I'm making pie today, and since I misplaced the recipe and had to go find it, I'm posting it here to make it easier to find next time ( Read more... )

I made a batch of breakfast bread. The recipe is based on the C.R.O.W.W. (Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Walnut Whole wheat) recipe from The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook1-1/2 cups water ( Read more... )

This week I've been practicing my drywall taping skills. They need work. I've got the basics down, but now need to work on the details, especially inside corners. The first joint I taped bubbled (and I've since peeled the tape off and mudded it over sans tape), the second one is ok, and the first inside corner needs some sanding and then will be ( Read more... )

I made Challah earlier today. I've finally figured out the rise times and the braiding so that it makes a large, fluffy loaf with good crust, but so that the braid strands don't merge back into a single blob.

Now I'm making a batch of breakfast bread. The recipe is based on the C.R.O.W.W. (Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Walnut Whole wheat) recipe from ( Read more... )

Haven't done a lot today. Did a couple loads of laundry, cleaned up under the bird feeders (we have very messy birds). Shortly after lunch, I started making bread.


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I went to Woodmans last night for groceries, knowing that it was a locust night for grocery stores, but, when you're out of food, whatcha gonna do?

Came home afterwards, let teeka put everything away, and grabbed gas cans and headed to PDQ to get them filled ( Read more... )

Today I cleared all the sidewalk and the driveway of snow, then sanded and salted same ( Read more... )

Today started with the potential to be "One of Those days ( Read more... )

They finished paving our neighborhood today. Base coat asphalt on Northland, Fulton, and Nancy, and topcoat on all three plus School. The roads really needed it, but it's also nice for them to be done. I'd guess that all the cones and barricades will go away either tonight or tomorrow. One of the neighbors said they were pushing hard to get it ( Read more... )

The grocery shopping part of today's evil pan is complete.

Next comes the cleaning up of the kitchen, in preparation for making a new mess.

Finally, there will be the creation of a huge vat of chili.

In between these steps will be other important activities, like cat scritchies, picking teeka up from Farmer's Market, miscellaneous house cleaning, etc