Inside the fridge

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I noticed on a few of the blogs I read Matt, Melissa, Sam and Ximena have given us a little peak inside their fridges. I am always fascinated with what others have in their fridge in a similar way to the way I love to see what people have in their shopping trolley. The bottom line is that I’m nosey when it comes to other peoples food habits – hence I love reading food blogs.

So here’s what is inside my fridge - starting from the water and working clockwise.

Water - I don’t actually keep spring water I just keep refilling a bottle as I like to have chilled water during the day.

Homemade salad dressing – this was a leftover of lemon, hazelnut oil and Szechwan pepper that I will use on a salad during the week.

Baby boccacino - I am totally addicted to these and constantly steal when I am supposed to be getting something else out of the fridge

Olives & Spicy Peppers – spice up your salad

Crushed tomatoes – a staple of so many sauces I make

Onion Marmalade – a very generous gift that I used on my hotdogs

Sambal – spice up your sauces

Baby vine tomatoes – another staple addition to a side salad

Leftover Veal – Wasn’t that great and might actually become a Teddy treat

Jen’s Empanadas – absolutely delicious. The only reason there were leftovers was because the recipe makes so many.

Seedless grapes – a tasty healthy treat when I need a snack

Garlic – I only started keeping this in the fridge when a pot I was making at pottery went wonky but I decided to fire and glaze it anyway. I needed something to use it for so it became my useless garlic pot

Leeks – hello detox

Dried apricots – another healthy treat and a left over from a bulk purchase I made ages ago

Rocket – a very delicious accompaniment to any dish and the only salad I actually like

Yoghurt – I’m addicted to Vaalia Yoghut. There is nothing more satisfying then slowing eating a small tub of this while having a cup if tea.

Truffle Butter – made from a free jar of Truffle Salsa I got from Tetsuya’s when we were last there

Goats Cheese – purchased on my last visit to the Good Living Growers Market and desperately in need of being used. In fact I am going to use it in our dinner tonight. I’m going to layer it in a casserole dish with chicken and vegetables and those crushed tomatoes.

Pesto – some of my homemade pesto. In fact I might add this to the chicken dish I’m making tonight

Stewed Rhubarb – I love this on my muesli in the morning. J doesn’t like it at all so it’s mine, all mine!

There were some half empty bottles of juice, milk, sauces and wine in the door of the fridge. The freezer is tiny and is crammed to the rafters with meat and fish and all sorts of leftovers. No doubt the left overs will be greatly depleted by the end of the week as I am off to Cooma with work and J is allergic to cooking for himself.