8 July 2012

A friend shared a link to making artisan bread in 5 minutes with Brandan.  It sounded too good to be true, but also required very little commitment to test out.  Brandan made his first loaf on Sunday.  The recipe calls for flour, water, yeast and salt.  The dough doesn't need to be kneaded and can sit in the refrigerator for up to a week before you bake it.  The recipe completely lived up to the hype-- delicious, homemade bread with hardly any work.  Next up: gluten free bread in 5 minutes.   ~   https://artisanbreadinfive.com/

Here's a less successful home experiment.  We try to garden organically, but we have some persistent clover growing in a pathway that has been very resistant to eradication.  We were ready to grab some poison when we read of an organic farmer burning his weeds.  We don't have a propane torch, but we do have a kitchen torch.  Brandan tried burning a test patch of clover.  The leaves turned black for a short while, but several days later, the clover looked as vigorous as ever.  

We had a fun 4th of July.  We lit a few fireworks for family night on Monday.  Our kids really like the snap dragons and snakes.

Here's a photo of Abe and Helen waiting for the 4th of July parade to start.  They've taken their hats off to keep their candy in.  Helen has gotten a little better every day from her surgery.  Her voice is still squeaky and she is still eating soft foods, but she has recovered very well.

On Friday, Becky took the kids hiking.  Helen took this photo of one of the waterfalls we saw.