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Days 7-11
Day 7: Cooking
I made something I've wanted to make for a very long time: traditional pudding. I've been fascinated by the 18th century practice of boiling puddings in a pudding cloth since I first heard of it, so it was high up on my bucket list to try it. The problem is that for most of these puddings you need suet, which, as a vegetarian, I don't really want to use, so I've been on the lookout for a suet-free recipe. Eventually I found a traditional pudding from my country, called Jan in de zak (in English: John in the bag or batter pudding), which didn't require suet, so I decided to make it. It's surprisingly easy. You need to make pancake batter, pour it in a pudding cloth/ tea towel that's dusted with flour, tie the tea towel off, and toss the whole thing in a pot filled with boiling water for a few hours. That's it. You usually serve it with some kind of sauce, like syrup or melted butter. Overall, it's an easy and cheap dish, only a little time-consuming.
Pouring the batter in the tea towel
A slice of the pudding
The only problem I encountered was that my pot wasn't big enough, so not all of the pudding was covered by the boiling water, which resulted in parts of it remaining undercooked. Nevertheless, the taste was quite good. I'm glad I finally gave it a try and will probably make it again once I have a bigger pot.
Day 8: Cooking
My bookbinding classes start late in the afternoon and end late in the evening, so dinner is an issue. I've now started experimenting with food that tastes good both warm and cold, so I can have it the day before class, put the leftovers in the fridge, and then have those in class the next day. On day 8, I had some leftovers from a Moroccan lentil stew and decided to bake that into a cake so I could easily take it to class. This recipe was my own and is one of the most random things I've ever cooked. I basically took the stew, added eggs, milk and flour to it until it started to look like cake batter, and baked that in the oven. The result was ok. The consistency of the cake was good, but some of the flavours of the stew got lost in the baking process. I'm not sure how to avoid that next time, but I'll figure it out. I think it was a good way of turning leftovers into a proper meal that you can eat cold the next day, but I'll need to experiment with it some more.
Completely forgot to take pictures of the cake...
Day 9: Bookbinding
Bookbinding class day! I cut the boards to size and glued them onto the bookblocks. I also glued book cloth on the spine of one of them.
Day 10: Sewing
Last winter, two buttons fell off my winter coat. It was almost spring by that time, so I just ignored it. However, with autumn in full swing, it was high time I sewed them back on. It ony took 15 minutes maybe, but I still feel very accomplished that I finally got it done!
Day 11: Bookbinding
I glued book cloth on the spine of the second book, yay! The books are currently drying in my press. We have a few weeks off from class now, so I have enough time to finish them. Somewhere in the next two weeks, I'll need to come up with a nice design, get some paper to cover the boards with and glue that on. I'll trim the edges when class resumes and then they'll be completely finished!
I made something I've wanted to make for a very long time: traditional pudding. I've been fascinated by the 18th century practice of boiling puddings in a pudding cloth since I first heard of it, so it was high up on my bucket list to try it. The problem is that for most of these puddings you need suet, which, as a vegetarian, I don't really want to use, so I've been on the lookout for a suet-free recipe. Eventually I found a traditional pudding from my country, called Jan in de zak (in English: John in the bag or batter pudding), which didn't require suet, so I decided to make it. It's surprisingly easy. You need to make pancake batter, pour it in a pudding cloth/ tea towel that's dusted with flour, tie the tea towel off, and toss the whole thing in a pot filled with boiling water for a few hours. That's it. You usually serve it with some kind of sauce, like syrup or melted butter. Overall, it's an easy and cheap dish, only a little time-consuming.
Pouring the batter in the tea towel
A slice of the pudding
The only problem I encountered was that my pot wasn't big enough, so not all of the pudding was covered by the boiling water, which resulted in parts of it remaining undercooked. Nevertheless, the taste was quite good. I'm glad I finally gave it a try and will probably make it again once I have a bigger pot.
Day 8: Cooking
My bookbinding classes start late in the afternoon and end late in the evening, so dinner is an issue. I've now started experimenting with food that tastes good both warm and cold, so I can have it the day before class, put the leftovers in the fridge, and then have those in class the next day. On day 8, I had some leftovers from a Moroccan lentil stew and decided to bake that into a cake so I could easily take it to class. This recipe was my own and is one of the most random things I've ever cooked. I basically took the stew, added eggs, milk and flour to it until it started to look like cake batter, and baked that in the oven. The result was ok. The consistency of the cake was good, but some of the flavours of the stew got lost in the baking process. I'm not sure how to avoid that next time, but I'll figure it out. I think it was a good way of turning leftovers into a proper meal that you can eat cold the next day, but I'll need to experiment with it some more.
Completely forgot to take pictures of the cake...
Day 9: Bookbinding
Bookbinding class day! I cut the boards to size and glued them onto the bookblocks. I also glued book cloth on the spine of one of them.
Day 10: Sewing
Last winter, two buttons fell off my winter coat. It was almost spring by that time, so I just ignored it. However, with autumn in full swing, it was high time I sewed them back on. It ony took 15 minutes maybe, but I still feel very accomplished that I finally got it done!
Day 11: Bookbinding
I glued book cloth on the spine of the second book, yay! The books are currently drying in my press. We have a few weeks off from class now, so I have enough time to finish them. Somewhere in the next two weeks, I'll need to come up with a nice design, get some paper to cover the boards with and glue that on. I'll trim the edges when class resumes and then they'll be completely finished!
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