And Zerbie, the worlds largest and sweetest Doberrnan, thinks sitting on the couch just like the other guests is the best. |
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Happy Birthday Jeff~
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Last week's baking
It is another crazy-hot summer in Oklahoma but I am still doing a little baking.
I do it all the same time so the oven only gets heated up once.
Last week, I made 3 loaves of banana bread
a pan of brownies - and shhh, don't tell my family but I used a jar of baby food prunes that I found while cleaning out, the recipe called for 1/2 cup of butter - I instead used just 1/4 cup of butter and that tiny jar of prunes. They were delicious too.
I also made a batch of whole wheat bread dough in the machine and added some of the vital wheat gluten I got from Amazon last week. They turned out much lighter than 100% whole wheat normally is.
I am sold on it and will be using it in all my recipes.
This camera angle gives a distorted view-
it makes the hot dog and sandwich buns look bigger than the bread loaves :)
Friday, July 27, 2012
yet another switch-a-roo that led to another big project
just like that book,
if you give a mouse a cookie,
one thing leads to another
guest room as it looked before I started switching things .. So, I decided to move all those tall white shelves to the computer room to store fabric and craft supplies. |
the shelves have been moved but that was the easy part - now I have to organize everything
I started this project in June- now it almost the end of July and it is getting close to be finished.
I've also been ruthlessly decluttering closets and drawers and cabinets. My friend Terri said she is also cleaning out and pretending to be moving, asking herself "would I move this?" about everything.
I am not going quite that deep but I am culling out lots.
and while I was cleaning out, I found another big project that needs to be done-
Thursday, July 19, 2012
When you can't find what you need locally.....
I've been baking almost all our bread this year.
I want to start doing more whole wheat and whole grain breads but all the recipes I want to try call for vital wheat gluten.
So, I shopped at the 2 biggest grocery stores in my town this weekend but neither one had vital wheat gluten.
Then I turned to Amazon.com.
I found several sellers with gluten at good prices.
I ordered this giant can Sunday evening and the friendly UPS delivery man brought it to my front door Tuesday afternoon. That is really fast I think. |
Here's my ticket- just $12.59 - no delivery charge as it was covered with our Amazon Prime- for this giant can about the same size as a large can of coffee or canned fruit. |
I know gluten has a bad reputation and some people are allergic to it with really awful problems if they eat it.
But if you are not, then gluten added to your yeast baked goods makes them much lighter.
Vital wheat gluten also has 35 grams of protein in just a quarter cup.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tasty Lentil Tacos
The name, Tasty Lentil Tacos, may sound at first like an oxymoron.
But it is not.
I've been making this thrifty and healthy taco filling for years and we always enjoy it.
This is my plate from tonight.
The lentils are in the middle with fresh salsa made from our backyard tomatoes.
The chips are Mission extra thin corn tortillas- cut in eighths, lightly brushed with olive oil and baked until crisp.
Jeff ate his lentils rolled in tortillas with the chips and salsa on the side.
Its a simple recipe, just lentils cooked in chicken broth seasoned with onions, chili powder, cumin, oregano and a little garlic.
my copy of the recipe-from AllRecipes.com
but when I looked for a link to it earlier in the week, the recipe there was a little different.
See, this one I printed off was rated 5 out of 5 stars by 63 members.
We are not the only people who Lentil Tacos are tasty!
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