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<\/a><\/p>\nare the new apron and gingerbread boss chef jacket that came from the<\/p>\n
competition in December!<\/p>\n
(Which – did I mention?\u00a0 We won!)<\/p>\n
In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n is this ornament I found in our yard upon returning home<\/p>\n on New Year\u2019s Day.\u00a0 A flower made of eating utensils!<\/p>\n Not sure exactly where this came from\u2026?<\/p>\n So I\u2019m adding this boxed set of silver grapefruit spoons that<\/p>\n I got at a second-hand shop.<\/p>\n I\u2019m a total sucker for eating utensils that come in silk covered boxes!<\/p>\n In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n are these bars of goat\u2019s milk soap that I felted.\u00a0 They turned out rather nice,<\/p>\n but I think I need to make more to get the right look.<\/p>\n In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n is this scarf I just finished knitting.\u00a0 It is in the kitchen because I just took it<\/p>\n off and threw it on the table when I came home from lunch with some friends.<\/p>\n The colors blended so well with the table I took a picture.<\/p>\n In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n is a new stash of vanilla beans-<\/p>\n and a newly started bottle of vanilla- along with an almost empty<\/p>\n bottle from last year!<\/p>\n After all those cookies, my vanilla is at an all time low!<\/p>\n And lastly-<\/p>\n In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n is my husband \u2013 happily eating dinner- ham and basmati rice, wilted spinach,<\/p>\n homemade applesauce and summer squash grilled with onions.<\/p>\n Every once in a while I need a reality check.\u00a0 The last couple of photos are what<\/p>\n my kitchen is really all about.\u00a0 A happy family-good meals- a table surrounded and<\/p>\n filled with love.<\/p>\n AND- just a small smile at the end of this post-<\/p>\n I just saw this movie, Stranger than Fiction<\/em><\/strong>, with Will Ferrel and Emma Thompson-<\/p>\n and the best love scene in a movie for bakers was in it.<\/p>\n See it here on Youtube-\u00a0 http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c2tqVQX_H3c<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The January edition of IMK is going to be abbreviated because I am tired and not feeling well.\u00a0 The toll of Christmas and preparations has been very large this year- I didn\u2019t really plan to make so many cookies- but … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n