Several of you asked about the jailhouse rolls. I have made these rolls probably 100+ times but it's been 30 years since I made them so I was a bit nervous. I remembered that the texture of the dough was different from most bread I make but I couldn't remember exactly how it was supposed to feel. Was my dough too wet? Too dry? I wasn't sure so I was thinking maybe I should not have tried them for ...
Funny Things
I don't believe these things are any kind of divine signs but I think it's weird in a funny way when they happen. When I was making my pumpkin pie yesterday, this picture popped up on my FB memories reminder from four years ago. I made this pie the first Thanksgiving we were here. We had not moved in full time yet. I came when the movers made the first load in October and stayed to get things ...
Thanksgiving Meal Prep
Last year, I did way too much on Thanksgiving Day and was so tired by the time the day was over so I started early this year. Yesterday I did the following: For the dressing, I chopped all the celery, green onions and garlic, measured the cranberries and pecans, baked and crumbled the cornbread, I already had bread cubes in the freezer from leftover bread last week. I mixed all the ...
Almost Another Finish
Last night I was so sure I was going to finish Love is the Key but I didn't. I have four or five little flowers in the border to finish, the center of the white flowers to stitch (left of the girl's legs), the 8, 9 and 0 to the right of the boy bunny's head and a heart just below those numbers, and outline the two little red flowers on the big green/red flower on the right and lastly, rip ...
The Dachshunds!
We had Speck when Rita came to live with us but Speck was old and he didn't want to play. He was nice to Rita, which surprised me, but he had health issues and about the only thing he would do with her was let her sleep next to him on his little bed in the family room. Rita would try to get him to play with her but he had no interest at all So, really, this is the first time I've had two dogs that ...
Barley vs. Oatmeal
According to what I find on the internet (I have not confirmed any of those other than the internet) the glycemic index for steel cut oats is 53 while the glycemic index for whole barley is about 25, depending on which chart you look at but, according to Livestrong: Processed BarleyPearled barley, which is not a whole grain since much of the outer bran layer has been removed, has a GI rating of ...