Bread Baking: Take Two

My bread looks MUCH improved thanks to Jennie's tips. I had just finished forming it, carefully putting it in the loaf pan and made a nice slit, when I decided to show it to Catherine. Well, my 2 yo is very bright and remembered exactly what to do from yesterday. I meant to show her the nice rising bread. She thought she was supposed to punch it! So, had it not been for Catherine, this loaf would have looked perfect instead of with a small wrinkle on the top. LOL!!

Oh well. It is still much improved from yesterday!! Also, I made some rolls for dinner. I hope they make it until then.

I had to shoo Craig away from them!

Baking Bread

I finally got around to baking bread. I used Jennie's recipe and found it to be incredibly easy AND delicious!! My kids LOVED their lunch sandwiches of either PB&J or tuna. I made two loaves and have 3/4 of a loaf left. So, I think I need to make at least 4 loaves at a time and bake twice a week.

I realize my loaves look a little deformed but they were tasty nonetheless. Again, I can't believe how easy it was. It took me all of 15 minutes!!! I think the last time I baked, I didn't use my Kitchen aid and found it sticky and tiresome to knead. This time it was easy!! And the kids LOVED taking a punch at the bread! LOL!

Also, the slices were nice and thick. No one asked for a second sandwich. YEAH!!! Hopefully, their tummies will stay nice and full for more than a couple of hours. Especially Kolbe's!!

Off to piano we go. If I can bake bread on our busiest day of the week, I can certainly bake bread the rest of the week!!

Lunch: Choice of PB&J or tuna sandwich, carrots & sweet pears.

Pregnant Mommy Moments

These aren't biggies, but I still can't believe how forgetful I've become:

(1) Yesterday, I was making tuna fettuccine casserole. When we sat down, Craig looked at the food with a puzzling look. After taking his first bite he asked me if I had forgotten anything. Of course I hadn't!! How dare he ask. After his second bite he insisted that something was not right.

Turns out I forgot the tuna AND the sauce mix. Basically, I had made fettuccine in butter milk. Not very tasty. He was able to fix my mistake but I just couldn't believe I had forgotten the main ingredients.

(2) Today I made rice to go along with the fajitas and beans Craig made. Craig makes AWESOME beans. His secret ingredient being beer! LOL!

I've been making rice since I was 13/14?? I make it from scratch. No measuring water or rice. I can just tell by how it looks and feels. Anyways, I forgot to add the salt. That's a very big NO-NO in my family. How could I forget the salt?? Very blah! Everybody was able to add salt afterwards but still, how could I have forgotten!?!

This happens with every pregnancy. When I was pregnant with Catherine I made my famous (in my family at least) **Arroz con gandules** which is Puerto Rican rice. The main ingredient being gandules. Guess what I forgot?!? LOL!

I kept telling Craig, "I feel like I'm forgetting something?" When I served the meal Craig started laughing because he saw immediately what I had forgotten even though I was still perplexed.

So, don't invite me to cook for you for the next 8 weeks or so. I might make you cheese enchiladas sans cheese!! LOL!!

**This isn't my recipe. Just thought I'd link to one in case anyone was wondering how it differed from other Latino rice. **