Candied Peels

I made candied citrus peels today. The bottle on the left is amanatsu, which is from the peel that I had left over when I baked a cake. The amanatsu has thick white pith that makes the candied peel bigger. The bottle on the right is lemon, which is from keeping lemon peels in the freezer each time I used a lemon for cooking or baking. I used 580g of granulated sugar, which is the same weight as the peel. It took a long time to make the candied peel but they are very useful for baking or in snacks.

Bran Muffins

I baked bran muffins today. I remembered my previous mistake when I used flour germ instead of bran. The flour germ muffins had a very strong taste and it was difficult to finish them. Today, I made sure the package was bran.

Kit Kat

I tried a new Kit Kat flavor recently. It was raspberry & passion fruit in dark chocolate. I think raspberry and chocolate are good together. It reminds me of my raspberry brownies.
This Kit Kat below is a new flavor too. I didn't try it but Andrew said it was delicious.

Library Books

I often go to the library and borrow books to take home. You can borrow 12 books for 2 weeks. I usually request some books online. My closest library emails me when the books have arrived there so I can pick them up. I appreciate that the libraries have many good books and keep buying new books for our city. I sometimes visit different locations just for fun. I hope more people would use the library.

Cinnamon Raisin Bagel

After about a month since I stated baking bagels, I feel like my quest for finding the best bagel recipe is finally over. I searched and tried many different recipes from books and Internet sites and I think I finally found one recipe I like. My bagels are still not perfect and I will practice making them again and again. As a bonus, I finished 1 kg of cream cheese while I was trying many recipes.

Unatorodon

This picture below is "unatorodon". From the top, there is BBQ unagi(eel), nori(roasted laver), tororo(grated Japanese mountain yam), cucumber and rice. I guess it doesn't sounds that nice if you have never had unagi, nori or tororo but the dish is delicious. My husband and I enjoy it.

French Toast

I made french toast this morning. I usually like to add a little of cinnamon and nutmeg in the batter. I ate the french toast with powdered sugar and maple syrup.