Rather than a usual post, I'm going to just tell you all what I did yesterday... mainly because I'm pretty excited about what happened and what I did.
I had some errands to run, and I was also on the look out for some buttons (I need to fix a sweater that I've had for a while, but I don't have enough buttons for it), so I decided to stop by our local SPCA thrift store. I wasn't really convinced that they'd have what I needed, but it was worth a stop, since I was out anyway.
I should also mention that I've been looking for a
6 quart food storage container
, because I want to make
Artisan Bread in 5 min
. Since I couldn't find any 6 quart containers in any of the stores near me, I ordered them online. They also had a deal to include the
Danish Dough Whisk
for $9. I decided that $9 was too much to spend on a one-use item, even if I would be using it often.
While I was wandering around at the thrift store, I found their prices were really good. They have deals everyday, it seems... when I was there, the clothes were buy 1 get 1 free. I didn't need any clothing, but it was nice to know that I could get really inexpensive clothing that could be altered, if I have the time. While wandering, I didn't find any buttons... but I did find this:
And the price? $1! Yup, got myself a really good Danish Dough Whisk for $1! And when I went to the counter to pay for it, I asked if they had any buttons... the helpful man behind the counter said that I was in luck, because a girl had asked them to save buttons for her, but she hadn't come by to pick them up even after they called her. So I could have them. All of them for $10!
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| I had fun sorting them last night :) |
So, $11 later I'm the proud owner of a Danish Dough Whisk, and a bunch of exciting buttons!
Later in the day, I saw a recipe for
Soft Pretzel Bites (from one of the blogs I follow), and I figured I may as well try it out. I'd also stopped at
Trader Joes and picked up some much needed dairy products for baking
scones/
cinnamon rolls/etc. So after I got home, I started baking... and kept baking until I had this:
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| Cinnamon Rolls, Cranberry Scones,and Pretzel bites/rolls |
I altered the recipe for the scones a little, I substituted 1/4 cup of vanilla soy protein powder for 1/4 of the whole wheat flour from the original recipe. So the new measurements are: 1 1/2 cup All purpose flour, 1/4 cup Whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup vanilla Soy protein powder. I also used whole milk instead of cream. They taste really good. Slightly sweet, slightly vanilla, and very delicious. I originally had a lot more of the soft pretzels, but they got eaten before I had a chance to photograph them... I'll have to post about the pretzel rolls later, since they're a story in themselves.
Also, here's the current progress on the socks (I'll do a full post when they're done):
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| 2 socks at once! No second sock syndrome for me! |
I love bread. And one bread that I have a particular passion for is Hawaiian Sweet bread. So, of course, when I saw a recipe for it, I decided that I should give it a try (since King's is SO expensive)... and I just happened to have a can of evaporated milk on hand - I don't know where it came from, I certainly didn't buy it - and I REALLY love Hawaiian Sweet bread... I will admit that my bread isn't exactly like King's Hawaiian, but it does make up for it in cost.
, but now I can't find the site, so I can't link to it :P
