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For Sunday dinner, I made a stir-fry. I cooked a cup of farro in the bland chicken broth I made for my husband last week. In a large pan, I browned ground turkey, removed it, then stir-fried baby carrots from the farmers' market, the rest of the celery, half of an orange bell pepper, a red bell pepper, and 8 oz. sliced mushrooms. I returned the ground turkey to the pan and added the farro. My husband still needs to take it easy on spices, or I would have added some sage or thyme, particularly with the bland chicken broth. Although my palate missed the spices (his did not), at least I had different textures.
Chocomouse--the base recipe is the Maple Buttermilk Bread recipe that I posted a link to a couple of years ago and you have baked. When I baked it this time, I did a couple more tweaks with the whole wheat flour and bread flour combination and adding a little flax meal and special dry milk.
Short Rant: I add the milk powder because one brand of buttermilk here, which used to be calcium fortified to 400 mg per cup is now only fortified to 300 mg per cup, and the Kroger brand is 290 mg per cup. I have to keep re-calculating to see if I am getting 900 mg from food!
I have posted my version of the recipe. It would be nice to figure out how to scale it to get two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2" loaves, although that would mean I would need the stand mixer.
I have a quick question for you: I am planning to can the syrup I bought, which is in a plastic jug. Should the syrup be heated in a stainless-steel pan? An enamel one? I cannot recall what I used when I canned the syrup that I bought from your operation.
That's a great one! I've been enjoying other April Fools ads from various companies. My favorite today is the "grow your own bamboo fly fishing rod," in just 3 months, from Orvis.
We had wet snow this morning, but it did not stick around. That is Spring's April Fool's laugh. The temperature has stayed at about 35F. After the severe weather watches last night, however, I am not complaining.
We had Salmon and Couscous with Dill for dinner on Saturday. I had forgotten how tasty that combination can be. We also had microwaved frozen peas.
My husband pronounced the Mostly Whole Wheat Maple Buttermilk Bread to be the equal of his favorite Grape Nuts Bread. He likes the softness. He asked if I had ever baked it before, and I reminded him that I have baked it at least two, and maybe three, times. However, I had not baked it in the smaller loaf pans. I plan to use them for this recipe in the future.
On Friday, I made dough for my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers. I will bake them next week.
I made yogurt on Friday.
Chocomouse--that is how I feel when I try to grab a snack of a few of my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers and discover my husband has inhaled them!
We have a local maple syrup producer coming to our farmers' market. I bought a quart from them last year, and the syrup is excellent. I bought another quart this year, and I noticed that they have gallon jugs available for $45. As a quart is $18, I consulted with my husband, and I ordered a gallon to pick up this weekend. They are also offering a $1 rebate if people bring back their bottles, and I just happened to have last year's in the refrigerator waiting for me to clean it out with hot water when I bake bread. I am excited at having a large supply of maple syrup on hand!
With that prospect, instead of thawing bread from the freezer on Thursday, I baked my Mostly Whole Wheat Maple Buttermilk Bread. That let me clean out the container with the water for proofing the yeast. The recipe makes too much for a 9x5" pan but is somewhat scant for two 8 1/2 x 4 ½ inch pans. I decided to try two 7 ½ x4" pans that I picked up some years ago at T.J. Maxx. The dough fits perfectly, and I have two nicely tall loaves, which I will be excited to slice tomorrow at lunch.
I also baked, at my husband's request, a double recipe of my adaptation of the Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Jenny Can Cook.
For dinner on Wednesday, we had roasted chicken thighs, roasted potato chunks, and microwaved frozen peas. Usually, I put some kind of spices on the potato chunks, but I made them plain for my husband, tossing them in olive oil before roasting and salting them afterwards.
My husband is on a restricted diet for a couple of days, so for Monday dinner, I made, for me, my Spaghetti Squash and Parmesan Cheese Quiche, a healthier version of the recipe in Ken Haedrich's The Harvest Baker. Usually, I try to use a 2 lb. spaghetti squash, but my last one from fall (kept extremely well!) was a little over 3 lbs. Given how full my 11-inch diameter quiche dish was, I think that is the weight limit. This time, I used the oven's convection setting, both to partially pre-bake the crust, then to bake the quiche. The recipe said 375F, but I baked it at 375F convection. The quiche turned out nicely, only needing to bake for 38 minutes.
On Monday, I used the bones from two chickens that I had in the freezer and made a mostly plain broth for my husband. I did not add any spices, but since the original chicken had some on the skins I did my best and put it through the strainer four times.
I baked oatcakes on Sunday. I usually get around 17, but today, I got 18.
For Sunday dinner, I roasted two chicken thighs and made muddled mashed potatoes. We had salad also, with lettuce and some of the spinach coming from our planters under the grow lights, while the carrots and mushrooms came from the grocery, and a bit of the spinach from the farmers' market.
I made Maple Granola on Saturday.
I made yogurt on Saturday. I am loving my Chef Alarm!
Oats make everything healthier, Chocomouse!
Aaron--I use KABC white whole wheat flour. I preferred the BRM Ivory flour, but they stopped carrying it four or five years ago. I have the KABC membership where I get free shipping on orders over $25 and earn points that add up to coupons in increments of $5 off. I order enough other items from KABC (pumpernickel and medium rye flour, baking powder, special dry milk, cheese powder, espresso powder, cocoas) that it is worth my while.
I dislike Restaurant pancakes because they are so lightweight. My husband is not a big pancake eater, but he likes mine because they are substantial. I'll post a couple of my recipes in the next couple of days.
I don't think it hurts to move the dough out of the mixing bowl, so I usually ignore that direction unless it is a sponge, in which case I leave it in the mixing bowl. For raising dough, I like my dough buckets with snap on lids.
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