Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

So, I made some struan bread last night/this morning. It came out better than it had any right to.

The recipe just didn't work. There were a lot of ingredients to the bread, which I expected, but once everything was put together, it made for a very hard chunky dough. My mixer wasn't having any of it (making that ugly "I'm burning my motor" noise), and when I hand kneaded it, it was just rough.

I ended up adding almost triple the water it asked for to get it into a fairly dense but proper feeling dough. It called for three rises, though, and all three worked BEAUTIFULLY.

But I think where things went wrong for the second time was it said to punch it down and put it in the fridge overnight. I did so, and when I took it out of the fridge to rise to room temperature, it rose very lightly. Even after warming up the oven and leaving it in there for an hour to rise, it barely rose. I think Seattle "room temperature" is just too cold for good rising in any season other than Summer.

So I just baked it. And, you know? It's good. It's dense, but it's good. I think I either need a whole new recipe, or just use the ingredients and ignore the instructions, putting the bread directly in the oven instead of trying to get it to rise out of the fridge.

It's actually really good tasting. There's a LOT of stuff in it, like rolled oats, corn meal, cooked brown rice, yogurt (subbing for buttermilk) giving it a good texture. Also the repeated rising and punching down gave it a real subtle sour taste that's just BARELY there.

I've got two weeks of this bread now, I think I'll make it again, but this time, follow my own instincts instead of the instructions.

::waking up every morning and checking the news when you're trans::

One year ago, I went where few fans have gone before:

Pics are here: http://dolari.net/pics/index.php?/category/123

KATE MCKINNON IS IN THE BARBIE MOVIE?! AS A BARBIE?! AS A CRAYON MAKE UP SAFETY SCISSORS HAIRCUT BARBIE?!

...I'm in...

One year ago today (Well, yesterday, but I was out). One of the best times of my life. Watching Star Trek: The Motion Picture with people who made it, those who restored it, and those who celebrated it.

Today's Trip: Monuments

ALL HAIL PHAROAH RUCKER

Today's Trip: Statues

Today's Trip: ...water....

Today's Trip: CHERRY BLOSSOMS!

Today's Trip: Landscapes

You'd think that's a natural break-water there, right? ...look closer.

Today's Trip: Buildings and Structures

Today's Trip: Art! ^ .^

The Story of La Conner's late lamented favorite pup, "Dirty Biter."

I've decided that this is a pro-trans statement.

THEY. HAVE. FRIED. CATFISH.

Gets me every time....

When the Remastered Robotech series came out, I was really on the fence about getting it. I have the original DVDs, and those are what I remember as a kid, so it was all I needed.

I eventually bought the remastered series a few years ago to replace my aging original DVDs. They did leave a lot of the original footage that was cut out for the American release so I decided to keep the original DVDs for the original editing.

I never compared them side by side, though. Holy cow, that remastering makes the show look completely different. I'm guessing they used the ADV Macross remaster as the base for Robotech Remastered, but seeing the larger viewing area more saturated colors and TONS less grain was worth the purchase.

Even if I didn't know it at the time, or even notice it till today....

This seems way more threatening than it is....

If I'm going to make Sunday my "eat something nice day" I should probably get something cheap for Sunday meals. Pizza can be expensive, but if I stretch it out....

...oh...oh, my!