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Thanks, Joan!

On Wednesday, I made broth from the chicken I roasted at the start of the week.

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Nebraska Kitchen is the place for pizza experimentation!

On Wednesday, I baked another Apple Streusel Topped Pie using 14 of the small Old-Fashioned Winesaps from the dwindling supply in the garage. For the streusel, I replaced 1/3 cup butter with 1 Tbs. butter and 2 ½ Tbs. grapeseed oil.

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Dinner on Tuesday was stir-dry with the leftover chicken, soba noodles, celery, carrots, red bell pepper, green onion, mushrooms, broccoli, and the defatted drippings from the when I roasted the chicken.

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Those loaves and their scoring look great!

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Happy Birthday, Joan! Your birthday dinner sounds delicious!

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I forgot to add that I did online pre-registration, and questions were asked and noted by the workers, so there was no need to pick up a pen. My husband did have to fill out paperwork, so he took his own pen.

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Ah, raisin bread sounds good, Aaron.

I baked a new recipe on Monday morning for Peanut Butter Cookies. The recipe comes from:

Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

I used honey rather than maple syrup, as I thought the peanut butter would overwhelm the maple syrup flavor. If I were to make it with maple syrup, I would reduce the amount to ¼ cup + 2 Tbs., since maple syrup has more water. However, I do not need the cookies to be vegan, so I’m unlikely to use maple syrup. The creamy peanut butter I used (Santa Cruz) has just salt added, so I did not sprinkle any salt on top. I used my Zeroll #30 scoop which made 16 cookies. I baked on the third rack up and switched the tray around halfway through the baking time. We each had a cookie at lunch, and they are dense but delicious—substantial enough that we each found a single cookie satisfying, although they are small, which is good as each is 1 g saturated fat from the peanut butter. I also think that molasses would work well in place of the honey.

These would be good little energy cookies to take when traveling. Each has 6 g protein and 31.5 mg calcium and 165 mg potassium.

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I treated myself a couple of years ago to the Zatoba, which is the wooden handled holder with screws to hold the razor blade that King Arthur was selling.

I agree with Mike that the dough often seems to be the issue on any given day. I am also a timid slasher and am trying to be more of an aggressive one.

I've been using the top of my long cake/cupcake holder to cover longer loaves while they rise. I never had much luck with saran, as it would stick to the dough and deflate it, although I did try spraying the saran to prevent it, and that helped.

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Good news, Mike!

My husband received his second shot of the Moderna vaccine on Thursday. I received my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine on Saturday. Why the difference? My husband went to the next county, after having difficulty signing up in ours. That site was a Knights of Columbus Hall. I was able to sign up in our county, and the site was the hospital, which would have the ultra cold freezers the Pfizer requires. So, I go back for the second shot in just three weeks.

Side effects have been limited for both of us. There is some discomfort at the injection site, but neither of us found it troublesome. I found that I became tired faster toward evening and was climbing into bed at 10. I also woke a couple of times and was too hot under the covers but cooled down with the covers off and went back to sleep. After I mentioned it, my husband realized he had similar responses. On the whole, I had no more discomfort than what I sometimes have with a flu shot.

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I roasted a chicken for dinner on Sunday. I also roasted peeled, cut-up sweet potatoes, and we had microwaved frozen peas.

Shorty is a cutie, Kimbob. Our dog, Annie, has been guarding the oven since I put in the chicken, helping my husband as he carves it, and will be eating more once we sit down. She is also fond of sweet potatoes.

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Dinner on Saturday was Salmon and Couscous, seasoned with dill, and microwaved fresh broccoli.

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Great looking bread, Kimbob!

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I made another batch of yogurt on Saturday.

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I had about 1 ½ cups leftover millet from the bread I baked earlier this week that I needed to use. I googled “recipes using cooked millet” and found a couple of candidates. For lunch on Friday, I decided to try Millet Breakfast Skillet,” from the blog Cook the Story, by Christine Pittman. I needed to make some changes. I only had half the millet, so I cut the recipe in half. I also did not have any ham to add. I did not have a nonstick frying pan that I would trust in a 425F oven, nor do I have a cast iron pan. So, I pulled out a 9-inch Emile Henry tart pan to use. I replaced the shredded cheddar with some shredded mozzarella that needs to be used up. I also added 1 Tbs. Penzey’s Sunny Paris to give it some flavor. I baked it for 20 minutes, then I sprinkled Parmesan on top and baked another three minutes. The result is tasty, in part due to the Sunny Paris. I will keep this recipe around for the next time I have leftover millet. The ham would be nice.

Here's the link: https://cookthestory.com/millet-breakfast-skillet-recipe/

It would be worth buying a small cast iron skillet to make this half recipe. It would require a 7-inch one.

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For breakfast on Friday morning, I baked Oat Bran Apple Date Muffins, a recipe that I developed from “Oat Bran Fruit Muffins,” a recipe that appeared in The Los Angeles Times food section many years ago. My version increases the oat bran by half, replacing that much flour, and uses white whole wheat flour. I also reduced the baking powder and use buttermilk rather than nonfat milk. I omit one of the two eggs and do not add grated orange pieces. I used a small traditional Winesap, which I did not peel. I used a tip from a Washington Post recipe to grind the oat bran in a food processor before using to prevent baked goods from drying out. I baked these as six jumbo muffins and froze three for quick breakfasts (just thaw on counter the night before using). I have an early morning vaccination appointment tomorrow, so I will have one for breakfast that day.

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