Bread link ~ yea

Kids.  Imaginative minds, even if it is goofy, they are fun.  Playful with an honest heart ~ that is some of the best stuff in this life.  I'd say the two have to go hand in hand to be authentic.  

I think here - where some of my food thoughts end up online - I'll be grateful for the best and most beautiful loaf of rye bread I've made to date....included in the gratitude is equal thankfulness for all the breads that were not as tasty, over-proofed, dull, what have you...they lead me to be open...to keep looking.

I made this last Sat

~This recipe using half whole wheat pastry flour, half white flour, smaller breads, less baking time, different toppings.  Dinner.  Easy peasy.  

~Homework soup ~~ Insert love here.  Most mornings Former Little Dude gets himself up and out the door to high school on his own.  I'm on a two schools-three children schedule around here.  Up until this year all three were at the same school that went through 8th g

~Nest, nest, nest, nest, nest, nest, nest.   Indulgent, productively indulgent nurturing feelings flowing within.  :)  It's coming out looking like apple yeast bread.  Oh, my lucky children. 

Oh boy, another hard to resist item for me -- potatoes.  This is another food item we just don't have in the house often...like bacon.  Oh look - they are both here in attendence.  :)  

Num, num.  :)  It might be more accurate to say that I make this in joyful anticipation of an upcoming Winter season. 

I had the best nectarines and peaches this past summer that I've ever had in my life.  The flavor topped any organic I've had, and that says a lot considering the delicious quality stone fruit we get here in Oregon.  This past summer....as today marks fall equinox, a lovely and welcome transition

"....if you don't post your blog, how can we find the recipes?"  A conversation at the table one evening -- Sofia said she was going to make my recipes some day and open a little bakery....Annie said she was going to make my recipes one day and eat them.  They said I had to write them down.  Annie

Healing thoughts sent out to Sally - who has had a happy place on the web for those that see Beautiful Blues in their world ~ 

~Oh boy, oh boy ~ I have success.  Whole wheat pancake success, yay!  Little dude was surprised that they were whole wheat.  He has it in his head that all whole wheat items are not as delicious as white flour products, he's learning.  :)  

Doing this with others motivates me...which in turn helps organize my life, which is helpful now that I have a part-time job outside the home...menu planning saves me money....and means we eat healthier when I plan....and makes me wander around the food fun of the web for a couple new meals to eat, keeping out m

~After filling the particular pan we used for Sofia cake the other day, we had some batter leftover.  True it could have held the entire amount, but better safe than sorry when baking up a new recip

Our Meatless Monday without a ringing endorsement for this recipe?  Annie liked it quite a lot.  Nic got into the taste 1/3 way through. Sofia was being Sofia, kinda picking at her plate once again, her eating style has mood of it's own.   I wanted to make a great veggie burger and came up wi

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