Okokimup

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Happy almost October folks! We are 3/4th of the way through this year already, can you believe it!

Let's celebrate by baking something that challenges gravity - a 3D shaped object. You can use a pan that supports 3D cake shapes like these from Fat Daddio. Or you can use your ingenuity and engineering skills on anything from a book cake to a gingerbread house.

Or maybe go all out and attempt a showstopper with a full biscuit scene or two.

Do share the creative ideas you are considering this week!

Recipe

I've been wanting to try Kimchi, but I am afraid of new foods. It's best if I try them in something I really like. This was the perfect introduction.

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Another wide open challenge this week! Today's theme is all about exploring the unfamiliar (or the intimidating), so unleash your adventurous side, embrace the risk, and bake with something you've never used before.

This could be a less common spice like cardamom or sumac, an alternative flour such as buckwheat or chickpea, or a unique fruit like persimmon or dragon fruit. Or you might consider a different sweetener like maple sugar or date syrup, or perhaps a floral element such as rosewater or orange blossom.

This could also be an opportunity to explore ingredients for alternate diets - protein powder for high protein bakes, gluten free flour or vegan alternative to eggs.

Good luck!

I picked this up at ART Burger Sushi Bar at Myrtle Beach. Linda Weatherspoon has tons of paintings available there at really reasonable prices. Also the food was reasonably priced and delicious and the service was great.

Acryllic and ink on paper.

Inspired by Fiona Davis' novel The Masterpiece.

The book follows two timelines:

• 1929 A woman teaches art at a time when women aren't respected, and Picasso is taking America by storm.

• 1975 Another woman is dealing with shame and trauma involving a divorce and surprise mastectomy. She finds comfort and inspiration in a painting that turns out to be by the first woman.

So obviously I did this in a Picasso style. After making the sketch, it felt like filling in a coloring book, which some people find meditative, but I just find tedious. I spent way too much time filling in a patterned background but it made the image too noisy, so I covered it with semi-transparent paint. I kind of like the result. I didn't want to outline in paint, so I cheated and used pen.

First time trying this one. Make sure you try to us the highlighted letter as may times as possible per word.

Blossom Puzzle, September 20 Letters: A J K E R S T My score: 178 points My longest word: 8 letters

Recipe. Mashed potatoes mixed with choux dough and fried. Tasty.

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Welcome to another technical challenge - the Pâte à Choux... Pronounced "Shoe Pastry" (confusing when you hear it for the first time on an English baking show), choux means "cabbage" in French. Which should give you a rough idea of what your bakes should look like, especially if you go for the small round kinds.

Like our other technical challenges, this is not a specific item but a baking technique. Choux pastry does not use a raising or leavening agent, instead it "employs its high moisture content to create steam, as the water in the dough evaporates when baked, puffing the pastry" (source : Wikipedia). Once you master the basic technique, you can use it to make various delicious recipes - sweet or savory, and maybe even come up with your own. For the basics, check out Sally's tutorial.

Popular recipes include Éclairs, Gougeres (which are savory, cheesy Profiteroles) or Paris Brest. For a non-French, unorthodox take on the challenge - try some delicious churros.

This was as close as I could get.

Made for my brother's birthday (acryllic paint on canvas). Only problem is, every time I see it, I get the song stuck in my head.

Acryllic on Canvas.

My brother's birthday gift, based on Bambi Thug's Eurovision performance of Doomsday Blue.

Recipe. My birthday gift to me.