Saturday is for baking! Well, at least this Saturday is for baking (and colouring one’s hair but that’s not what this post is about). Actually, I don’t know if you could call today a Baking Day because that would insinuate that lots of baking has been happening and I’ve only made one batch of scones and have no plans to bake anything else. Well, whatever, at least I’ve been productive!

These scones are made from the good ol’ Cheese Scone recipe in the Edmonds Cookery Book (Kiwi staple, of course), except I put in more cayenne popper and mustard power (still not enough though) and added a wee piece of ham to the top of each one.

A Lesson In Pronunciation
‘Scone’ is pronounced sk-onn, not sk-own, okay? Please remember this. Sounds silly to say ’skown’!

My verdict is that they are rather nom, though perhaps slightly drier than I would have liked, and as I mentioned above, more cayenne pepper and mustard power would have been better. My male person is coming over later, so we shall see what he thinks and then I will edit this post and share his thoughts.

What’s your favourite thing to bake?

ETA: The boyfriend’s verdict was that they were indeed a bit dry and could have done with cayenne pepper and cheese. But he still ate most of them.

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Christmas is only four days away! How insane is that? This year has gone so fast for me and I keep thinking about how it seems like only six months ago we celebrated Christmas. I have been wishing for that childhood state where time just goes on and on and nothing seems to fly by you.

Anyway, this year is my first Christmas being properly vegan, so I am having to plan a bit better what I will actually be eating. Side dishes are usually fine as there are plenty of salads, vegetables (the joys of a Summer Christmas are easy BBQs and lots of salad), breads, etc. made without animal ingredients. However, main dishes are a little different, obviously, because I wont be stuffing myself with any meat.

My family have done a lunch with my mother’s family and dinner with my father’s for years. Since the grandparents are getting older, this year it’s lunch at our place and dinner at my eldest sister’s. So I have two mains to think about and have decided on a nut loaf for lunch (I’ve never had one, but they look easy to make and good for a lunch meal) and cous cous stuffed field mushrooms for dinner. I want to re-create that gorgeous stuffed mushroom I had at a restaurant awhile back — it was just that good! I hope there wasn’t some secret ingredient that the dish can’t be without, or I’ll be, well, screwed.

For dessert I’m making two apple pies, with The Worlds Most Awesome Pastry Recipe, that can be found in Tatiana’s Table by Paullina Simons (Pie Crust 1). No, seriously, it’s the best.

If you celebrate Christmas, or another holiday at this time of year, what are the traditions your family has? What foods do you eat? I would love to know!

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