A good ear…

I’m super happy how beautiful this turned out. What’s more exciting is that I finally got the “ear” to turn out the way is supposed to. ٩(◕‿◕)۶

After baking so many loaves and plowing through YouTubers for tips and tricks, I just couldn’t get the ear to rise properly. Don’t get me wrong, the bread still tastes great, but I can never achieve the coveted “ear”. Well, I can’t say I have succeeded because this is the first time. I’m going to keep trying to see if I can continue with this, then I would be super happy! I have to remember what I did this time that’s different from previous trials. Stay tuned…

A baked bread…

It’s been a while since I baked bread, any bread. If Ah Lo hadn’t requested for artisan bread, I probably would have continue to steam more buns! It was a little break from steaming!

A recipe for more…

I’ve been baking these dinner rolls many many times. It’s always a big hit. The only problem is that it’s never enough. The recipe only makes 16 pieces (or for a 8×8 pan). Since pulled pork is what I have in mind for tonight’s dinner, we would need more. I tweaked the recipe to make more (24) and happy they turned out perfect!

A pulled pork lunch…

It’s been awhile since I baked bread at home. Our oven is still not working so I used the baking feature from my air fryer to bake. It came out ok, but not the same. Can’t wait to have a working oven again.

A merry meal…

Because of pandemic, this year our families weren’t able to get together for Christmas! Instead of cooking for 30 people, it’s only the 4 of us enjoying the meal at home. Prime rib was on sale at Smart and Final ($5/lb) last week and Mr. Piggy took 6 hours to sous vide it and roast it for 15 minutes. It was delicious! I was responsible for all the sides.

Wishing everyone a warm and safe holiday!

A Thanksgiving meal…

Since we are not gathering with any families this year, I didn’t plan on cooking. In the morning, the 4 of us went hiking and came back. I was inspired by one of my friend’s Thanksgiving meal her daughter made for the entire family. You wouldn’t believe it when I told you this is done last minute! I started at 2pm and dinner was served at 7pm. Instead of turkey, we got chicken instead.

This is the first year I had to cook a Thanksgiving meal because we normally have potluck. I would just bring a dish or two. It was supposed to be a relaxing Thanksgiving but turned out to be a busy one.

A pumpkin bread…

Baked these scrumptious pumpkin bread for the boys this morning for breakfast. I was browsing through my IG posts a couple of days ago and saw these (made a few years ago). They tasted better than the ones I baked last time!

A bread recipe…

Saw this recipe suggested by FB and tried it. Boys loved it. I’ve made several batches and so happy it kept the softness and fluffiness for a few days. << keep them in the ziplock bags.

Here are the ingredients:

• 300 g bread flour
• 30 g sugar
• 4 g salt
• 3 g yeast
• 110 ml water
• 105 ml milk
• 375 for 20-25 minutes.

A homemade burger…

From buns to patties, this is my first time making a burger at home. I’ve made patties before, not t this extent. This time, I learned a lot from YouTube and prepared my own hamburger patty. Initially I didn’t think I have time to make the hamburger buns, but gave it a try. Glad I did because these turned out so good. So good that I don’t think I will buy ones in the bag anymore!

For the healthier version, Mr. Piggy and I have the portobello buns instead (which IMHO, taste even better).

 

A ciabatta bread…

Baked Ciabatta cake and enjoyed it for sandwiches today!