On my path to knowing what I’m doing when I’m baking, I’m setting a deadline. I want to have baked at least one of each type of bread detailed in The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Thanksgiving. I certainly have the time, even though there will be a few weeks of living on a bus between then and now. Why arbitrary deadlines when I am otherwise unemployed and responsibilityless? Because otherwise it won’t happen. Now it will. I’ll post pictures.
Tag: Bread
Unemployment!
I’ve entered the world of bizarro employment, where I do nothing and get paid for it, because once upon a time I made money. I will hopefully only be on unemployment for a month, but I’m hoping to use that time to get a few personal projects started. Mainly: stocks and bread. After that, I would like to get a part time job working with dough, while I entertain stocks on the side.
And maybe I’ll start chipping away at that large pile of books I’ve accumulated. And maybe I’ll make it through those couple tabs that never leave my browser. And maybe we’ll see some significant cultural change at a rally in late October. And maybe we’ll see that change in the people we elect in early November. And maybe the economy will recover enough to give me a job by December. And maybe nothing will really change and we’ll just keep plodding onwards. And maybe I won’t lose my shirt during all of this, because of the free money.
Niantic
So I’ve moved into my grandfather’s old house in Niantic. He’s been diagnosed with alzheimer’s, and is in assisted living. He had saved a lot of money, but assisted living eats that quickly, so he may need to sell the house to stay. We’re living in and fixing it up in exchange for rent. It’s nice having an entire house to ourselves, and having a place where people can crash for extended periods of time. Cooking for ourselves has probably been the biggest benefit, and we’ve been exploring different meal options, on a real tight budget. I’m keeping our receipts, and will be posting after some time a write up on how we’re eating cheap and healthy.
Also, I recently bought two bread books and will be starting to bake more difficult breads in the coming weeks. I’ll be posting updates on that as well.
Adventures in Breadland
Nice, I made cornbread and a loaf of wheat bread today. It’s good. My first time baking wheat bread – just as easy as other bread. First time with cornbread too, now that I think of it. It is way tasty, though my lack of an appropriate pan made it bake a little weird. Also, cornbread is even easier than other breads. Seriously, in the time it took the loaf of wheat to rise, I mixed, cooked, and let cool the cornbread.
Cornbread recipe on the side of the cornmeal box. Still tasty.
Wheat Bread recipe via smitten kitchen.