Maybe Sheryl Crow is right, a change will do me good... I guess I will find out, definitely.
Insanity begins the 28 or 29! Katie and I are are doing the 60 program. will post the "befores" soon.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Monday, December 17, 2012
I made Bread!
This recipe uses farmer's cheese, a semi-soft cheese with a mild flavor that can be tasted in the bread. The braided loaves feature a chewy crust and richly soft center. ( you can use any cheese though)
Yield: 2 braided loaves
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup warm water (100 degrees F)
- 2 packages active dry yeast (1/2 ounce)
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 cup farmer’s cheese, shredded
- 5 cups bread flour, approximately
Preparation:
- In small saucepan, warm milk and butter until butter is melted. Set aside until warm (100 degrees F). In small bowl add water. Stir in yeast until dissolved. In large bowl, add warm milk and butter. Add yeast water. Stir. Stir in sugar, salt, and 2 cups of flour. When batter is smooth, mix in shredded farmer’s cheese. Continue to mix in flour until a stiff dough is formed. Turn dough out onto floured board and begin to knead in the remaining flour until the dough is firm and smooth, not sticky.
- Put dough in greased bowl. Turn over so that dough top is also greased. Cover and let rise in warm, draft-free place for about 1 hour or until double in size. Punch down dough and knead for about 1 minute. Divide dough in half and set one half back in bowl.
- To make a braided loaf, divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Work each piece with your hands to form a long rope, about 15 inches in length. Pinch ends of the 3 dough ropes together and tightly braid the dough. Pinch ends together again. Repeat for second loaf.
- Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Grease and sprinkle yellow cornmeal on two baking sheets. Place each loaf on a baking sheet, cover and let rise in warm, draft-free place for about 30 minutes or until double in size. Brush egg white onto each loaf. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake at 375 degrees F for about 40 minutes or when loaf sounds hollow when you tap on the bread top. Remove from heat and let cool on rack.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
PROGRESS!
I got a large drawer cleaned out upstairs in the TV stand. Why we saved half of the stuff is beyond me.
Clearing the clutter out feels good. Been slowly picking away at it.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
RANT!
This is what I believe:
1. Pursuit of happiness in for everyone. So if a man wants to marry another man or a woman wants to marry another woman they should be allowed to do so.
2. The constitution says pursuit of happiness it does NOT guarantee it. Giving people money FOREVER on welfare would have disgusted our founding fathers. Unless you are completely disabled you should work somehow for the money you receive.
3. I believe in gun control. I think more extensive back ground checks should be done. No one "needs" an assault rifle to hunt.
4. I believe abortions should be legal in these cases, rape, incest, and, health concerns for mother. NOT as a form of birth control. BUT women should decide NOT men. Our bodies our health our concern.
5. I am tired of stay at home moms being made fun of, or less of, or people calling us "corporate wives". We actually RAISE our own children not day cares. Even when I tried to work outside the home the hours for child care made it impossible with my husband's travel schedule. I did run my own business from home...
6. Manners have been forgotten. Parents do their children no good service allowing them interrupt adult conversations because they want the spot light.
7. Any one who is cruel to animals should be horse whipped. Seriously.
8. Drivers tests should be much harder. You SHOULD get a ticket if you don't use your turning signals. People over 65 should have eye sight test EVERY year.
9. It should be harder for people to get married. There should be classes/counseling on finance, parenting, and how to argue/ disagree effectively without hurting the other person.
10. Should be harder to get a divorce. Counseling for at least two years except in abuse cases.
11. There should be term limits for senators and congress. Extensive back ground checks should be done on them. NO CAREER POLITICIANS!
12. Pedophiles should be shot.
13. Murderers and rapists should serve their whole sentence in prison period.
14. Everyone should have the SAME representation in the courts. It should NOT matter how much money you have.
15. Most lawyers SUCK.
16. Law suits should have a two year limit. After that they are void.
17. Over regulation kills businesses.
18. Being PC sucks. Raising a nation of wimps.
19. They should teach this in school manditory: how to cook, balance check book, make a budget, basic sewing, basic auto repair, how to do laundry, and how to clean and WHY.
20. BE KIND.
more later....
1. Pursuit of happiness in for everyone. So if a man wants to marry another man or a woman wants to marry another woman they should be allowed to do so.
2. The constitution says pursuit of happiness it does NOT guarantee it. Giving people money FOREVER on welfare would have disgusted our founding fathers. Unless you are completely disabled you should work somehow for the money you receive.
3. I believe in gun control. I think more extensive back ground checks should be done. No one "needs" an assault rifle to hunt.
4. I believe abortions should be legal in these cases, rape, incest, and, health concerns for mother. NOT as a form of birth control. BUT women should decide NOT men. Our bodies our health our concern.
5. I am tired of stay at home moms being made fun of, or less of, or people calling us "corporate wives". We actually RAISE our own children not day cares. Even when I tried to work outside the home the hours for child care made it impossible with my husband's travel schedule. I did run my own business from home...
6. Manners have been forgotten. Parents do their children no good service allowing them interrupt adult conversations because they want the spot light.
7. Any one who is cruel to animals should be horse whipped. Seriously.
8. Drivers tests should be much harder. You SHOULD get a ticket if you don't use your turning signals. People over 65 should have eye sight test EVERY year.
9. It should be harder for people to get married. There should be classes/counseling on finance, parenting, and how to argue/ disagree effectively without hurting the other person.
10. Should be harder to get a divorce. Counseling for at least two years except in abuse cases.
11. There should be term limits for senators and congress. Extensive back ground checks should be done on them. NO CAREER POLITICIANS!
12. Pedophiles should be shot.
13. Murderers and rapists should serve their whole sentence in prison period.
14. Everyone should have the SAME representation in the courts. It should NOT matter how much money you have.
15. Most lawyers SUCK.
16. Law suits should have a two year limit. After that they are void.
17. Over regulation kills businesses.
18. Being PC sucks. Raising a nation of wimps.
19. They should teach this in school manditory: how to cook, balance check book, make a budget, basic sewing, basic auto repair, how to do laundry, and how to clean and WHY.
20. BE KIND.
more later....
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