What are you Baking the Week of January 24, 2021?

Home Forums Baking — Breads and Rolls What are you Baking the Week of January 24, 2021?

Viewing 11 posts - 31 through 41 (of 41 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #28425
    navlys
    Participant

      Glad all went well. Now time to rest.

      #28426
      Joan Simpson
      Participant

        Glad you're doing well Mike,take care!

        #28430
        BakerAunt
        Participant

          Glad that all is well, Mike.

          #28432
          cwcdesign
          Participant

            Glad to hear you're on the mend!

            #28434
            Mike Nolan
            Keymaster

              They took the patch off today and the left eye is SO much better. I can actually see fine print on the computer screen and on the TV. The colors are brighter, too.

              I get the other eye done in two weeks.

              #28435
              cwcdesign
              Participant

                That's exciting, Mike!

                #28436
                chocomouse
                Participant

                  That's great, Mike! For me, the big deal was getting rid of the magnifying glass I carried in my bag, mostly to read ingredient and nutrition labels at the grocery store.

                  #28438
                  BakerAunt
                  Participant

                    On Saturday, I baked my Rye-Barley Crispbread. I wanted a cracker that would be around for me for a while. My husband usually avoids them due to the sesame seed. The recipe works so much better for me now that I just knead the dough by hand for 15 minutes after letting the stand mixer combine it.

                    I also baked my version of King Arthur’s Pompanoosuc Porridge Bread, once again baking it in the uncovered Emile Henry long baker. My version includes replacing 1 cup of water with a cup of buttermilk, which I stir into the cooked porridge (use 1 cup water and ½ cup of the dry porridge). I cut the salt to 1 ½ tsp. and the yeast to 1 ¾ tsp. I replace the sugar with 1 ½ Tbs. maple syrup and the butter with 1 ½ Tbs. olive oil. I let the Zo do the kneading.

                    By the way, King Arthur has the Pompanoosuc porridge back in stock.

                    #28439
                    Joan Simpson
                    Participant

                      So happy you can see better Mike!

                      #28442
                      Mike Nolan
                      Keymaster

                        I hadn't quite gotten to the point where I was carrying around a magnifying glass, but I have used my iPhone to take pictures of some product labels and blow them up to the point where I could see them. That's a combination of the eyes and the tiny print on some labels. And the ones with black ink on a red background are almost unreadable no matter what you do.

                        I won't know until after the 2nd surgery but there's a good chance I might not have to wear glasses all the time, possibly not even for driving.

                        #28447
                        chocomouse
                        Participant

                          I've wondered if advertisers, etc, realize that putting black ink on many colored backgrounds renders the ad impossible for lots of us to read? I suppose they think it's showing their technical talent.

                        Viewing 11 posts - 31 through 41 (of 41 total)
                        • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.