And today I made: two loaves of sammich bread, one loaf of some seriously fancy garlic bread (dip the raw bread slices in melted butter, chopped garlic, & fresh parsley then smoosh all the slices into the bread pan), and a dozen bagels. Seriously — why I get inspired to make bread on hot days is beyond me. But daaaamn, I make some tasty bread. Oh yes I do! I’m also excited. I bought my brother for his birthday The Breadmaker’s Apprentice & just ordered it online. Oh, maybe that was the inspiration — it’s a gorgeous book. I can’t wait to have my own copy, the recipes with which to tweak in my own particular way.
We went geocaching today — it was a microcache & we weren’t quite sure what we were looking for. I think I have a better idea now, it’s only as long as about three quarters & about that wide. We’ll go back & try that one again in the future. It’s the perfect excuse to go do that then get ice cream since it’s right across the street (kind of) from Baskin-Robbins. As it was, it was a nice excuse to get out & walk about a mile to a very pretty little preserve stashed away. I was surprised by how many people actually were there, but then *everyone* seemed to be out today. Next time we won’t park quite so far away!
Time to go check on the bagels!
