Artisan Bread

Here is the video showing the basic dough that prompted me to put a hold at the library for the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. The book's website shows variations with step by step pictures.

My cookie pans are stoneware and I use the broiler pan for the steam. The wood from a fajita pan works to rest the dough on and slide onto the stone (like a pizza peel). I have already made a couple of batches of bread and my oldest dough is only a day. The bread tastes awesome and I can't wait to get some dough that is old! I keep the wet dough in a broken microwave rice cooker. Last night we had corn chowder for dinner and they would have made awesome bread bowls! Super yum! I had to get the 25lb bag of flour as I was going through flour like crazy. I found that approximately 4 1/2 cups of flour is in each pound of flour.

The book also has a bagel/pretzel recipe. Phoebe wants pretzels.

The recipe along with the video will get you a basic loaf until the library can get the book.

I'll post as I make more bread. What about your love of bread?

PB&J's face

Here she is looking right at you! The funny looking pig nose thing at her chin is the umbilical cord. She hid throughout most of the ultrasound and right at the very end, moved big time and looked at us. I rarely see an ultrasound that actually looks like a baby! She looks just like Phoebe, don't you think? hehehe

I've been informed...

Momma, you're not weird. You're yummy and cozy.
-Phoebe

That is what a baby belly will get'cha!

Phoebe's sewed up a bib for PB&J!

Phoebe's Bend the Rules Sewing bib
Originally uploaded by Little Black Pot

I am so proud of her! She overcame her fear of the sewing machine and made up this bib! Lately, we have been working on facing our fears. She even climbed up the attic ladder to deliver tools to Poppa!

distressed denim!?!

Went and got another ultrasound. PB&Js weight is 4 lbs. 14oz., give or take a half-pound. This will put her delivery weight at 40 weeks between 8lbs. 8oz. and 9 lbs. 6oz. Got another Phoebe sized baby growing!
I saw this today and it just irks me to no end! A denim distressing factory! What a waste of resources!
I need to enact my idea: buy new jeans, give them to the homeless/low income/3rd world people for 1-3 months of use, collect them and give them a new pair. Then, sell the "distressed" jeans for big bucks, donate the money, and buy more new jeans. Expand the enterprise.

Fabric dollhouses

Fabric dollhouses
Originally uploaded by Little Black Pot

I made these cute little fabric dollhouses recently. I used some fabric scraps and cute $1 trim on sale to make them. Please note the use of the mangosteen fabric of which I have still have yardage!

Mustachioed?!?

Can you be a real man without a mustache?
Is Sesame Street evil?
Did that owl ever figure out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie pop?