31 December 2013
30 December 2013
27 December 2013
24 December 2013
Winter Wonder Woman
Click to enlarge the best Winter Wonder Woman, ever.
PS: Update: Since posting Winter Wonder Woman, earlier today. I've since taken over my husband's blog with falling Santas, and lights, as well as take over one of his posts.
So much fun, knowing his password.
PS: Update: Since posting Winter Wonder Woman, earlier today. I've since taken over my husband's blog with falling Santas, and lights, as well as take over one of his posts.
So much fun, knowing his password.
23 December 2013
21 December 2013
Plaits, Pizza & Pizzelles
Here's my second go at Paul Hollywood's 8 plaited loaf. I wanted to correct the end issues I had last time (see last post). Though my ends are getting better, the middle went a little wiggle waggly. Draft 3 will be tighter all around. But that's the fun of this, getting to do it again.
Meanwhile, for supper we enjoyed homemade pizza (including sauce). Usually I mix mozzarella with smoked provolone but when provolone prices pushed too high, I gave Aldi's sliced Muenster a go. Turned out WAY better. Super melty and just a delight. It also works better in calzones. Now I don't have to worry about the high price.
So take that smoked provolone. You can suck it.
For dessert, we had my almond pizzelles. The trickiest part, is convincing Tim that one tin is NOT a single serving.
That's wraps up today's Baker's Lab - I had fun playing but today I'm cleaning the house. Well, actually I'm writing to you and NOT cleaning the house, whist I chat on IM with my girlfriend Kris. So it's like I'm cleaning, only not so much.
You Boogerbutts have a good one. Boogie boogie.
Meanwhile, for supper we enjoyed homemade pizza (including sauce). Usually I mix mozzarella with smoked provolone but when provolone prices pushed too high, I gave Aldi's sliced Muenster a go. Turned out WAY better. Super melty and just a delight. It also works better in calzones. Now I don't have to worry about the high price.
So take that smoked provolone. You can suck it.
For dessert, we had my almond pizzelles. The trickiest part, is convincing Tim that one tin is NOT a single serving.
That's wraps up today's Baker's Lab - I had fun playing but today I'm cleaning the house. Well, actually I'm writing to you and NOT cleaning the house, whist I chat on IM with my girlfriend Kris. So it's like I'm cleaning, only not so much.
You Boogerbutts have a good one. Boogie boogie.
18 December 2013
My Very First 8 Strand Plaited Loaf
Super fun, and a bit of challenge. The bread formula is mine but the technique is from Paul Hollywood's, How to Bake - which Tim ordered from the UK. Best bake book, ever.
No more activating the yeast in warm water. No more dumping all the water in at once. No more too wet or too dry. And instead of kneading with flour, I use oil. Add to it, this book is written in metric (as all good bake books should be), and you have yourself one Happy Baker.
I LOVE THIS BOOK.
To see a clip of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, during the plaited challenge, click video 1, and to see Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood judge the winners, click video 2.
Note: These are super short videos, but worth the watch.
Meanwhile, we're out of baked bread, which means I get to bake a whole honkin' new batch of something fun.
I'm seriously itching to get more plaited practice.
PS: All images expand when clicked.
No more activating the yeast in warm water. No more dumping all the water in at once. No more too wet or too dry. And instead of kneading with flour, I use oil. Add to it, this book is written in metric (as all good bake books should be), and you have yourself one Happy Baker.
I LOVE THIS BOOK.
To see a clip of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, during the plaited challenge, click video 1, and to see Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood judge the winners, click video 2.
Note: These are super short videos, but worth the watch.
Meanwhile, we're out of baked bread, which means I get to bake a whole honkin' new batch of something fun.
I'm seriously itching to get more plaited practice.
PS: All images expand when clicked.
16 December 2013
Magic Sneakers
After a weekend of non-stop bakes, I had a tough time getting into my usual clean up and write new bakes, routine. Instead of hitting the ground running, I was sore and snuggled on the couch with the puppies.
They are very good snuggle buddies. They have no problems blowing off chores and writing. Noppers. Born snugglers.
Anyway, here I am late afternoon only now getting going. So for an extra bit of help, I put my my sneakers, or as Tim calls them, Magic Sneakers. I dunno why, but for some reason these little buggers really get me going.
So it's a quick pasta bake and leftover homemade calzones for supper and vanilla pizzelles for dessert. Then game night for Tim and for me, I'm gonna go full on couch potato, in my clean jams with a cup of warm ginger, cinnamon and honey.
And tomorrow, I'll show you my first ever 8 plaited loaf. Which was one of the bakes I did this past weekend, along with a kick ass apple dessert, vanilla pizzelles, calzones and just before the weekend, homemade bow-tie pasta.
So much flippin' feckin' fartin' fun.
They are very good snuggle buddies. They have no problems blowing off chores and writing. Noppers. Born snugglers.
Anyway, here I am late afternoon only now getting going. So for an extra bit of help, I put my my sneakers, or as Tim calls them, Magic Sneakers. I dunno why, but for some reason these little buggers really get me going.
So it's a quick pasta bake and leftover homemade calzones for supper and vanilla pizzelles for dessert. Then game night for Tim and for me, I'm gonna go full on couch potato, in my clean jams with a cup of warm ginger, cinnamon and honey.
And tomorrow, I'll show you my first ever 8 plaited loaf. Which was one of the bakes I did this past weekend, along with a kick ass apple dessert, vanilla pizzelles, calzones and just before the weekend, homemade bow-tie pasta.
So much flippin' feckin' fartin' fun.
13 December 2013
11 December 2013
Yesterday's Yummies
I'm moving slow today. Sitting at the table, homemade gingerbread latte, working on Poopyhead's edits. No big bakes today. But check out yesterday's yummies.
Pierogi Lasagna. Hand-rolled pasta, homemade onion potato mash, and caramelized onions. Picture sucks but who cares. This meal was flippin' feckin' holy crap on a cracker, good.
Now back to edits. Think I'll be done by the end of day.
Pierogi Lasagna. Hand-rolled pasta, homemade onion potato mash, and caramelized onions. Picture sucks but who cares. This meal was flippin' feckin' holy crap on a cracker, good.
Now back to edits. Think I'll be done by the end of day.
10 December 2013
Beauty Queen
Floors mopped, chores nearly done. No pants. Pink slippers. Wearing shirt Tim got me that reads, Nothing But Trouble. Hair up. Make up smudged.
I love this day.
I love this day.
09 December 2013
Happy Whisk
Right now I'm editing Tim's Starter Adventure, eating the last of the crappy chocolate, and drinking from my favorite spider cup, all while Hungarian Paprika Chicken cools, and the last of the laundry tumbles dry. Add to it that BOTH bathrooms are cleaned, and you've got yourself one Happy Whisk.
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