Finding the new in the everyday
Even a cursory glance at my things I’ve done list will show how much I love baking. Last year I managed to conjure up all sorts of magic out of my kitchen, from French patisserie classics to bread from around the world. It was time for a new challenge, and whilst I'm currently not baking… Continue reading Gluten-Free Bread
This has been a busy week for new things, not only did I make my placemats with my new sewing machine, but I also made Tim Tams in an Intro to Australian Baking course by Bread Ahead. That wasn't enough though, I couldn't stop at just making the delicious chocolatey and crunchy Tim Tams biscuits,… Continue reading Anzac Biscuits
I would definitely consider myself adventurous with food and love trying out the famous dishes and baked goods from countries all over the world. Last year I not only went to Japan, Korea, and the Middle-East with my kitchen adventures, but also Nigeria, Russia, and Finland. I like to think I'm culinary well-travelled, but one… Continue reading Tim Tams
I'm back in the kitchen! After having a little time off, I decided to dip my toe back into all things sweet and baked by trying to make a batch of the festive Finnish spoon biscuits, Lusikkaleivät. Photo by Any Lane on Pexels.com I'd never heard of these before, but became intrigued after finding them… Continue reading Day 345 – Made Lusikkaleivät
After enjoying the success of my new bread-making in a sourdough class at the weekend, (I made the very tasty Borodinsky bread) I was looking forward to joining another Bread Ahead class, this time for flatbreads. I've done a few Bread Ahead courses over the year, including the aforementioned sourdough one earlier in the week,… Continue reading Day 310 – Sangak
After a flurry of new thing baking during the summer, things have slowed down a little. I'm currently still looking after my friend's lovely dog Sascha, and I'm frantically cramming for a German language test. In short, life has been too busy to be trying to avoid getting hairs in beautiful patisserie. Today though, I… Continue reading Day 282 – Florentines
Although I've not come to the end of my Puff Bakery course yet – I'm taking a little break for a few weeks until I have more time – I really miss creating the delicious bakes from it. Having the baking itch, I decided to turn to my other trusty sidekick from the past few… Continue reading Day 254 – Chelsea Buns
It feels like I haven't made anything new that's bread-related for ages! I'm still plugging away, trying to achieve the ideal sourdough loaf (why is it so hard?!) but when I'm making bread, I tend to stick to the same go-to's at the moment. So today, I thought I'll have a dabble with a new… Continue reading Day 250 – Made Pretzels
Another week, another bake from my pastry course from Puff the Bakery a.k.a. the best thing I've bought this year. This week it was time to try out the hazelnut, and ricotta cake, with decadently dark chocolate ganache on top. I'd put off baking this for a little bit for two reasons: (1) I feel… Continue reading Day 233 – Hazelnut and Ricotta cake
I've had biscotti on my 'to-make' list for a while. These crunchy Italian biscuits go perfectly with a hot cup of tea and are sometimes given as gifts at Christmas. So what better time to make them than the middle of summer! Actually, after another brief flirtation with 30C+ degree days last week, our August… Continue reading Day 238 – Biscotti
New Day, New Thing 