Well it has been a while, and I have decided I will not allow my mother and sister completely out do me with the blogging thing. So here we are.
After visiting home, and mom's general store of awesomeness this last weekend, I came home with whole white wheat, cinilla canned pears, canned peaches, and a whole mess of home-made stuff. (And some pinto beans for Cody!) He and I had alot of fun seeing my family. I must say, ping pong with Katie looks to be a promising new family tradition! Grandma inspired me to make some fancy tea towels, and of course, mom set me up with a hand-grinder so I can make my own flour. (Those blog posts yet to come)
On our way home on Sunday afternoon, Cody and I stopped at Gloss Mountains State Park scenic hike thing about 30 miles west of Enid. I remember going up there once as a kid, although I think I had more fun this last time because I actually had a choice :) Gloss (or Glass) Mountain got its name from some British explorer guys who saw the sun sparkling off of the selenite that the mesas are full of.
I have been getting the hankering to do some bread-baking here recently, as that is one of Cody's, as well as my, favorite foods. So I started out last week with just some plain white bread, and my desire evolved to try to make some sourdough. As you well may know, sourdough takes a starter to make it sour. So I rustled up a crock, some flour, water, and yeast and got my starter going. The photo above is my crock with a floursack towel on top so nothing with get in it,(So cute!) but the gases made by yeast are allowed to escape. The mixture i used, by the way, is 2 c. flour, 2 c. water, and 1 tbs. yeast. Mix it all together with a wooden spoon (The Joy of Cooking says not to use metal!) and let it sit out for 4-7 days. Mine got all bubbly not too long after I mixed it all together in my crock 
:) The texture is a bit like glue,but it smells delightfully like bread rising. (The yeast of course!) I will make a loaf friday out of it and see how it goes.
:) The texture is a bit like glue,but it smells delightfully like bread rising. (The yeast of course!) I will make a loaf friday out of it and see how it goes. In other news, there has been a random calico kitty cat that likes to sit on top of my car at night. She is really pretty and very sweet. I must stay away!
After visiting home, and mom's general store of awesomeness this last weekend, I came home with whole white wheat, cinilla canned pears, canned peaches, and a whole mess of home-made stuff. (And some pinto beans for Cody!) He and I had alot of fun seeing my family. I must say, ping pong with Katie looks to be a promising new family tradition! Grandma inspired me to make some fancy tea towels, and of course, mom set me up with a hand-grinder so I can make my own flour. (Those blog posts yet to come)
On our way home on Sunday afternoon, Cody and I stopped at Gloss Mountains State Park scenic hike thing about 30 miles west of Enid. I remember going up there once as a kid, although I think I had more fun this last time because I actually had a choice :) Gloss (or Glass) Mountain got its name from some British explorer guys who saw the sun sparkling off of the selenite that the mesas are full of.Here is the website I took the picture from:
So good weekend, not too bad of a week so far. I had to take care of a sick kid yesterday, but he's al good now. Let's just hope the rest of the kids, or I don't get sick! It was just one of those one day stomach viruses, and he didn't have a fever, so I think everyone will be alright. Today was dance lessons, so after school was a big rush, but we made it. Well, that's all for today, no telling what tomorrow may bring!
