I have a list of resolutions for the rest of my life, but as far as Tasty Messes, here goes:
1. Remember the Salt!
2. Branch out from my usual fare. Find a new website, or cookbook and actually use it.
3. Make stuff ahead of time, and save some of the stress that starts around 3:30pm.
4. Blog more.
5. Find somewhere local to take a class or two in breadmaking or something else related to culinary arts.
There you go. What are your culinary resolutions this year?
Monday, January 3, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Ugh! I resolve to pay better attention, dang it!
I found a french bread recipe a while back that I love. I swear, at least fifty percent of the time I have made it, I forget about adding the oil and salt at the end. What you end up with is a barely edible, and then only when dipped in salty something, piece of disappointment. It makes me so mad! Why, why do I keep doing this same thing. Two nights ago I threw a pretty little slice of it across the table when my daughter lovingly teased me "Mom, did you remember the salt?" I laughed, and then remembered that I had in fact forgotten it. So much for a nice meal...
It's like I fool myself into thinking I've made it enough times that I can remember what comes next. The sponging part is still fascinating to me, so I pay attention to that, keep in mind that I have only three cups of flour left, and that's it. THAT IS NOT IT! I have three cups of flour to add, and oil, and a full TBSP of salt.
Tonight, I will rally. I will make the bread, and it will have salt.
The end.
It's like I fool myself into thinking I've made it enough times that I can remember what comes next. The sponging part is still fascinating to me, so I pay attention to that, keep in mind that I have only three cups of flour left, and that's it. THAT IS NOT IT! I have three cups of flour to add, and oil, and a full TBSP of salt.
Tonight, I will rally. I will make the bread, and it will have salt.
The end.
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