Bread experiment
Attempting to reconstruct an excellent bread recipe that we have somehow misplaced. This is a "no-knead" dough. It rises at room temperature overnight, is shaped with very light kneading and rises again, then is baked inside a closed container such as a cast iron Dutch oven. Very easy, though I recommend a scale to weigh flour rather than measuring
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Well, both Bear and I are starting our THIRD week of having basic head colds, although feeling a bit better today other than the incessant and nagging cough. Visited my VA Doctor, Tanna Shanti, on Thursday and she gave me an otherwise clean bill of health and a pneumonia shot (free why not?) and more pills for cholesterol so was a good visit. I figure any doctor attention for $50 is worth it (Veterans Administration is now called Department of Veterans Affairs but still the VA go figure).
Have not baked bread in a while so should do a loaf possibly today but probably tomorrow.
Worked on Steed fursuit and put in hotel reservation and pre-registration for FCN on April 9-10 for Bear and self. I still love fursuiting and the faster fan (twelve vs. nine volts makes more air flow) and put the batteries and switch in the upper mouth between the nostrils, the only reasonably available area. Easy to turn on/off just open mouth and press button up inside upper lip. Made ears permanent and added snaps so I can swap mane and forelock styles easily. Fun with Steed he will be very present at FCN in black biker leathers as before. Thinking of an artist table at least on Friday just to try it out.
Doing fine both Bear and self, Tonka, Stormy, Thunder, Speckle and Rocky Top. Job full time again for now. Bear paid off his Master Card (yaay) and I have $4500.00 in savings (need new vehicle asap).
Just saying hi, mostly, since I rarely check on or post to LJ these days.
Fly Me.
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Art did happen yesterday afternoon while the bread was baking:
http://altivo.deviantart.com/art/Vixen-preliminary-sketch-154998164
(Only the pencil sketch so click-enlarge it to see better.) Bread was good too. See recipe in the latest LJ post. Very, very easy, crunchy crust artisan style bread. You need an oven and a heavy covered pot like a cast iron Dutch oven, though.
Snowing hard here, about 3 inches so far. Not enough to close the library yet. I imagine this storm is headed right for you guys and you'll get more because of the lake.
Thursday we'll hear whether Chrysios and Jake made the first cut in the Amazon competition. I'll let you know.
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