In My Kitchen: June 2022

Wow where has May gone? It is just one week now until I fly to Paris, I will be there for two weeks before the big move to Toronto. It hasn't been a busy month in my kitchen since I've been furiously eating what is in my fridge / freezer / cupboard. However, I have been steadily visiting my bucket list places in Australia.. check out my adventures in Tasmania, Blue mountains and Newcastle. 

Let's take a look... 

I made these longevity peaches for my grandma's 100th birthday. In Chinese traditional culture, cakes are not commonly eaten since ovens are not popular there. The longevity peaches are often offered to seniors to signify longlife as it was part of a legend - these peaches are available in heaven and eaten to sustain longevity. 

Here I tried writing the Chinese character for longlife onto one of the peaches, but it started to run! I ended up piping it onto a piece of baking paper instead to lie flat in front of the peach display. The colour is made from pink food colouring brushed using a sieve onto the buns, which are a plain steamed bun dough. The leaves are mixed with green food colouring. I'd never made them before but I'm glad I went to the effort of making them - it was a wonderful celebration and she passed away just 22 days after her 100th birthday. 

I love swirly things - here I mixed a plain milk sourdough dough with a matcha dough, and swirled it with a red bean mixture. 

A couple of really handsome loaves from a weekly bake 

These were traditional pfitz-auf moulds that my music friend had brought over decades ago from South African (they are of German background). The batter is so simple- just flour, milk and eggs - but it really popped straight out! 

 

The last of my dad's chokoes were shared around - some of them were a very healthy size!

The curveball this month... 

I started doing jigsaws during covid - they are such a great diversion and I love the feeling of slotting pieces into place. This one was a birthday present I received last year, it was so colourful and bright that I felt like I couldn't get started on it until I was in the right mood. I'm glad I finished it in May just before the big move! 

I'm sending this to Sherry who hosts the monthly In My Kitchen series - see you all next month from Canada!