Little Joy Factory

Basil grows very well in my balcony as it gets almost 6 hours of full sun daily.  However, I don't harvest basil often as I only use a few leaves on bread or pizza.   Just a couple of weeks ago,  I discovered a  recipe for basil oil sauce, which can be used in many ways: drizzle over salads, on top of grilled meat or fish, mix it with rice for a delicious basil garlic rice, etc. So , I harvested 2 cup of basil and made a jar of basil oil sauce. It's fantastic ! Now the humble chicken thighs get a major upgrade with this sauce .

If there is one basic bread recipe that is suitable for making savory buns, I would say it must be Master Baker Wu Pao Chun's toast recipe. Wu Pao Chun 吳寶春 is known for his “Champion Breads” of Red Wine Logan and Lychee Rose Royal bread which used premium ingredients such as rose petals, dried lychees and millet wine. With huge chunks of dried lychee bits and an abundance of roasted walnut in the bread, every bite we took exploded with zestiness.