We had two feisty Buddies striving for the first to bake this bread; A first time Buddy from Switzerland: Ckay of Sweet and Thats it baked her Pane di Pastore in two separa...
Another BBB edition which Im hosting, yay!! Please bake along with us! Instructions on the bottom of the page. Lengthy post with the recipe and the pictures so Ill try to keep this sweet and short ju...
I thought this was a no brainer… My new (second ever) quilt was going to be for our bed. A rather daunting task in size because our bed is quite big (1.80cm x2.10...
The quiet, the peace, nature... maybe you notice how lush and green it was? I am not the most talented gardener but I do know you need lots of water to keep all this green looking so fresh... Lets sa...
Because I really wanted to try this recipe before I committed to making a big batch of scones... This ABC edition is about making scones. Remember we bake from Abby Dodges book The Weekend Baker...
The day after.... I can tell you that I am in love with my hiking boots! They saved my feet from blisters and sore spots, walked me through high wet grass and mud, kept me upright at the steep uphill...
Judging by the absence here you’d say not much… Agreed I didn’t bake as much as I used to but I find that my family’s busy schedules take them away from lunching/dining at home and I hate to se...
ABC Bakers post for April is about bread, fluffy white dinner rolls. Or in our case lunch rolls for hungry teenagers that came in after a morning of playing soccer. They each had four…. The idea to m...
There is something entirely tempting about the combination of rye, caraway and honey. Add in some oranges and anise seeds and there you have our March challenge for the Bread Baking Babes. Astr...
This is worrying! I am not even close to the deadline, or maybe I’m just early for the next? Yes, let’s keep it at that. It is just that life is happening and sometimes life is happening quite forcef...
Name that song! We travel to Penang for dinner and tonight oldest son and I have been trying our hands at Roti Jala {Lacy Coconut Milk Pancakes} and there was supposed to be some handi...
*Tock tock* this thing on? Helloooo? José? Are you there? Got a question man. Can you help me out? See, I’ve got the book. The pork. the garlic the corn oil the fresh oregano (freeze dried because it...
Celebrating four fabulous years being a Babe! We’re back for our February installment and Lien as our Kitchen of the Month thought Biscotti Picanti was just the thing to bake and celebrate. Don’t be ...
There was supposed to be a cake here.... but I thought this was better. Much much better. Go here to find the card! This feed contains copyrighted photos and text from Bake My Day!. If you ...
For my sis.. or rather for her baby! Yesterday (yes indeed, that was Friday 13th) she delivered a healthy little baby boy. So yesterday night I dived head first into the newborn diapers... to wrestle...
Another edition from the "The Weekend Baker" by Abby Dodge. This time we bake cinnamon rolls. Always a favourite in this house, I was curious to see if this recipe could win t...
Youll need: 500 grams split peasca. 500 gr. pork: ribs, chops, pigs feet (Not me I don’t!)2-3 large potatoes3 leeksparsley and celery each a handfull2 onions2-3 large carrotsbetter half of a medium c...
Working on this skirt (Knip no. 20, november 2011) in a bouclé or almost felted wool. Rather heavy fabric but very easy to work with, even on the curved seams. These pics are showing the front panel ...
Aargh!! Ik kwam vanmorgen uiterst vroeg (voor een maandag, herfst vakantie, niet-werkdag) naar beneden en zag 1 kat op de eettafel, 1 kat net weglopen…. Niet goed. En ja hoor, voor de zoveelst...
Toen we dachten dat de zomer nog moest beginnen.… niet wetende dat we zulke druipdagen zouden hebben. Toen ik helemaal geen zin meer had in bloggen. Niet wist wat ik te melden zou hebben wat i...
Officially this should be called a Streusel Coffee Cake. Dreamed up by our hostess Tanna this month. We were at her virtual kitchen table sampling the catch of the month and trying to decide which co...
You better prepare yourselves for a snickering laugh. I had it all planned, bake this edition of the ABC Bakers AND the next one all in one go and serve it for the combined September birthdays. The b...
Just some random thoughts.... Made this one some time ago, still in love with the colors and I thought it would fit into the color scheme I am thinking of using in my soon to be dream sewing room/off...
Hmm, that sounds very much like I am actually working. Nice. Patch Work. Anyway, some time ago an idea started to take shape in my head and I took off on this supersecret project which I can’t discus...
Started this grey and rainy Thursday morning with an introduction Pilates class (ouch!) and went home all energized. Vacuumed the second floor, rearranged the “study”, all our administration from my ...
For this instalment of the Babes Baking Bread Ilva put us on the track for a different bread. The usual suspects; flour, yeast, water, salt nothing new. But this gem only requires a very short fermen...
This is my second year of ABC-baking where we choose to bake a recipe each month from one book. In 2012 you’ll see us baking through: The Weekend Baker by Abby Dodge. (I ordered my copy her...
Never been one to reflect and look back, too busy looking forward and planning ahead, making my lists. This year feels different. These tiny crybabies are 15 going on 20 (at least that’s what ...
The final breads.. what comes to mind immediately is the phrase: Function before Form… I am not too happy with the shape I got. Serves me right for shaping hastily, before dashing off (ha! Dashing…) ...
For the last time this year we managed to get around the table with Susan steering us towards a true Christmas Stollen! A stollen with a twist, because this one is made with an overnight...
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