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.
Lemon Frozen Yoghurt
We have finished eating the delicious lemon frozen yoghurt we made recently.
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.