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CRussel · 10-20-2015, 03:59 PM

Ooooh, bagettes out of the oven, looking good! Time for a big mug of tea - an oolong, but I need to think about which one.

This recipe for baguettes is good. Really good. It's also a bit of a project, since it takes at least a day and a half to make the first two of four. (Second two can be made any time in the next two days after that, whenever you have three hours or so. )

If I still lived in the Bay Area, I'd never bother, since I could always get Acme baguettes whenever I wanted. But living here? They sell something they call a baguette at the local IGA, but it's actually floppy. <shudder> So if we want good bread, we need to do it ourselves.

poohbear_nc · 10-20-2015, 08:08 PM

Talisker Storm .... for medicinal purposes .... dang pesky cold ... can't shake it ...

CRussel · 10-21-2015, 12:39 AM

Well, have another one, pooh. Even if you don't shake the cold, you'll certainly feel better for a good single malt.

Though seriously, this cold has been kicking your molting chicken butt from the sounds of it. Hope you get better soon!

Just drinking my faux San Pellegrino this evening.

ProfCrash · 10-21-2015, 07:45 AM

Blue Spring Oolong.

I am going to be making some cinnamon bread tonight. I meant to make it last night but the Little Man (3 now and not all that little) had some friends going out to dinner so we joined them. Kids Night out when the husband isn't going to be home until 10 struck me as a great idea. Other adults, child playing, child eating without complaint. Mommy's in!

So tonight is cinnamon bread. Little Man likes helping in the kitchen, so he should be happy to put the ingredients in the bowl. After that is made, I think I'll use the bread machine to make a whole wheat bread to go with the chicken salad we are making. Great sandwiches.

ProfCrash · 10-21-2015, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Talisker Storm .... for medicinal purposes .... dang pesky cold ... can't shake it ...

We have found that Cold-Eze actually works to make a cold less miserable and shorter. As soon as we feel the sinus pressure or the throat tickle we start using them. Give them a go next time at the start of a cold.

CRussel · 10-21-2015, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Blue Spring Oolong.

I am going to be making some cinnamon bread tonight. I meant to make it last night but the Little Man (3 now and not all that little) had some friends going out to dinner so we joined them. Kids Night out when the husband isn't going to be home until 10 struck me as a great idea. Other adults, child playing, child eating without complaint. Mommy's in!

So tonight is cinnamon bread. Little Man likes helping in the kitchen, so he should be happy to put the ingredients in the bowl. After that is made, I think I'll use the bread machine to make a whole wheat bread to go with the chicken salad we are making. Great sandwiches.

Ah, cinnamon bread. We used to devour that stuff when I was a kid. I've never actually made it, that might be fun. And should be somewhat less of a pain than making the baguettes was. This was my first attempt at this recipe (makes 4 loaves, each 15" long, in two batches of 2 loaves each), and the result was so good I know I'll do it again. Besides, now I have the couch and the lame so I'm pretty much committed to making it again.

Drinking Keemun Panda this morning. A quite good grade of Keemun that I got from Amazon Canada.

wodin · 10-21-2015, 01:08 PM

ARRRGGGHHHH!!! It's empty!

Gotta make some Black Silk!

cromag · 10-21-2015, 05:59 PM

Third mug of tea on an unseasonably beautiful day!

kindlekitten · 10-21-2015, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Sencha. Going to take care of some business and make more tea.

While doing this, I will marvel at the intelligence of the folks at work who decided that it is cool to listen to Pandora but not BBC World News, NPR, or any other news feed.

I switch back and forth between Pandora and NPR. if I'm doing something that requires a great deal of concentration I want the music. if I'm doing something that is more or less mindless, then NPR it is. Some of my colleagues have some really dubious musical tastes. I guess I should be grateful that there is no rap or heavy metal

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Another rainy day here, so more Russian Caravan. While I make a second batch of baguettes. (First batch came out really, really well.)

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Ah, cinnamon bread. We used to devour that stuff when I was a kid. I've never actually made it, that might be fun. And should be somewhat less of a pain than making the baguettes was. This was my first attempt at this recipe (makes 4 loaves, each 15" long, in two batches of 2 loaves each), and the result was so good I know I'll do it again. Besides, now I have the couch and the lame so I'm pretty much committed to making it again.

Drinking Keemun Panda this morning. A quite good grade of Keemun that I got from Amazon Canada.

ok, well you know you have to share the recipe

CRussel · 10-21-2015, 09:08 PM

Hey, kk, good to see you. You've been missed!

This was not my original recipe, so all I can do is point you to the source -- America's Test Kitchen. (Warning: Registration required)

It's a really good idea to watch the video, since a good deal of this is technique. But the result is worth it.

Drinking more of the Keemun Panda.

ProfCrash · 10-21-2015, 10:16 PM

Welcome back KK!

It is easy to make. I use the bread machine to make the dough. When it is done roll it out to a large rectangle, brush with butter, add cinnamon and brown sugar, and roll lime a jelly roll. Let it rise for 45 in its pan and bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

I am messing around with how to make the cinnamon swirls more prominent. I might double the brown sugar...

ProfCrash · 10-22-2015, 08:04 AM

Keemun for the morning tea. Had a slice of cinnamon bread. Needs more brown sugar so will up the amount in the next loaf.

My Loving Husband laughed when he saw my Halloween Candy choices. We have three buckets, one for kids with no allergies, one for gluten/nut allergies, one with no candy just crayons, bubbles, super balls, and erasers for kids who have more difficult allergies/health issues.

Yes, I am a bit silly. I am not sure how to handle it when kids come to the door. Maybe I'll put large labels on each one but smaller kids won't be able to read them.

Yes, I over think everything. Why do you ask?

CRussel · 10-22-2015, 12:14 PM

Something is seriously wrong here, but I'm not sure what it is. We can't give "natural" things, like apples, since the nutcases are out there. We can't give anything with nuts out of concern for allergies. Sigh. We basically gave up and just don't make ourselves available for Holloween. There aren't any kids on this block anyway, and I'd just as soon not have the candy in the house.

Keemun sounds like a good idea. I'll fix a pot of Lion Mountain Keemun to get me going today.

cromag · 10-22-2015, 04:39 PM

Around here, households that want to provide candy that's less likely to pose problems for kids with allergies put out a pumpkin that's been painted teal. I'm sympathetic. I've known several kids who were allergic to peanuts (and fish, but no one gives out cans of tuna for Halloween). One kid, who went to preschool with my son, was so allergic to peanuts that just being near someone who'd eaten peanut butter and then breathed in his face could send him into a life-threatening reaction. The pre-school my son went to had a strict no nuts, no fish, policy -- and epipens in the nurse's office.

Still, we live at the end of a long dead end with no street lights. These days there are only a few kids in the neighborhood, so a couple of bags of chocolates will do the job.

As far as my cup goes, things have changed. I ordered a cast iron teapot and today is it's first day. It's more practical since the demise of my second mug.

kindlekitten · 10-22-2015, 04:58 PM

thanks for the welcome back guys! I've been super busy working on the local elections, getting my little farm ready for winter, been doing much more prep work than I ever have before, getting ready for my court case (10 years in the making) and last but not least, I am now the proud human mother to 3 pilgrim geese and 2 ducks

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Hey, kk, good to see you. You've been missed!

This was not my original recipe, so all I can do is point you to the source -- America's Test Kitchen. (Warning: Registration required)

It's a really good idea to watch the video, since a good deal of this is technique. But the result is worth it.

Drinking more of the Keemun Panda.

yeah American Test Kitchen rocks! I record them and Cooks Country, get the mag and have several of the cook books

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10-20-2015, 03:59 PM	#31381
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,309 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Ooooh, bagettes out of the oven, looking good! Time for a big mug of tea - an oolong, but I need to think about which one. This recipe for baguettes is good. Really good. It's also a bit of a project, since it takes at least a day and a half to make the first two of four. (Second two can be made any time in the next two days after that, whenever you have three hours or so. ) If I still lived in the Bay Area, I'd never bother, since I could always get Acme baguettes whenever I wanted. But living here? They sell something they call a baguette at the local IGA, but it's actually floppy. <shudder> So if we want good bread, we need to do it ourselves.

10-20-2015, 08:08 PM	#31382
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,044 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Talisker Storm .... for medicinal purposes .... dang pesky cold ... can't shake it ...

10-21-2015, 12:39 AM	#31383
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,309 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Well, have another one, pooh. Even if you don't shake the cold, you'll certainly feel better for a good single malt. Though seriously, this cold has been kicking your molting chicken butt from the sounds of it. Hope you get better soon! Just drinking my faux San Pellegrino this evening.

10-21-2015, 07:45 AM	#31384
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Blue Spring Oolong. I am going to be making some cinnamon bread tonight. I meant to make it last night but the Little Man (3 now and not all that little) had some friends going out to dinner so we joined them. Kids Night out when the husband isn't going to be home until 10 struck me as a great idea. Other adults, child playing, child eating without complaint. Mommy's in! So tonight is cinnamon bread. Little Man likes helping in the kitchen, so he should be happy to put the ingredients in the bowl. After that is made, I think I'll use the bread machine to make a whole wheat bread to go with the chicken salad we are making. Great sandwiches.

10-21-2015, 01:08 PM	#31387
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	ARRRGGGHHHH!!! It's empty! Gotta make some Black Silk!

10-21-2015, 05:59 PM	#31388
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,672 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Third mug of tea on an unseasonably beautiful day!

10-21-2015, 09:08 PM	#31390
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,309 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Hey, kk, good to see you. You've been missed! This was not my original recipe, so all I can do is point you to the source -- America's Test Kitchen. (Warning: Registration required) It's a really good idea to watch the video, since a good deal of this is technique. But the result is worth it. Drinking more of the Keemun Panda.

10-21-2015, 10:16 PM	#31391
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Welcome back KK! It is easy to make. I use the bread machine to make the dough. When it is done roll it out to a large rectangle, brush with butter, add cinnamon and brown sugar, and roll lime a jelly roll. Let it rise for 45 in its pan and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. I am messing around with how to make the cinnamon swirls more prominent. I might double the brown sugar...

10-22-2015, 08:04 AM	#31392
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Keemun for the morning tea. Had a slice of cinnamon bread. Needs more brown sugar so will up the amount in the next loaf. My Loving Husband laughed when he saw my Halloween Candy choices. We have three buckets, one for kids with no allergies, one for gluten/nut allergies, one with no candy just crayons, bubbles, super balls, and erasers for kids who have more difficult allergies/health issues. Yes, I am a bit silly. I am not sure how to handle it when kids come to the door. Maybe I'll put large labels on each one but smaller kids won't be able to read them. Yes, I over think everything. Why do you ask?

10-22-2015, 12:14 PM	#31393
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,309 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Something is seriously wrong here, but I'm not sure what it is. We can't give "natural" things, like apples, since the nutcases are out there. We can't give anything with nuts out of concern for allergies. Sigh. We basically gave up and just don't make ourselves available for Holloween. There aren't any kids on this block anyway, and I'd just as soon not have the candy in the house. Keemun sounds like a good idea. I'll fix a pot of Lion Mountain Keemun to get me going today.

10-22-2015, 04:39 PM	#31394
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,672 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Around here, households that want to provide candy that's less likely to pose problems for kids with allergies put out a pumpkin that's been painted teal. I'm sympathetic. I've known several kids who were allergic to peanuts (and fish, but no one gives out cans of tuna for Halloween). One kid, who went to preschool with my son, was so allergic to peanuts that just being near someone who'd eaten peanut butter and then breathed in his face could send him into a life-threatening reaction. The pre-school my son went to had a strict no nuts, no fish, policy -- and epipens in the nurse's office. Still, we live at the end of a long dead end with no street lights. These days there are only a few kids in the neighborhood, so a couple of bags of chocolates will do the job. As far as my cup goes, things have changed. I ordered a cast iron teapot and today is it's first day. It's more practical since the demise of my second mug.