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Yesterday I made my first loaf of bread ever (okay, my first moderately successful loaf of bread ever!) Â Today, Rosie finished eating it so I had to make another.
After all the bread making work yesterday I was too lazy to make noodles so I opened a jar of meatballs in marinara sauce I had canned and we dipped fresh buttered bread into it. Â Loaf #1 was a bit over cooked,way too crusty, and kinda lumpy but it still tasted great.
 Had some of the bread with eggs and a piece of fruit for breakfast this morning.
I was in a big time cooking mood this afternoon, especially since “lunch” was an apple today because I felt lazy.
I made another stab at homemade pizza and this one turned out perfectly! Â (Finally) Â I topped it with leftover marinara sauce from last night, ground beef, veggies and fresh mozzarella cheese. Â Then we sprinkled herbs on the top. Â We have plenty left over for lunches tomorrow. Â (I might have enough of my half for 2 days – I “poisoned” it with mushrooms so I know Rosie won’t touch it!!!!)
 I had my lovely assistant help make a loaf of banana bread which was sliced and bagged up for quick snacks and lunch box goodies.
 And…..I made another loaf of bread – this one was WAY better and not as funny looking either. I baked it for 5 minutes less that yesterday’s loaf.  I think I could actually subtract another 5 minutes of baking time on my next attempt but I was definitely pleased.
Today I was really tired and tempted to give up on the whole “scratch” thing. Â Maybe partly because I was hungry after my lunchtime apple? Â Anyway – it’s all about preparation and planning ahead. I spent 2 hours in the kitchen this afternoon and we are well fed through tomorrow with little effort. Â I feel so much better and “lighter” without the processed foods, even though I was hardly eating anything processed at all. Â This has made it obvious to me that we all eat way more processed food than we think we do – our boxed pastas, our chips, our granola bars and snacks….this way of eating is not only more frugal – it’s a far healthier and chemical free way of life.
lol. “poisoned” ha ha. Around here I poison my pizza slices with pineapple if I want to save them from being snacked on as a midnight snack. I make enough to pack for lunches… and usually discover that someone has munched them away in the night when I get up in the morning. We refer to this mystery guest as ‘the mouse’.