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23 Aug 2017 First flowers in this pot on my balcony. I have planted mostly leafy plants, mainly vegetables and herbs on my balcony. This pot is the only concession to beauty, for its own sake. First flowers 27 Aug 2017 6 Sep 2017 11 Sep 2017

I call this "make-do chocolate pulp bread". I had a failed bake item from last week - it was supposed to be a chocolate roulade but the roulade didn't rise after baking. To compound the situation, I could not get the Emborg Whipping Cream to fluff up and hold its shape. In fact, it sort of curdled, which I think is due to over-whipping. So, I threw that away and was stuck with a flat, dense piece of chocolate 'biscuit'. Recently, at the supermarket, the Emborg promoter 'auntie' told me that the whipping cream doesn't rise well unless the bowl is cooled, etc, etc, ... The incidental chocolate biscuit is edible but it was like chocolate with flour. So, I used a hand chopper (pull string model) to mince the biscuit into crumbs, added some flour, 1 tsp yeast, 1 tbsp of cooked pulp (apple, carrot) and some water to make a chocolate pulp bread. The dough is so dark because there s o much coco powder in the original bake. After 2 hours' rise ...

I think I have tweaked the fruit and vegetable pulp from juicing with bread making to the recipe that works for me. Firstly, not too much pulp - about 1 small cup to 1.5-2 cups of flour. Keep the dough a little wet for the first rise. Slow rise if there is time. Sprinkle semolina flour on top before baking. Juicing pulp - straight from the freezer. Apple, carrot, tomatoes. Microwave for 2 mins. Kneaded dough - 1 tsp yeast, half tsp salt, 2-3 tsp sugar, about 2 cups of flour. Water added, based on texture. First rise, after about 2-3 hours at room temperature. First rise, after overnight in the fridge and another hour to get back to room temperature. Shaped Scored. With scissors. And sprinkled with semolina flour. Proofing, after 1 hour with the help of the oven. On-off at 100c - on for 30secs to get some heat. Baking at 250C with some water, hopefully for some steam to harden up the crust. The semolina flour sprinkling looks good. Cru...

YAYOI KUSAMA LIFE IS THE HEART OF A RAINBOW 9 Jun to 3 Sep 2017 I attended a preview on 3 Jun 2017. Terrific. Loved the colors. Not all artists suffered for their art but this one did. There's a lot more to the pumpkins that pretty shapes, vibrant colors and decorations. Quite a journey to get to that series.