Herb Bread

I was ready to get back to baking and ready to play with yeast again. So while be lazy at the pool I decided to bake this afternoon. I came home, surfed one of my favorite bread websites.

www.cookingbread.com

and I came across this recipe


Herb Bread recipe

It was easy to put together. My complaint would be the dough was very sticky. Next time I will add a bit more flour.Overall though the flavor was strong and I liked the herbs in it. My greatest critic, the husband, said I can make it whenever I would like too. That folks, is a thumbs up.

Starting something new

I do not know about you , but I love magazines. Cooking ones are a must buy for me . And every time I sit down and read them I tear out a ton of recipes. I have now acquired quite the stack of recipes and still have a stack of magazines (that I add to regularly) to go through.









So what I have decided to do is start going through them , one recipe at a time. I probably wont start in on it until August as July is filled with vacation and other obligations, but I may be able to do a day here and there.

Tuesdays will be a new baked good recipe. Most likely a bread or roll or something with yeast.

Thursdays will be a new dessert recipe.

Sundays will be a new entree day.

oh heaven, on a plate

When I was a little girl we would go to a restuarant in Michigan. It was a fast food place called Mr. Fables. It is no longer in business, but they had the BEST, and I mean, BEST onion rings. Lightly battered. I have looked for a similar recipe , but never found one for full rings. I found a close, very close,second for onion straws.

The Pioneer Woman Onion Strings

I made them Friday night for dinner and then, well, we had them again tonight. Or I did. And I may have eaten one to many .

I highly recommend this recipe.

GIveaway

I know. I know. No recipes lately. It is so very hot here in the south I have not wanted to even look at my oven, let alone, turn it on.

Anyway, today's post is to blog about a giveaway. Go check it out.

http://www.lifeofabusywife.com/2010/06/le-creuset-giveaway-product-review.html

New Cookbooks

There is something about a new cookbook. I sit down and read cookbooks like I read a regular book.

We live in a smaller town. We have a small bookstore here, but they do not have a large selection of books. So today we went up to the larger town/city close to us. And I hit up a real bookstore. Of course, I walked out with a new cookbook or two. Plus I got a book on smoothies, which is a new love of mine. We live in the deep south and since it gets so hot here in the summer, a smoothie often hit the spot when I do not choose to eat a big lunch .

Anyway, back to my point. New cookbooks. Now, I am pretty frugal when it comes to books. I own so many I need to be practical. So I hit the bargain area. I came across two that I really liked, so they came home with me. I can not wait to see down and read them. I need a dessert to take this weekend, so maybe this will inspire me.

Things I love

I am blog reader. I have always read this blog and have enjoyed it. Every week she does a show us your life. I decided to chime in this week.

This week's theme is things I love.

First and foremost, I love my husband. Above anything else.

And in no real particular order I love
my family
my friends
reading
scrapbooking
Sonic sweet peach tea
summer
the beach


and since this is my baking journal more than a true blog things I love about baking
new cookbooks
fresh baked bread
baking
sharing baked good

Tastefully Simple

My husband and I are trying to make our dream of parenthood come true. We need more funds to adopt, so I have started selling Tastefully Simple. Every penny I make will go towards our dream. If you are interested in helping us, feel free to order or host a party , catalog is fine.

http://www.tastefullysimple.com/web/jdoherty