Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Thoughts After Bed:

"A prophecy that misread could have been."

Well...now what?!

Watching 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea tonight...was Kirk Douglas' character supposed to be the good guy? Cause, honestly, he's just coming across as a Big Jerk.

If it weren't for the shipwrecking, I'd call Nemo the hero of this movie. :)

Looking like we're installing the AC this week....

Getting a little bored of the basic food I've been eating since the paychecks stopped, so I made some carne picada. But I really messed it up.

Not sure what I was thinking, but I put in the potatoes to cook, and when I should have put the meat in to brown, I added all the veggies instead. My head was all "this will boil the meat in flavors" but in the end all I ended up with was very grey meat.

Then, as I was adding all the spices, I accidentally added Curry instead of Cumin at one point. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't what I wanted.

I've been...distracted. By a lot of things. Mrf.

Military grade P38 can opener works just like all the MRE aficionados said it would. Great little thing to have in the emergency kit....

The neck and shoulder and arm pain continue...but I think I know the cause. My glucose sensor. I think I hit a nerve when I applied it.

I ripped it off before bed after noticing that the arm pain was radiating it from under it. Let's see if I'm any better over this weekend.

Thankfully, I have my finger stick monitor until then.

True confession: I can't hear the Star Wars title without hearing these lyrics:

https://youtu.be/ljiVRV5B5i8&t=5m57s

Today's Trip in Green. Stil some more Northwestern Section stuff I want to see, but not much. Then I'll move on to another section....

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1ZUINXqoJCUiTjKXtVYYJ812csB0_xGs&usp=sharing

The True Meaning of Cinco de Mayo.

This is the day we fill our sinks with mayonnaise and tortilla chips in hopes of distracting El Cucui from eating the kids.

At least that's how we celebrated in our house.

Today's Trip: Bellingham and Lynden. Lynden loves its windmills. Bellingham loves to honk at you for any minor inconvenience.

Today's Trip: the ghost town of Park, WA

Tin Roof on tap!

They. Have. Fried. Catfish.

Struan Bread, Round 3.

This time, I followed the directions until my instrincts said "don't do that," used buttermilk for the dairy instead of the yogurt, and instead of having it rise five times, I did four, with the fourth rise being a bench rise.

The oven...the oven was well monitored, preheating for an hour while I dialed in the correct temperature (350F in oven seems to be 300 on the dial). But I made SURE it was the right temp, and it baked for the full amount of time in the recipe instead of being ready in half the time.

Also, I noticed the ingredients list listed sesame seeds, but the instructions mentioned poppy seeds. Again, not the most reliable recipe. So I decided (1) to go ahead and put sesame seeds on it and (2) use an eggwash to stick the seeds to the bread better. And it worked beautifully.

The end result...It doesn't seem as fluffy as the last loaf (I'm not sure how as it's it "taller" than the collapsed bread), but isn't really dense like the first loaf (I still think there's too much punching down of the dough). Not as wet as the last loaf, but not as dry. But you know what? It's bread! It's actually very good, and I'm calling this a success, adding it to my regular routine, and moving forward. Might make some cornbread next time....

It's nice making your own bread. REAL nice making GOOD bread.

#cooking #baking

Does it come in Jack Daniels Zero Sugar?