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Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish and My Bread Journey

by Athena // July 22, 2020 // No Comments
This post includes a review of one of my favourite cookbooks and my own personal sourdough journey. Continue reading →

No Knead Sourdough Diary Vol. 2

by Athena // May 4, 2016 // No Comments
With this entry, I have gone off the one sourdough recipe I have been making and found others. Basically, I am doing the turn and fold method with the long bulk fermentation for all my breads now. It is mostly... Continue reading →

No-Knead Sourdough Bread Diary Vol. 1

by Athena // March 28, 2016 // No Comments
In 2012, I created my own sourdough starter from scratch. It used organic flours (rye, kamut, whole wheat, spelt) and distilled water. I kept the sourdough alive and tried to make sourdough bread half a dozen times. However, it was... Continue reading →

No-Knead Bread Diary Vol. 3

by Athena // March 22, 2016 // No Comments
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How to Bake by Paul Hollywood

by Athena // February 22, 2016 // No Comments
This is the first of three Paul Hollywood books I will review. As someone who loves baking, most of my cookbooks are focused on baking from the sweet to savoury to bread. This book covers that. It is the British... Continue reading →

No-Knead Bread Diary Vol. 2

by Athena // November 21, 2015 // 2 Comments
Now that actual bread and baking season is among us, I found that my spring bread entries were still waiting to be published. Other than the standard Cranberry, Sunflower, Seed, and Orange loaf, the other two were good, but not... Continue reading →

No-Knead Bread Diary Vol.1

by Athena // April 16, 2015 // 2 Comments
This is a bread technique I’ve wanted to try for some time. I actually like kneading. I started doing this in January when I moved into an apartment with a kitchenette and almost no counter space. I have wanted to... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: New Autumn

by Athena // September 29, 2013 // No Comments
Happy Sunday! It’s been a few weeks since my last Salon. Actually, I’ve become quite busy lately. I am too tired and fatigued to read on the weekdays, and I must run errands or have social engagements on the weekends.... Continue reading →

Magic Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

by Athena // January 23, 2009 // 1 Comment
This is a staple for one of my friends. She’s a domestic goddess and excellent at baking. I’ve had this cake before and I did mess up on my own versions only because I realised my dish is too small.... Continue reading →

Blondies

by Athena // December 13, 2008 // 1 Comment
Lots of lovely dark brown sugar make this baked good. Chocolate chips made this extra gooey. The top skin was lovely. As usual, I cut a lot of sugar and some oil. I used a mix of margarine and sunflower... Continue reading →

Pecan/Nut Crispers

by Athena // October 27, 2008 // 2 Comments
The original recipe used pecans, but we could not find a good source of them in the short time so we used a mix of walnuts and home roasted peanuts. For the fat, we used canola oil. It worked pretty... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Scones

by Athena // February 19, 2008 // 3 Comments
Pumpkin season is over, but do you have a can of puree? If not get some for this wonderful tea time snack. love lyrics love lyrics love lyrics love lyrics love lyrics love lyrics love lyrics love lyrics love lyrics... Continue reading →

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