Baking Adventures

Look at this deliciousness:

  

I’ve NEVER made homemade cinnamon rolls before. That is, before Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Mmmm, they were good.

So today, while packing and getting ready for my Utah trip, I decided to make some bread. Why? Well, to use up some of my milk of course! (If that is a silly reason, I’m sorry- but it’s true) And, to make bread. And, because apparently I was feeling like all that I already need to do today wasn’t enough. No worries, I think I’ll get it all done in time. I hope so…

The bread got done a lot faster than the recipe stated to let it bake, (but the top sounded hollow when I tapped it- - - ) so I took it out. Now I’m a little worried that it isn’t done all the way :-(

And, the worst part is I don’t have a bread knife!!! So, I can’t tell you if its good or not until I run to the store.

Pray for my bread. (Please oh please oh PLEASE be yummy)

To be continued, sometime.

Tuesday’s Adventure: Breakfast and Baby Gifts

Hello again! Back so soon? I know.

Well, this morning, in efforts to rid my fridge of sliced strawberries (that I cut up for an ice cream party I ended up not going to) and to use up a perfectly ripe bananas on my counter, I decided to make… well, what do you think:

 

CREPES!!!!

(The last time I made crepes was in Jr. High - That was a long time ago.)

Final product:

Mmm, they were yummy. Strawberries, bananas, and a little vanilla yogurt in the middle worked out just fine.

I apologize for the lack-luster picture. I am by no means a food blogger, nor do I pretend to be one, nor do I play one on television. If you want to make crepes and take better pictures, go right ahead – we can still be friends.

Oh, and I have a friend that is having a baby, and therefore a baby shower, soon. I really want to make something, so I’ve spent the better part of my afternoon on the internet looking up handmade (specifically crocheted) baby gift ideas. I found some good ones, so I’m excited to get started.

Two thoughts for you: 1) The internet is HUGE! gigantic, enormous, full of information (some relevant and good, some not so much). Wow. (2) Can you imagine if someone had to edit the internet? Like, “Hmm, this bear is pretty ugly, I think we should just, you know, DELETE it, (push delete button) out of existence.” That would have saved me a lot of time, and unfortunate sightings of really ugly crocheted bears.

Well, thanks for stopping by!

Monday’s Adventure: Dyeing Clothes

So, a couple of weeks ago I pulled some whites out of the washer only to find that my white tank-top-undershirts and another BRAND new white shirt were all brown and dingy (it must have been the first wash for a new, colored clothing item). I tried washing them again- no luck with getting out the stains. I tried to bleach them in the washing machine- Nothing. I tried bleaching them in the sink- Nothing. I purchased some “dye-out”, thought it would work (there was some serious foaming/bubbling action in the washing machine that I was sure would get the job done), pulled them out – Nothing. I realized my only option left was to dye them.

Today I went and got the dye (teal and fuchsia) and I was excited though the last time I dyed something was probably the tie-dye shirts we did at girls camp my first year, so I was by no means a pro earlier this afternoon. Well, now I might qualify as a dyeing beginner 2.0. By no means an expert, even and intermediate, but it worked. And, my apartment (and clothing) made it through without any damage done, thank goodness. Except for the 2 tiny bleach spots I got on the shirt I was wearing as I was cleaning up some dye that got on the counter. Oh well; I guess you have to be grateful it is just two tiny spots on an old shirt and not that my carpet is now purple.

Oh, and what made it even more enjoyable was that my friend Alyson  came over to dye some clothes with me! She dyed a dress and a tank top, both of which turned out really good. However, she took her stuff before I took the final picture, so you don’t get to see them (sad, I know). We made a really yummy salad for lunch then spent the rest of the afternoon workin’ on our clothes. Part of me wished that I had more stuff to dye, but at the same time, it took long enough just doing what we did. Needless to say, it was fun, but I don’t think I’ll be doing it again any time soon.

Here’s some pictures:

Stirring the clothes on the floor in my kitchen.

Rinsing them in the sink.

Like my “plastic gloves”? (Aka, grocery bags)

Alyson wanted to “easter egg” some socks. So, she did.

My final products: Hopefully the color lasts a long time.

Well, have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!