Cooking

Making Steamed Buns (Baozi)

A series of photos showing the process of making steamed buns.

Gingerbread Snowflakes

We made gingerbread snowflakes this afternoon. Quick, easy, and fun. Making gingerbread biscuits in the shape of snowflakes is set to become a family Christmas tradition.

Making Croissants: The Finished Product

Our croissants are out of the oven, and smell delicious.

Making Croissants: Shaping and Baking

Our first batch of croissants have just gone into the oven.

Making Croissants: Layering the Butter

The yeast in the dough has spent the day working away, and turned the cling film parcel into a balloon.

Making Croissants: Preparing the Dough

The first thing on the agenda this morning was making the croissant dough.

Making Croissants: Rolling Butter

This evening we started the three-day process of making croissants.

We have finished eating the delicious lemon frozen yoghurt we made recently. This was my second frozen yoghurt attempt. My first attempt was vanilla, and while nice, it was nowhere near as exciting as the lemon.

Home Made Yoghurt

Making yoghurt is much easier than I imagined it would be. Here’s what I’ve tried.

Homemade bread makes me happy

A single loaf tended to get me through a week’s worth of lunches. I was single then, but even with two of us a dense loaf is enough for our working day lunches.