adventures in sourdough

so i recently became obsessed with making good sourdough bread. its supposed to be healthier and all that, so i set out to make it. dor got me on to no knead bread, which actually is what started this thing, then belinda gave me some sourdough starter. so here's the first semi success, after many, ok three, failures, all of which were still edible. i think the flavor is a bit mild, i'll have to work on it some more. i'm pretty sure i under proofed it a bit, thats why it cracked beyond is slashes.


also, here is my improvised equipment. the bowl is pampered chef stoneware. i got it from goodwill yesterday. the lid is from my crockpot with the handle taken off so it wont melt. the basket is for proofing. i dusted it heavily with corn flour. i even managed to find that we had some new straight razors for a scraper in the closet, i used this for slashing the top.

i read a lot of blogs, but this site was the most helpful. http://northwestsourdough.com/

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.Simeon loves to play with his toys from Gramma and Grampa. He can almost sit up unassisted, but he loses his balance when he goes to put a toy in his mouth.

Simeon has been sleeping better these days. Here was a rare morning that I woke up earlier than he did. You can see his bear from Heather. He always sleeps with it, it gives him something to hold so he doesnt take out his paci while he falls asleep.

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Auntie Belinda held Simeon a lot while I was cooking. He is most fractious at about 5 pm.
Simeon in his ducky jammies from Gramma.
Simeon and Daddy reunited over Philippes french dip sandwhiches.