What a month!

I signed up to do NaBloPoMo again this year and it has been great! I also joined Daring Bakers. What a fun group! I look forward to the challenges in the coming months, honing baking skillz is never a bad thing.

One thing I haven't talked about here is the other life I lead. I am a glass artist. I use a kiln to form glass into jewelry, dishware, home accessories and tile for back splashes to use in kitchens and bathrooms. Well, in order to get the attention of the world I have a website where I sell some of those items. I also have invited my sisters to participate in selling items they hand make. In the near future I will entertain the idea of adding additional artisans and crafters to the site.

The design of the site was almost overwhelming. I had never before designed a website or used Dreamweaver. I struggled, threw my hands in the air, almost cried a couple of times. I lost patience and then found I could do this. I have completed the website. Yay!!!

I hope you will all go take a look at it. 3hipsisters!

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A Day Well Spent

Friday I went with s'mee to the King Arthur Bread Workshop. We spent the whole day talking about bread and cooking and baking and had a nice day. The King Arthur workshop was very well done. We attending both classes being presented, the first being sweet breads and then second, rustic breads. This is the result:



I gave it a whirl using their flour and instructions today. It turned out very nice. Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. The snap was perfect. I am glad we went, even if, we didn't win a doorprize.

The King Arthur company is committed to all natural flours. They have an organic line also. They are now available in most grocery stores, Trader Joes and Bristol Farms. If you don't see them on the shelf at your store, even Stater Bros, tell the store manager they need to carry it. He'll ask why, you tell him "because I don't like genetically modified flour, and King Arthur doesn't either".

King Arthur is an employee owned company, they have been since 1996. Each one of them is dedicated to doing the best job for their customers. They classes were really informative and Carolyyn Hack, the woman teaching bread baking, was very well informed. She also baked bread twice that day and didn't wear an apron. Not a spot on her. Amazing. Today I baked bread and I have flour all over the front of me. It was worth it though!

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