I joined the baguette bandwagon, but I can't find my memory card so I didn't take a picture. It turned out pretty good, a little yeasty (is it supposed to be yeasty?) and I think I'll brown it more next time. I wanted to use it up before it molded so the next morning I toasted slices and buttered them. Joe said, "Um...for breakfast?" I was like "Yes, toast, it's what people have for breakfast." He was like "I guess I thought of it more as a dinner bread" and "well we ate almost a whole loaf last night, it shouldn't take long to finish it up." I was like "Yeah..." and I didn't tell him I ate most of that loaf myself before he even came to the table!
I also made a carrot cheesecake. If you make it be sure and chill it, because it doesn't taste sweet unless it's cold. There's only about 1 1/2 cups of sugar in the whole thing; it's the two pounds of cream cheese that makes it sweet, really. That was super delicious. There were a few times that I got a fork and ate it right out of the pan. I made it in a 9x13 because I didn't have a springform pan. It turned out fine. It doesn't really cut well with a knife so I used a spatula and that worked better. Oh, and I didn't make marzipan carrots, I'm not that fancy.
Becca, now that you've been using your homemade laundry soap for a while, do you find it works as well or better than storebought? Do the clothes smell pretty fresh?
That's all for now!
So glad you made the baguettes! And they are totally a breakfast thing as well as a lunch and dinner thing. They are an every hour food. :) I cut up the baguettes and freeze them and when you toast them after you can't even tell they have been frozen. (in case you have extra you couldn't finish)
ReplyDeleteYes - Jeremy and I made french toast with the m the following day DELICIOUS. I think they would work well with an overnight soak recipe too after a few days old.
ReplyDeleteI love my homemade laundry soap. It works just as well as the liquid cheer or tide which I used before, and everything smells fine! My mom even took some and has been using it for a few weeks and likes it too. I'm never going back, is all I've got to say about it. :)
What Becca, I did not know you made homemade laundry soap! Can you share how you did it?
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Baguette club Amber! Justin and I had toasted homemade baguette slices and scrambled eggs for our second breakfast this morning (we woke up early to go to a garage sale).
Your carrot cheesecake sounds delicious!
P.S. Becca, I was looking at old posts and I came across the one where you blogged about making your own laundry soap-I guess I had missed that one. Thanks for sharing and I think I might try it when we use up our laundry detergent!
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