IN MY KITCHEN- November 2026

I'm back in Florida, back in my Florida kitchen, and ready to share what's happening! After being away for 5 months, it's always fun to get settled back in and re-discover my own kitchen. 

Since it's the beginning of the month, it's also time for Sherry from Sherry's Picking monthly In My Kitchen blog share which I'm joining.

Florida has been very hot and humid. I have not been doing any real cooking. Instead I've been focusing on salads and light eating. The other day, we participated in a pot-luck dinner and I made a delicious quinoa salad with scallions, lemon, pine nuts, and slivered almonds. 

Quinoa with scallions, pine nuts, and sliced almonds

This recipe came out really good and leftovers tasted even better the next day directly from the fridge. I'll post the recipe in another post. 

You may remember that we have a flower truck that stops by our complex in Florida every Friday. The flowers are brought straight from the airport that morning and sell for $20 for 2 dozen gorgeous roses. I kept half of the two dozen, and gave the other half to my neighbor for her 82nd birthday!!

Since we do a lot of entertaining, I picked up some pretty cocktail napkins at Home Goods this week that I will use for company over the next winter months. 

Also while in Home Goods, I picked up this salad bowl and servers. It will be perfect for when I need to bring my pot luck dish to friend's home without worrying about breaking my glass bowls. 

I was surprised that the Christmas and Hanukkah displays were already out in Home Goods! I loved these colorful candles that I'll use for Hannukah!

Olives are a staple in our kitchen, so I'm starting with a large jar to begin the season. 

I took a run to Aldi for some chocolate. The sea salt with caramel chips are my favorite; my husband likes the plain or creme filled varieties. 

I found these dried baby bananas from Trader Joe's in our closet left from last season. The expiration date is still good, so we will be opening them soon. 

I made these Halloween vegan stuffed peppers in my Pennsylvania kitchen before we left for Florida.

My husband picked up this coconut milk at Costco... I don't usually use it but I do have some recipes I could try with it ... a case of 4 was on sale for only $7.99!!

That's it. Hope everyone has a great week! 

Transform Pretty Decorative Napkins Into Beautiful Mod Podge Plates

Have you ever Mod Podged? I'm not a crafter but I made this little soap dish plate for my bathroom using a very simple craft technique . I just wanted to share it.