I guess I'm going to have to learn to bake

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I'm another person who likes to bake more than cook...but this could be because I love to eat baked goods so much!

I'm sure you could learn to bake- just keep checking on your food before the timer goes off so it doesn't burn. You got a lot of good suggestions here! At least you don't live at high altitude- I have to adjust all baking recipes for different amounts of flour to liquids because otherwise it all turns out flat and doesn't rise! (We live at about 5,600 ft above sea level).

[Lilith Cherry]

Thanks for the brownie recipes, Karen and Taz! They sound delicious!

Giselle, I am blue-eyed and strawberry blonde but there are some Chinese things I have learned to cook... like durian cakes (durian smells like drains until you cook it but it is delicious to taste). I will ask my friends and students about ginger milk and let you know what I find out. It sounds great and I love ginger anything!

As to doing without an oven, it drives me crazy! I bought the biggest toaster oven I could find after much searching and now use it constantly. I had to bring over two large tins of crisco in my suitcase so I can make pastry as shortening is not available here. Most Chinese food is fried or steamed or casseroled but not often baked. In the north they have brick ovens which also keep houses warm but I live in the south. I will attach a picture of my kitchen ( which is "westernised" by adding the toaster oven and microwave lol) The kitchen measures 6ft by 8ft and there is no airconditioner or fan - just open the window