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Buttermilk Rye Bread1 c. warm water 1 c. buttermilk, warmed slightly (don't over-heat it)2 T. canola oil 1/2 c. dry mashed potato flakes 3 c. flour 1 1/4 c. rye flour 2 t. salt 2 T. brown sugar 1 pkt. quick active dry yeast 2 T. butter (no substitutes)Place ingredients into bread machine in order suggested by manufacturer. Set machine to "dough" cycle. Remove dough from pan onto lightly floured surface; allow to rest 5-10 minutes. Butter a large cookie sheet or jellyroll pan. Shape dough into oblong loaf; place in center of cookie sheet. Slash across surface 3 or 4 times with a serrated knife. Allow to rise in warm place for 30-45 minutes, or until double in size. Heat oven to 400˚. Bake for 25-33 minutes, or until top is a deep golden brown. Tap loaf with a knife—it should sound hollow inside. Cool on wire rack before slicing.
I actually combined two different recipes to create this. It turned out very, very good. A nice breakfast bread; serve with honey-butter.
Vanilla Sour Cream Bread with Cranberries and Blueberries2/3 c. warm water 1 1/2 T. vanilla 1/3 c. sour cream 1 egg 2 T. butter, softened 4 c. flour 1/3 c. sugar 1 1/2 t. salt 1 pkt. yeast 1/3 c. dried cranberries 1/3 c. dried blueberries 1. In large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.2. In another bowl, combine butter, egg, sour cream, salt, sugar and vanilla. 3. Mix wet ingredients into yeast mixture. Stir well. Then stir in about half of the flour. Knead in the rest of the flour, to form a soft dough. 4. Allow to rest 10 minutes, then knead in dried berries thoroughly. 5. Cover and let rise until doubled in size; about 1 hour. 6. Punch down, divide in half and transfer to TWO greased loaf pans.7. Cover and let rise again for about 45 minutes.8. Bake at 350˚ for 30 minutes, until lightly browned and sounds hollow when tapped on top. Cool at least 10 minutes before removing from pans. ALT—bread machine:Place all ingredients into bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select "dough only" cycle. Go to #6 and follow directions to end. before baking: 
I'd like to know where the month of November went. Seems like I turned around for a moment, and it was suddenly gone!
I have a few batches of photos, both in iPhoto and still remaining on the camera, which I have not had a chance to blog about yet, but I do intend to...eventually.
Oh, and would you believe that I made a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving and didn't take photos of our meal? I think me & Emily got some pictures of desserts, but that was it.
As soon as possible, I will get some recipes posted. Sorry about all the neglect, but things have just been so incredibly busy around here.
More later....
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Goldie
Beer Pizza Crust II
recipe originally from Martha Stewart
1 c. warm (110˚ to 120˚) beer*
3 T. olive oil
1 T. sugar
1 1/2 T. coarse salt
1 pkt. yeast
2 3/4 to 3 1/4 c. flour, plus more for dusting (I added some wheat flour; probably 1/2 to 1 cup, but I'm not sure now.)
1. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk to combine beer, 2 tablespoons olive oil, sugar, salt, and yeast. Fit bowl on electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix until incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add flour, and mix until dough is fairly stiff, about 10 minutes.
2. On a lightly floured work surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Brush the inside of a large bowl with remaining tablespoon olive oil; transfer dough to bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and leave in a warm place until dough has doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
3. Punch down dough, and transfer to a clean surface. Using a bench scraper or sharp knife, divide dough into quarters; keep covered with plastic wrap.
*Dundee Wheat Beer
NOTES: I made two pizzas with this dough: one was with pizza sauce, peppernonis, mushrooms and cheese for Casey. The other was with a white sauce w/ peppernonis, sliced boiled red potatoes, mushrooms and cheese. Casey's Pizza I started with Hormel brand turkey peppernonis, because they are soooo much less greasy that regular peppernonis. [intentional misspelling] And mushrooms, because Casey loves mushrooms. 
I formed (and pre-baked) the crust in an 8-inch cake pan, to make a personal-sized pan pizza: 
Add lots of sauce for Casey:
Peppernonis:
Mushrooms:
Cheese, and half a mushrooms as a garnish: 
He LOVED it....it was awesome...
Pizza 2I also made a regular pizza, but I left the edges of the dough thick, so that the crust had some character...I wish I'd had some string cheese to stuff the crust with, but I did not...
I made a white sauce and threw in some chopped peppernoni:
Sliced some mushrooms:
Sliced some boiled new red potatoes:
Assembled the pizza: 
NOTE: We took the second one nextdoor, and Scott said it was the best thing I have ever made!!!
This shirt is falling apart; I saved it from Casey's pile of "get rid of" stuff after he cleaned out the closet. Below, I've illustrated the holes by putting a white piece of paper inside:
About as many holes as the Hawks' defense...Hey, instead of running around in your own end trying unsuccessfully to poke-check the puck away from your opponents, why don't you f'ing THROW A HIT ON SOMEONE?!?!?!!! What, no one but Troy Brouwer knows how to body check anymore?!! (okay, yah, Hjalmarsson, and he got suspended for "boarding", but that's beside the point, so shut up.)
You need to hit someone and take the damn puck away. Stop playing all fancy-assed and get TOUGH.
Grrr......
Ohemgee!!! How can I be out of FLOUR?!!!
I wanted to mix up some no-knead bread dough, but I just remembered that I'm out of flour!!! Oh the humanity...!!!!
This was our dinner tonight. Casey has been really stressed with work, so I wanted to make him a great meal, so maybe he'd feel better, or at least have a full belly. :)I seasoned the lamb ("round bone lamb chops" on the label) with Greek oregano, corriander, cumin and onion powder. That was the perfect mix for lamb, lemme tell ya! It was really tasty.The green beans were just one of those steam-in-the-microwave bags that you buy frozen. They usually turn out nice. I made the pasta salad without a recipe. I had half a box of farfelle, and I was trying to figure out what wouldn't clash with the flavor of the lamb. So I diced up some feta cheese and some artichoke hearts, tossed it into the cooked pasta, and added just a smidge of dried onion flakes. It needed something more, so I sprinkled in a little grated cheees (I think it was "pizza" cheese; the pre-shredded kind). Everything turned out yummy...then it was back to work...I love you, Foofee! I hope you really enjoyed your noms!!
Swiss Truffle CakeSomeone invent a reason for me to make this cake...PLEASE?!!!
my new library room Well, after the boxes were sitting on the floor in the dining room for, what, three weeks, we now have them assembled. I say "we" like I had much to do with it. I got distracted, and Casey managed to complete the task. He said it got easier after the first one; you know how you get one put together, and then you just have to remember what you did before.
So, yah, it's done. Check another item off the list. (yes, we literally have a "to do" list.)
The photo above is taken from the doorway, and the other is taken from the corner behind the couch. I didn't include the couch in the pictures cause I'd have to move the pillows, blankets, electronics, DUST, etc. and I didn't feel like it.
I have to gather and organize all of my books and magazines before putting the shelves in, so that I know how to space them. There are magazines in binders and cardboard IKEA organizers that I have to find...all my gardening stuff got stored in the basement when we moved. I also have some Muscle & Fitness magazines that I need to locate and organize. *sigh* Anybody want to volunteer to help?!! LOL!
Here is a link to the IKEA bookcases we got:
Billy Bookcase
Flyt Magazine FileAs I had told AZPatticakes, now all we need in there is a Keurig...LOL!
