Oh those delicious carbs that tempt you with their yeasty smell and their heavenly taste when slathered in melted butter!
Wait - Did I say that aloud?! Oh my, I'm dreaming about bread again.
I LOVE BREAD! But not the picked up in the store quickly as you run past the aisles. Yes, I buy that bread in a pinch because some days it's easier. I'm talking about the freshly baked bread. The kind you make with mixing yeast with some water, some flour and a pinch of other ingredients. Then you knead and mix until the bread is ready to bake up hot and crispy in the oven.
Do you bake your own bread? I feel like it's a lost art and people are scared of it. I had a friend once tell me that yeast scared her because it seemed so difficult to use. *GASP* Yeast is cake...well bread!
We own a bread machine. I found it in a thrift store, brand new for $20. It retailed for between $60 - 80 and hasn't let me down since our meeting. If you're scared, your bread machine will gently massage your temples and let a calm wash over you because it will be OKAY!
We make bread by hand as well. The mixing, the kneading, the shaping...it's very therapeutic. It released stress, it allows me to only focus on one task because it will create a beautiful meal for my family.
I'm hoping to share some bread recipes as we go to help you start your bread journey.
Who's with me?
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Freezer Cooking
One of the websites/blogs I love to read daily is Once A Month Mom. I am not a Mom, not once a month cook (yet!) but I enjoy reading about new ideas and pondering how they would fit our family of two!
Because of some change in medicine, I have been having extra energy to burn after work. Usually after work involves relaxing, tv and cooking dinner. However when you feel like you're going to jump out of your own skin, it sometimes needs to involve other activities. Therefore I attempted freezer cooking for the first time!
Cue the happy, sparkly music! Guess what I made?! Breakfast sandwiches. Yes, those sandwiches you can buy in a box in the freezer and through in the microwave but I made MY OWN sandwiches, thankyouverymuch!
Super easy and super good looking...Alas I forgot mine this morning so I didn't get to taste it yet. Dag nabbit!
This super awesome blogger shared with the world her process. Thanks for sharing!
Basically, you cook your ingredients however you want. I preferred to do the bacon in a frying pan on the stove because my oven tends to blow things up so I was leary. Side note: I'm serious..I have yet to make baked buffalo wings without the smoke detectors going off in harmony around the apartment and the dog howling. How is that possible!?
I made a small assembly line since the dog wasn't going to be much help putting them together. But she was a fantastic bacon taster! I only made 6 sandwiches because I wanted just test it out before I committed to more and plus it's only the two of us for breakfast. Most mornings, just hook up my coffee IV, please.
I'm proud to say that the sandwiches looked and smelled intoxicating. I'll have to report on taste later but for a small bit of effort, it potentially could save my hungry morning man from becoming a bear in the kitchen before work!
What about you? Did you try any new recipes?
Because of some change in medicine, I have been having extra energy to burn after work. Usually after work involves relaxing, tv and cooking dinner. However when you feel like you're going to jump out of your own skin, it sometimes needs to involve other activities. Therefore I attempted freezer cooking for the first time!
Cue the happy, sparkly music! Guess what I made?! Breakfast sandwiches. Yes, those sandwiches you can buy in a box in the freezer and through in the microwave but I made MY OWN sandwiches, thankyouverymuch!
Super easy and super good looking...Alas I forgot mine this morning so I didn't get to taste it yet. Dag nabbit!
This super awesome blogger shared with the world her process. Thanks for sharing!
Basically, you cook your ingredients however you want. I preferred to do the bacon in a frying pan on the stove because my oven tends to blow things up so I was leary. Side note: I'm serious..I have yet to make baked buffalo wings without the smoke detectors going off in harmony around the apartment and the dog howling. How is that possible!?
I made a small assembly line since the dog wasn't going to be much help putting them together. But she was a fantastic bacon taster! I only made 6 sandwiches because I wanted just test it out before I committed to more and plus it's only the two of us for breakfast. Most mornings, just hook up my coffee IV, please.
I'm proud to say that the sandwiches looked and smelled intoxicating. I'll have to report on taste later but for a small bit of effort, it potentially could save my hungry morning man from becoming a bear in the kitchen before work!
What about you? Did you try any new recipes?
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