I splurged this week ($6.36+ tax) and ordered a flour sifter from Amazon. The last time I made pumpkin bread, despite mixing my dry ingredients what I thought was really well, I still had little flecks where the soda and flour weren't blended. I grew up watching my mom always use a flour sifter when she baked, but I have never bothered. Now, I'm seeing more and more recipes that add sifted before flour that I think I've been doing a disservice to my home baking all these years. Baking pumpkin bread is on the list for today as well, with no clumps. DD2 wants to bring some back with her.
Two jobs that have to get done this week are running the self clean oven and a top to bottom refrigerator clean out. I'm doing neither today but I sure noticed yesterday the awful state of both. I'm disappointed in myself that my brand new appliances are not looking pristine-and I know, sill no pictures of the spruced up kitchen. If I run the self clean on Thursday night, it will be cool while we take the kid back to school and can save both those jobs for Friday. I'm only using four vacation days as my flex days have switched giving me back to back Fridays off, so I don't feel so bad using my final day of vacation getting the kitchen to rights since technically not using a vacation day. Once I hid publish on this post, I'm going t do a quick dust and vacuum of the living room and call my cleaning for today done.
How about all of you? What's you plans for this third Saturday in October? Is anyone thrifting or visiting any farms or orchards?
I am so glad I read this! I have been intending to turn the self clean feature on my oven and keep forgetting until it is too late. Thank you so much for the heads up.
ReplyDeleteI hope you and the daughters have a most wonderful day together, especially since you have nothing to do but have fun!
Well, I have lots I should be doing. Just not lot's I have to do-and that makes all the difference. Happy Saturday!
DeleteHave so much fun with your daughters. I am jealous I wish I was with mine. Then tell us all about your fun times so I can live vicariously through you.
ReplyDeleteWe did nothing exciting, but thoroughly enjoyed our day. I get today with them as well as the older is coming over to watch the football game with her dad. that's become their thing and he really likes it.
DeleteHave a great weekend! Due to the 8 hour time difference, it is already dinner time over here. I have accomplished all that I needed to so, I am going to relax.
ReplyDeleteWell done! I admit after helping to get DD2's laundry done. I'm not overly focused on any to do list this weekend.
DeleteThis evening I plan to get out some Halloween trimmings and up them up.
ReplyDeleteWe have to share our kids time with her friends that came home for the weekend as well. this morning we have a carved pumpkin on our doorstep. I should get some companion things out there for the lonely pumpkin.
DeleteThat's a lovely way to remember your mom isn't it Jean! I love to bake (baked some coconut/cherry squares yesterday at 1 million calories each) and would have loved to have had my parents and brother here to eat them!
ReplyDeleteWe humans show love with food, don't we! I love that about baking.
DeleteThat's awesome Jean. YEs, those little things from childhood that make us remember our parents are little gems. Usually it is the most humble of activities that bring me the greatest memories.
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