This week off has been almost too relaxing. I certainly didn’t do much of anything, but maybe that was a good thing. The bread turned out fairly well. Okay, the white/whole wheat blended sourdough turned out beautifully. I’m glad I decided to feed the starter (so I can make more). The one with the oats, cracked wheat, soy flour and flax seed… well, not so much. However, as toast, for dipping in soup, it will do. I noticed when I weighed the different loaves that there was about 2oz difference between them. So, I probably put too many dry ingredients into the second batch. I’m masochistic enough that I’ll probably try again. I’ll eat the second batch and my mother will eat most of the first.

The baking bread thing is good, provided you’re one of those people who can make it without eating it while it’s warm. Even I tend to wait until it’s cooled down before cutting even a piece off. I’m still a little concerned that I’ll start slicing hunks off and putting a butter on it… ummm… good thing it’s all outside in the freezer!

So, again, I did very little today. I played on the computer, baked bread, a little school work, etc. I took a few hours and combined the two recipe databases I have (wasn’t easy). I have a boatload of my own recipes indexed, as well as a huge number in MasterCook (a recipe database). I really don’t like it’s search features (seems slow), but I wanted to be able to do a title search fast that would cover all of the recipes I had access too.

Can we say ‘overkill’. The sad thing is that I can still look at a potential list of recipes and find nothing that appeals to me. Well, okay, I did find a chicken breast recipe that I will probably take a shot at on Monday.

Food for the day:

Total: 2003 (24% fat, 45% carbs, 31% protein)

Breakfast: breakfast bake, honey oat bread, jam, orange (387)
AM Snack: none (0)
Lunch: multi-grain tortilla, mustard, eye of round, lettuce, celery, apple (445)
PM Snack: protein shake, multi-grain sourdough, jam (220)
Dinner: spicy meatloaf with roasted potatoes & onions, cauliflower/broccoli/carrots, butter, salad w/dressing (676)
Late Snack: protein shake, fruit salad (275)

Okay, sourdough starter was not a good idea. Well, I’ll know tomorrow when I see what kind of yield I’m going to get out of them… and if they rise. One I mixed up with half and half white/whole wheat flour. The other one is a blend of white/whole wheat/soy flours with some flax seed, quick oats, and cracked wheat blended in. The one I’ve been buying has more (cracked rye, barley grits, sunflower seeds, etc.) but I think I’ve messed with this enough. I also think the purchased one has all those things ground up finer than the stuff I used. I’m hoping that the first batch is okay, and the second batch I’m willing to feed to the squirrels.

So, here it is midnight and all my chores are done. Okay, I did watch some television, but still! Tomorrow morning I’ll continue on with the sourdough baking and maybe even call one of the guys from school. He emailed me about Stats, although at this point I’m not sure what help he needs. ie. our test was before the break, the homework had to be done electronically by last Sunday… but we’ll see what he wants.

Food for the day:

Total: 2002 (21% fat, 46% carbs, 33% protein)

Breakfast: breakfast bake, honey oat bread, jam, orange (390)
AM Snack: zucchini spice cake (114)
Lunch: minestrone soup, honey oat bread, apple (386)
PM Snack: protein shake (179)
Dinner: whole wheat pasta baked with turkey sausage sauce & cheese, salad w/dressing (658)
Late Snack: protein shake, fruit salad (275)