Advent, Day 12
Dec. 12th, 2020 07:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheartToday, heavy-duty baking was on the programme. I've made poppy seed-almond stars, nougat hearts, pistachio wreaths and café latte biscuits. The morning was spent with the baking alone; then I had to take a lengthy break because Mum wanted to iron and that can only be done in the kitchen.
In the late afternoon I did all the decorating; it was one hell of a job, but the outcome was fairly successful. (Photos tomorrow because there was no more natural light by the time I finished.) I'm a bit nervous about the café latte biscuits - that is, about the ganache that turned out too liquid, so it might not hold the biscuits together. It's my fault, at least partially: I added a teaspoon of strong espresso to the white chocolate/whipping cream mix, for a better taste. Perhaps I shouldn't have done it. But again, it might have turned out like this even without the coffee. Ah, well.
I had a phone chat with an ex-colleague. She told me the amusing story of how she and her mum have taken in a stray dog - which then gave birth to nine whelps, without warning. Fortunately, they found a good home for all the little doggies, but I can imagine that it must have been a shock. *g*
So, since I've already posted Chapter 13 of "Elvenhome" to AO3 I decided to be lazy for the rest of the day. Two episodes of the GBBO (old seasons) are due tonight on two different channels. It will be a delight to watch other people slave over a hot oven for a change. ;))
My Good Thing of the Day:
All four sorts of biscuits turned out as they were supposed to (well, save for the somewhat lopsided pistachio wreaths, but one shouldn't be ungrateful).
In the late afternoon I did all the decorating; it was one hell of a job, but the outcome was fairly successful. (Photos tomorrow because there was no more natural light by the time I finished.) I'm a bit nervous about the café latte biscuits - that is, about the ganache that turned out too liquid, so it might not hold the biscuits together. It's my fault, at least partially: I added a teaspoon of strong espresso to the white chocolate/whipping cream mix, for a better taste. Perhaps I shouldn't have done it. But again, it might have turned out like this even without the coffee. Ah, well.
I had a phone chat with an ex-colleague. She told me the amusing story of how she and her mum have taken in a stray dog - which then gave birth to nine whelps, without warning. Fortunately, they found a good home for all the little doggies, but I can imagine that it must have been a shock. *g*
So, since I've already posted Chapter 13 of "Elvenhome" to AO3 I decided to be lazy for the rest of the day. Two episodes of the GBBO (old seasons) are due tonight on two different channels. It will be a delight to watch other people slave over a hot oven for a change. ;))
My Good Thing of the Day:
All four sorts of biscuits turned out as they were supposed to (well, save for the somewhat lopsided pistachio wreaths, but one shouldn't be ungrateful).
