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The mini jungle were potted today and will stay in the greenhouse for hardening off. So, the empty greenhouse finally has some more colors. My next sowing will be peas for shoots. The multi-grain arrived, so I soaked some for cooking with rice and growing into cat grass later. After buying...

I don't take photos for all dishes, but tonight's omakase dinner party is also pretty successful. It's always challenging and interesting to be a chef and pastry chef at the same time. :D Today's Starter (after sparkling water and scone): homemade black sesame and pork burger, chicken...

Sourdough Starter No.3: Trinity Wild yeast developed from Fuji apple, rye flour #997, and Linden honey - to give her a boost, I added one scoop of my very energetic Rye starter 'Phario'. After 12 hours, she is already growing vigorously. Today's sourdough bread ZP02, with roasted bacon and...

Woke up at 5, made DH lunch and got back to sleep until 9 🤪

Coffee time, a simple milk coffee with one slice of wonderful sourdough bread

Sourdough bread is what I am learning (again) now. We are much more used to the softer Asian bread (richer dough, usually with butter, egg, sugar, and of course, yeast), but after moving to Germany, the local sourdough bread is much more common, more cost-effective (and with better quality than...

We used millet here for similar purposes.

Captain’s Log, Stardate 78499.8 We continue our exploration of the sourdough galaxy, charting the complexities of fermentation with determination and curiosity. Today, I made a critical adjustment to the fermentation mission aboard my vessel. To ensure a balanced and sustainable foundation for...

Most of our hens entered annual molting in late autumn, and now, it seems they slowly start laying again. This spring, we plan to add another 6 hens :D

The thick snow stays so far, and our dog, Bobo, loves snow. See how much he prefers staying with snow. While another dog, Momo, prefers staying dry and keeping distance with snow.

Wow, I don't know there are different Nymphs, here is the Happy Nymph

They are and can be harvested about 7 days, can be a fun activity to try. :D

Will I see you again? Last week, I spent 9 Euros and bought two 30%-off bouquets from Aldi and arranged them. They are lovely, but my intention is something else. See, such a beauty. At least 4.5 Euros spent is for getting a chance to see her again. Three different mums in this bouquets...

Homemade bread, homegrown microgreen, and the precious eggs in the winter months - luxrious The leftover (roots, seed skin) and some sprouts were made into omlette and given to our hens for an afternoon treat - their fair share. Growing microgreens is such a pleasant activity in cold...

Sourdough starter: it takes 7-day minimum, mine is now going to the 21-day method. You will need a clean glass jar, cheese cloth+rubber band as lid Day 1: 50g whole wheat flour + 50g water, stir and rest in a warm place (68-75F), I put mine in the living room. Day 2-7, basically the same...

Yes, I also read similar articles and plant my tulips later and later recent years. Two days ago, the weather was sunny and the soil isn't frozen - I plant four varieties, close to 120 tulips in one rasied bed. The rest would be planted in pots, I guess.

The joy in the little things today - scone In fact, I am working on two sourdough starters, one is with whole wheat flour, and the other is with Rye flour. The one with whole wheat flour is close to mature, and I have to discard part of it to keep the starter fresh and manageable. The...

It's the first winter for the cafe, and I am happy about this decision today :p-- we have 15cm snow in a couple of hours. I need to dress like a bear when I fed the chickens and wonder what wants to go for a coffee or a cake when the weather is so bad. I also enjoyed living in a small town...

Same here! Did you make the cake roll again? After sharing the recipe and hands-on steps with you, such cake rolls become a staple dessert in my cafe. It's our shared memory and really wonderful!

I grew up in an apartment in the city and never really had the chance to garden until I moved to Germany. In the beginning, I wanted to grow so many vegetables that weren’t available here—tons of them, in fact. Looking back, I had a lot of ridiculous misunderstandings at the time. For example...