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Baked another batch of the “Sourdough” white bread mix, using the “White” setting (“1”) with the same crust & size settings (“light” & “1.5 lb. loaf”) as before, with the same good results. smile
How I did it: I moved in with my boyfriend, he is a bit lazy and doesn't have much experience in cooking, but I will teach him. Anyway, I've been cooking our tea since I moved in, and it's been great, we have a meal plan which makes it easier, and we're eating healthy foods!
Baking is something I love doing, and I will try any recipe at least once. It's more of a trial in Sweden though, as my recipe books are English, and so we're having to find equivalents for ingredients mentioned in the books. I am adapting, though :)
Lessons & tips: Patience. Cooking is not a science, it's an art, you taste, you change, you taste, you add, little by little you get a really tasty meal. And why are people so afraid of herbs? See what ones you have, and usually the packet tells you what the herbs goes well with.
Resources: Recipe books, I lean away from recipes with fancy ingredients, and long methods. One is okay, but not both. Sesame oil is great for stir-fry's.
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
Baked another batch of the “Sourdough” white bread mix, using the “White” setting (“1”) with the same crust & size settings (“light” & “1.5 lb. loaf”) as before, with the same good results. smile
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I tried a recipe for Gingerbread loaf cake. Came out looking great !
But didn’t taste right :( Somewhat bitter and the texture is off. Oh well.
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for lunch I made rosemary potatoes again. Always so nice.
And later today, since I had two over-ripe bananas, I made some banana milkshake, with just some skim milk and a little vanilla added. Very yummy !
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... after being inspired here:
http://www.43things.com/entries/view/4287059
I adjusted it a bit to cut a few calories and also because I couldn’t get the exact same things here. Somewhere in there I must have done something wrong, because it didn’t rise right.
Oh well, even flat it tastes yummy :)
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as I made rosemary potatoes for lunch and oatmeal cookies for dinner ! Both very yummy :)
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MMMmmm :)
The first time I tried my hand at these. And while they probably would have been even better if I left them in the pan longer, I was so hungry ! Still, very good stuff !
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
Made smoothies in the blender, using iced coffee & lowfat vanilla ice cream. yummy
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
Baked another batch of the “Country White” bread mix, using the “White” setting (“1”) with the same crust & size settings (“light” & “1.5 lb. loaf”) as before, with the same good results. smile
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
Boiled some nice fresh sweet corn with sugar & lemon juice & ate it with “butter” melting over it & a sprinkling of salt. yummy