This blog reflects my main passions for photography, baking artisan breads and writing travel reviews.
I have a love of sharing with others what I learn, because in doing so, it keeps me learning, I hope that the many hours I laboured at work and in research on the various topics in this blog may benefit others who are similarly like-minded or just curious.
This blog is all about baking artisanal bread for our daily consumption. I avoid buying commercially made breads which I explain in one of my posts.
Photography, in particular, Nature photography and macro-photography is a passion of mine. This is a small selection of my pictures taken recently, with some information on the subjects, pointers and tips.
Having benefited from TripAdvisor (TA) I felt the need to contribute back with useful information. Since April 2010, I have been writing reviews in TA and am now TA’s 6th most helpful reviewer in Singapore.
It is my desire that the people who read my blog will find the material informational, instructive, and inspiring. May God Bless you all and enjoy reading!
On July 22nd 2021 about 11.30am I decided to take a walk around my neighbourhood just for the exercise. During these walks, I always carry my camera with me. Amongst other pictures taken, was this white flower which I discovered growing on a fence near my home. I...
I came across this " extreme open crumb ciabatta" in a uTube page while browsing the internet, and after watching the video by Mile Zero Kitchen, decided then to try the recipe. So starting a day before, about 11 am, I made the Poolish, and by 12.00 pm the next day,...
Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places, it is called "pizza bianca". Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread. Wikipedia. This morningI baked a Focaccia using one of my favourite recipes. The...
"Wild Flowers Outside My House" is the Sixth of my picture poster books and it's about the wild flowers growing in my neighbourhood at Holland Grove Park. At the begining of 2020 when I first decided to scout around the neighbourhood for wild flowers, I spotted and...
The artisan sourdough bread using a poolish made from apple yeast water and bread flour.Over the past years, I have tried using rye, whole wheat and wheat flour sourdough starters, even with the freeze-dried starters obtained from San Francisco! I found these...
It's not the first time I am using diastatic barley malt in bread. Years ago, I bought from King Arthur, a bag of Diastatic malted barley by mail order sent to a house in San Francisco where I was visiting for a few days. I recall I brought the bag home, but used the...