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We have temporarily* taken over the care and feeding of my parents' bread maker. My mom has always made homemade bread and I have a few times, but I've never been very good at bread. I'm easily distracted or I get bored and end up botching the rising time. We've really been enjoying this machine. Last night we experimented with the delay setting and woke up this morning to the smell of a loaf of warm, fresh wheat bread.
We've been eating our weights in bread, which by the way, may be increasing rapidly. We've made cinnamon raisin bread, dough for the BEST cinnamon rolls and several loaves of the whole wheat pictured with my lunch here. I know it's not exactly the same, this new fangled machine-made bread, but the ingredients are the same. It makes me feel good knowing that we did make it at home.
Now, to test out my mom's French press coffee pot thingy. Living so close to my parents definitely has its advantages.
*definition of temporarily: until she stomps up to my door and says, "Give me my bread maker back."
Comments
Yum! And pass the butter, please.
Posted by: laeroport | February 20, 2007 1:35 PM
Look at that lunch, yum.
Posted by: Mama Urchin | February 20, 2007 1:48 PM
smack smack
Posted by: Grace | February 20, 2007 2:06 PM
fresh bread, there is nothing like it! your lunch looks so good.
Posted by: christina | February 20, 2007 2:30 PM
oh my - that lunch looks delicious!
Posted by: erin | February 20, 2007 2:57 PM
Bread is good. So good. My family used to have a breadmaker, but it seemed like the bread only lasted for a few hours (either because we ate it, or it went stale quickly). It sure smelled good though.
Definitely test the French press. Yum.
Posted by: amy h | February 20, 2007 3:04 PM
::sigh::
Posted by: capello | February 20, 2007 4:00 PM
mmmm. i cannot almost smell the bread. yum.
Posted by: lera | February 20, 2007 4:21 PM
Looks good! I told my hubby I was getting out the bread machine yesterday for some baking....guess I better hop to it! :)
Posted by: Angela | February 20, 2007 4:48 PM
Mmmmm...there's nothing more wonderful than the smell of bread baking. I think the scent alone can pack on the pounds!
Posted by: Carmen | February 20, 2007 8:55 PM
i have a bread machine that i haven't used in a while, i have to start again. your lunch looks so yummy!
Posted by: Veronica TM | February 21, 2007 12:05 AM
Your lunch looks so yummy. You have just inspired me to wipe the cobwebs off my bread maker and make some yummy bread for dinner tomorrow. Maybe with some home made beef barley soup!
I am laughing at your definition of borrowing from your Mum. That's my definition of borrowing too. Let's see I have been borrowing her blender for the last 5 years. :o)
Posted by: erin s. | February 21, 2007 1:23 AM
Mmm, homemade bread! The year I got a bread machine I think I gained about 15 lbs! Waking up to the smell of fresh baked bread is the best.
Posted by: beki | February 21, 2007 8:22 AM
oh I love to use the bread maker too... we have even made chocolate bread... marvelous !
Posted by: diana | February 21, 2007 8:48 AM
That's gonna be soon after she hears you raving about it. I'm hungry now too.
Posted by: Amy | February 21, 2007 4:40 PM