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Cooking & Baking

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Marthe48

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Sat May 23, 2026, 01:25 PM Yesterday

Kitchen day! [View all]

No reason, I'm just in the mood to cook and bake. It looks like it'll be a quiet holiday, and I'm looking forward to being on my own.

I had lots of leftover ingredients, so I found a recipe for a baked cheesecake with ricotta cheee. It's about halfway through the baking time.

I went out with my daughter yesterday and stopped at an Asian market. They had anise. I read awhile back that if you cook anise with onions, it'll taste like beef, so I can finally experiment I also got a couple of eggplants, and will probably make a casserole with it. I have spaghetti sauce and also tikka masala sauce. Still making up mu mind.

I have my starter out, so I will make a loaf of sourdough to bake either this evening or tomorrow, depends on how nicely it rises.

After a short break, back to the kitchen, my happy place today

Here's to a meaningful weekend






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