naturally i'm a little wilder
I managed to install the software to transfer pictures off my camera onto this computer, and also downloaded GIMP so I could fiddle with them. (as an aside, how did I manage to back up everything on the old laptop but my pictures folder? I have none of my images on the external hard drive. This is...baffling to me. What the hell was I thinking?), so have a post with some pictures of my new cabinet, plus the pudding I made last night and the bread I baked this afternoon.
My new cabinet, topped with my mugs, my batter bowl, and my Dutch oven, which was only out for the picture. It gets stored on the bottom shelf of the cabinet. It is very heavy. Also, I like how the Caribbean blue has this sort of '70s vibe about it, like it could have been something my grandmother owned at one point.
This pudding was super easy and very tasty. I didn't include the pictures of me stirring and stirring until it thickened.
And here is the dough I made last night at 2:30 am, for the Dutch oven artisanal bread (see, the Dutch oven in the first pic is like foreshadowing! mark of quality literature!:
Here it is after almost 9 hours of rising, and then me shaping it into a ball for the second rise:
After the second rise:
Okay, so the recipe says to cook it for 30 minutes with the cover on, then take the cover off and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, until golden brown, but when I took the lid off the pot, this is what it looked like:
So I waffled for a few minutes (approximately 6, according to the timer I set), and then knocked on the bread. It had that hollow sound that says it's done, so I took it out, not bothering with that last 20-30 minutes. Really, the bread is done. I sliced into it and it's cooked. Unfortunately, it's also burned on the bottom. Oops? I followed the directions! I think my oven just runs hot, and also, maybe they weren't using a cast iron Dutch oven? I don't even know. But it tastes good, except for the burnt part.
But there you have my culinary adventures for the past 24 hours or so. I still have to bake something for breakfast. And also make dinner. And possibly write something. I haven't written in a week, and it's hard getting started. *whimper*
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My new cabinet, topped with my mugs, my batter bowl, and my Dutch oven, which was only out for the picture. It gets stored on the bottom shelf of the cabinet. It is very heavy. Also, I like how the Caribbean blue has this sort of '70s vibe about it, like it could have been something my grandmother owned at one point.
This pudding was super easy and very tasty. I didn't include the pictures of me stirring and stirring until it thickened.
And here is the dough I made last night at 2:30 am, for the Dutch oven artisanal bread (see, the Dutch oven in the first pic is like foreshadowing! mark of quality literature!:
Here it is after almost 9 hours of rising, and then me shaping it into a ball for the second rise:
After the second rise:
Okay, so the recipe says to cook it for 30 minutes with the cover on, then take the cover off and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, until golden brown, but when I took the lid off the pot, this is what it looked like:
So I waffled for a few minutes (approximately 6, according to the timer I set), and then knocked on the bread. It had that hollow sound that says it's done, so I took it out, not bothering with that last 20-30 minutes. Really, the bread is done. I sliced into it and it's cooked. Unfortunately, it's also burned on the bottom. Oops? I followed the directions! I think my oven just runs hot, and also, maybe they weren't using a cast iron Dutch oven? I don't even know. But it tastes good, except for the burnt part.
But there you have my culinary adventures for the past 24 hours or so. I still have to bake something for breakfast. And also make dinner. And possibly write something. I haven't written in a week, and it's hard getting started. *whimper*
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people have commented there.