Using a levain, basically a subset of a starter gives more control over the baking process and the taste of the bread.

Making a Levain

It's Friday, it's hot, and I plan to stay in as much as possible this weekend. There's still plenty to do though.

Flossie shares her experiences during the Battle of Britain during WWII.

I'm still dealing with the aftermath of the fire ant/ hornet attack from Saturday. Basically, I'm walking around with an ice pack on my arm. 

This is a prep I don't think I've heard mentioned. Making and keeping ice is ignorant for now than just keeping drinks cold. 

Blue Gel Ice Packs

We had breakfast at church on Sunday, so I made Pigs in a Blanket with exactly two ingredients: Crescent Rolls and Eckridge Breakfast Sausages. The hardest is doing the math!

In other news, what are the odds of getting bitten by fire ants AND stung by hornets on the same day on the same hand? Spoiler alert: they're not zero. At least they weren't murder hornets.

Catching up on what's going on at the property.

The headlines in 1938 sound eerily similar to today.

In this new world of AI and digital everything, it is still vital that we keep physical documents and create new ones ourselves through journaling or keeping a diary.

The humble Mason jar is more versatile than I can say! How do you use them?

I'm back from a whirlwind trip to Amarillo. I can't lie...I much prefer my area of Texas, even with the humidity.