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A photo of a bunch of golden-brown cut rounds (basically savoury scones) sitting on a cooling rack.

And finally, I made another batch of cut rounds!

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Posted on 29 August 2021, 14:30

A photo of two round flour-covered golden-brown loaves of bread sitting on a cooling rack.

Next up in this weekend of making delicious food: bread!

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Posted on 29 August 2021, 12:36

A photo of a cooked beef brisket sitting on a cutting board, with two slices have been done and a fantastic smoke ring visible.

BOOOOM! It could have been a bit more tender and a bit more moist, but goddamn, it was bloody delicious and for a first effort, I'm stoked.

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Posted on 28 August 2021, 20:30

A photo of what look like essentially scones sitting on a cooling rack.

I made cut rounds again, but didn't bother trying to roll the dough into a cylinder and cut it and instead just ripped 60g chunks off, and they really rose up this time! I think I was just mushing them too much last time (they were totally flat).

I guess they're just "rounds" now rather than "cut rounds". 😛

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Posted on 3 July 2021, 11:38

A bowl of spaghetti bolognese topped with grated cheese.

Aw yisssss, Lily and I made spaghetti bolognese tonight. Gave it a proper two-ish hours of simmering and it was excellent. And there's two serves left over too!

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Posted on 26 June 2021, 20:38

A photo of cut rounds sitting on a cooling rack. They're basically like scones except mine are flat and haven't risen at all.

A photo of a cut round sliced in half with butter and raspberry jam on it.

There's this British historian and TV presenter Ruth Goodman who's done a whole bunch of docos about life on farms during various periods in history. She did one series called "Edwardian Farm" and during it they made a thing called "cut rounds", basically like a savory scone. I found a recipe and made them, and while mine didn't rise much, they're REALLY yummy! The recipe I followed was this one.

I'm not remotely a person who knows about baking so I don't know why they didn't rise (needs more baking powder maybe?), but they WERE nice and moist inside and not like hockey pucks!

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Posted on 11 June 2021, 22:31

A photo of two round brown loaves of bread sitting on a cooling rack. They have some very nice splitting happening along the tops.

Bread success. I've been doing a bit of fiddling around and the Overnight White Bread recipe from Flour Water Salt Yeast with 25% whole wheat flour and the water bumped to 790mL is seriously delicious.

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Posted on 15 May 2021, 13:13

A photo of a bowl of barbecue pork laksa.

Yasssssssssssss.

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Posted on 9 April 2021, 13:15

A photo of a bowl of porridge with brown sugar and a dollop of butter on top.

Well, the temperature might not be quite right (it's 20˚C outside), but I think two days of unceasing dark and raininess qualifies for good porridge weather.

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Posted on 21 March 2021, 9:31

A photo of a stove with a frying pan with beef mince and lots of spices in it mid-cooking. Next to the stove is a cutting board with a grated apple on it.

A photo of a white square ceramic oven dish with the finished bobotie. The top is very yellow where the egg is, and there's bits of beef mince poking through.

A photo of a quarter of the bobotie sitting in a white bowl on top of yellow rice with green beans in it.

I made bobotie tonight and it was delicious! It's a South African dish with beef mince, a whole BUNCH of different spices, and a grated apple, topped with egg.

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Posted on 6 March 2021, 19:53