Demo Day! Bathroom renovation is under way! They gutted the place! Loving that flashback to the 90's wallpaper that was on the bathroom walls when the house was built. I painted over it....but that big piece was behind the giant mirror! Plumber comes tomorrow!
Since we last chatted, I went up to Dallas to visit Harry. Got to meet his girlfriend and she is just lovely. They seem happy and I am tickled for them. She was so easy to talk and I only asked her 427 questions.
I held back.
Guess what? Her mom has the same birthday as me! How do I know that? That was question 271! I'm kidding! I didn't actually number my questions, but I did ask a lot!
In other hot, delicious, heavenly smelling, heavy carb loading breaking news, I tried a new bread recipe yesterday and it was fantastic! Five stars! It was on a recipe for Easy Perfect Yeast Bread from Gather for Bread.
I followed the recipe exactly - except I used the bread hook on my stand mixer instead of kneading by hand. I mean, what are we.....pioneers?
I mixed up the ingredients in the morning and let it rise for a couple of hours. Then I shaped it and let it rest for a while longer. The recipe called for some unique baking techniques that I had never used before and I followed them all. I put boiling water in a dish below the bread, brushed the dough with cold water, cooked it on a pizza stone, started it in a cold oven.
It smelled terrific while it was cooking and I was so happy when I pulled it out of the oven. It was super crispy on the outside and gloriously tender and lovely on the inside. I damn near ate a whole loaf myself.
My brother tried the recipe last night after I bragged about how good it was and bombarded my family with pictures. He didn't have the same luck with his attempt as I did, so if you try it let me know how yours turns out. I am scared to make it again...what if it doesn't turn out as good? What if I eat a whole loaf of bread a day? What if I just bake and eat bread all day?
I am getting really busy at work, but still trying to abide by my "Suck at Work" resolution. Work hard during work hours and then don't work. Seems easy enough, but it is a whole mind set shift that I have to remind myself of every day.
Helping me suck at work is this puzzle that calls my name all day...just begging me to come find some pieces. I have been working on it in the evenings and time just flies. I have been in no rush and kind of don't want to be finished.
That is all from me for now! Hope you have a wonderful evening!
Wow! Can't wait to see the transformation! Don't forget to make a time capsule. Write a letter containing interesting events of the time and place in a wine bottle or ziplock bag then place between studs before sheetrock is replaced. I wrote on the wood studs with marker and added my name, president, etc.
ReplyDeleteYou can even add a trinket or other interesting thing for someone to find 50 years from now. If walls could talk was a favorite show of mine. I love good bread! You really have some willpower as I would eat every morsel before nightfall. LOL!