and to share them with you, because I think they really need to be shared.

- Firsty, that bread I mentioned here. It's Alicia's Oatmeal Bread. Very good indeed. I still love my heavy grainy no knead bread (in the sidebar there), but I'm very much enjoying alternating it with this lighter version.

- Also I made these Bean Burritos recently for the freezer. Such a great idea. Just pull them out of the freezer and microwave them for a couple of minutes, or defrost them and warm them in the oven - instant yum. I do love having things ready to go in the freezer, makes life just a little sweeter sometimes :) Oh and the other thing I've been freezing is pizza bases. I make up and cook a huge big batch. Makes it so much easier when you have a craving for pizza if your bases are ready to go.

- How about kale chips anyone? Sounds strange huh. I just had to try them, especially because I have a garden full of kale. They are tasty! And the kids LOVE them. And did you know how good kale is for you!

- I'm wanting to try this granola recipe, I've always been a bit confused about granola, is it what we'd call muesli, eaten for breakfast with milk? Or a snack to be eaten by the handful? Anyway, this recipe sounds delicious so it's on my to make list - to eat for breakfast with milk.

- I'm also going to try these olive oil crackers. This is a lovely blog by the way, stay and have a look around.

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- I've bookmarked this for next time a cold or flu hits.

- And I'm very tempted to make these Crispy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Smitten Kitchen, but I think I probably shouldn't. Because it wll be too hard not to eat them all in one day. Instead this week I made her Thick, Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, a slightly healthier alternative perhaps.

- And If you tend to have a weakness for sweet things as I do, then perhaps don't even look at this link.

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- Sour dough bread, I'm definately going to try this, sounds just so simple.

- And I've been meaning to try making my own ricotta for a long time. I keep forgetting about this.

- And lastly, but certainly not least-ly do pop on over and visit Jessica at Spinning a Yarn, she has been making the most delicious things! And taking delicious photos of it all too.

I'm sure there are links that I have forgotten to include here. Perhaps I will make this a monthly thing. In the mean time, happy cooking, and eating :)

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