Thursday, June 30, 2011

Happy Birthday to my big sister

Well its birthday season and I can hardly keep up - seems like someone in my family is having a birthday every day and Im too far away to celebrate with anyone.  Maybe we can have a big catch-up birthday party when I get home in August. 


Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Queen Charlotte Islands April 2009

Queen Charlotte Islands April 2009

Panoramio - Photo of Yakoon Lake

Panoramio - Photo of Yakoon Lake

Pesuta Shipwreck Hiking Trail, Tlell, Naikoon Park, Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada

Pesuta Shipwreck Hiking Trail, Tlell, Naikoon Park, Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada

 

It s Wednesday, hump day. Mom is at the Ivey eye clinic today, getting her eyes polished. Ashley is working in Mount Brydges. I don't know Alicias schedule today but she has to get a growth removed from her eye tomorrow at the Ivey eye clinic so she will be out of commission for a few days. But its time to organize a cleanup day at Vanneck. It would help if Alex had his drivers' licence. He is scheduled for July 13 for a road test. In the meantime, we will have to get creative.
The house needs some major TLC and since I'm not home to do the work, i will try to orchestrate something from this distance.
I know this looks like a runon sentence but its how my brain works.....

Ok we may have a plan......
whole wheat buns
This recipe makes 3 small loaves

3 cups warm water
2 pkg yeast
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup honey
1 cup milk powder
1 tbsp salt
8 or 9 cups of whole wheat flour
mix some of the flour, yeast and salt. Combine honey, oil and water. Add to the dry ingred.
Mix well, let rest 10 or 15 minutes or until double. Add rest of the flour. knead 10 - 15 minutes, Shape into loaves or buns. Let double in size.
bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minute for a loaf, 15 minutes for buns


i am going to make these buns later today. I don't have any honey on hand so i am going to substitute molasses. i will let you know how it goes.....so I mixed up the buns on my lunch break, let them rise until 5pm, went out for dinner, came home and threw them in the oven to bake.  I baked them until they were golden brown and tested them - about 12 minutes - still a little doughy,,,,baked them another 10 minutes - I think they are ok but will have to remember for next time.... maybe ill make them a little bit smaller next time and be more careful about checking them before I turnoff the oven.

Okay