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Hard to stay motivated 

Posted on March 2, 2017 By admin

I’m working from home this afternoon. I kept hearing cat noises, so I went to look. This is what I found. He yawned his head off, then gave me a dirty look for being there. It’s a hard life. 

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Happy birthday DSOTM

Posted on March 1, 2017 By admin

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[recipe] Japanese pancakes

Posted on March 1, 2017 By admin

2 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup pancake mix (see below)
4 egg whites
Butter, to serve
Syrup, to serve

Mix together the egg yolks, sugar, milk, and pancake mix in a very large bowl until it is smooth with no large lumps.

In another large bowl, beat the egg whites with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form when lifted.

Carefully fold the egg whites into the pancake batter, until just incorporated, making sure not to deflate the batter.

Grease two 3.5-inch metal ring molds and set them in the middle of a pan over the lowest heat possible. Fill the molds about 3/4 of the way full with the batter, then cover the pan and cook for about 10 minutes, until the center of the pancakes are slightly jiggly.

Release the pancakes from the bottom of the pan with a spatula, then carefully flip them over, making sure not to spill any batter inside.
Cover and cook for another 5 minutes, then serve with butter, syrup, and assorted berries!

“Instant” pancake mix

6 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda (check expiration date!)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons sugar

Combine all of the ingredients in a lidded container. Shake to mix.
Use the mix within 3 months.

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[recipe] Japanese cheesecake

Posted on March 1, 2017 By admin


130 ml milk
100 g cream cheese
100 g butter
8 egg yolks
60 g flour
60 g cornstarch
13 large egg whites
130 g granulated sugar
Parchment paper
Powdered sugar, to serve

Preheat oven to 320°F/160°C.

In a small pot over medium heat, whisk the milk, cream cheese, and butter until smooth. Remove from heat and cool.

In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth, then slowly drizzle in the cream mixture, stirring until evenly combined.

Sift in the flour and the cornstarch, whisking to make sure there are no lumps.

In another large bowl, beat the egg whites with a hand mixer until you see soft peaks when lifting the mixer up from the egg whites.

Gradually add the sugar while continuing to beat until you see hard peaks when lifting the mixer up.

Take about 1/4 of the egg whites and fold them into the egg yolk mixture, then repeat with the remaining egg whites until the batter is evenly combined.

Place a 4-inch parchment paper strip around the edge of a 9×3-inch cake pan that is already lined with parchment at the bottom. If you are using a springform pan, make sure to wrap the bottom and sides completely in foil, twice, to prevent any leakage.

Pour the batter into the parchment-lined pan and shake to release any large air bubbles.

Place the filled pan into a larger baking pan or dish lined with 2 paper towels at the bottom. The paper towels ensure that the heat is distributed evenly along the bottom of the pan. Fill the larger pan about 1-inch with hot water.

Bake for 25 minutes, then reduce the heat to 280°F/135°C, and bake for another 55 minutes, until the cake has risen to almost double its height.

Remove from oven, and carefully, invert the cake onto your dominant hand and peel off the paper. Be extremely careful, the cake will be hot. You can also invert the cake onto a plate, but this will cause the cake to deflate more.

Sprinkle the top of the cake with powdered sugar, slice, and serve with strawberries while still warm!

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My favourite unit of measure

Posted on March 1, 2017 By admin

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If pets could talk

Posted on March 1, 2017 By admin
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We have achieved gin

Posted on March 1, 2017March 3, 2017 By admin

It’s not the best I’ve ever tried, but for a first try, it’s a success. Katy prefers hers, I prefer mine – we’ve yet to try the child’s one.

Edit: damnation, the child’s gin is dangerously drinkable. Katy and I both agree that it’s the best of the lot. 

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Wind on the water

Posted on February 28, 2017March 3, 2017 By admin

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The family that gins together… 

Posted on February 25, 2017March 3, 2017 By admin

Katy, Ben and I are experimenting. Science, bitches, can you taste it? As the Mythbusters said: “Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down”.

  Katy Richard Ben
juniper 25 20 24
coriander 10 8 9
angelica 2 3 2.6
orris 1.1 1 x
bitter orange 2.5 2.1 1.1
orange 2.5 1.8 2
lemon 2.2 1.9 0.6
lime leaf 1.06 0.5 x
black pepper x 0.2 x
rosemary hint x x
cassia x x 0.8

Notes: After 24 hours of steeping, both Katy and Ben put fresh apple peel in their gin (Ben lots). We also took out the cinnamon from Ben’s gin. After another 24 hours, we all put 3-4 fresh orange peelings and took out the apple where applicable. After another 24 hours, we filtered it through some coffee filters and bottled it. 

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Quick lunch

Posted on February 25, 2017February 26, 2017 By admin

Meat, cheese, bread, butter, pickles and tea – a simple combination that’s hard to beat (it was missing gin, but that came later). 

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