Jul 9, 2011Bread
There's no hiding the fact that I love to bake, but there's also no doubt that I love bread. Bread probably tops the list of things that I bake most frequently. It's just so simple: flour, yeast, water, salt. Four simple ingredients can make so many different types of breads just by using different techniques to let the bread ferment or shaping it (yes, there is a difference between round and not round breads).
The latest bread I've made was actually this morning, pane siciliano (it doesn't have a Wikipedia page and I find that slightly odd). I've had a container of semolina flour in my closet for the longest time; don't worry, it's still fresh and bug-free. Normally I just use the flour on the bottom of baked breads but I wanted a bread that had it inside.
Now, let me tell you, this bread likes to RISE. When I covered it to let it rise for two hours before I shaped it, it was pushing on the plastic wrap to get out of the bowl. It was exciting to see how active the yeast is, then again, it's so high 80's and yeast grows twice as fast every 25°.
Bread is a very easy thing to make and I definitely recommend every should at least try making it once. You don't even have to go for the harder three days breads (like this one), you can do much easier ones, such as Jim Lahey's No-Knead Recipe. I made that recipe last week and it was great!
Plus, who doesn't like warm bread out of the oven smuthered with butter?
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Everyone has a special someone in their life, right? It could be your significant other, or your mom, your dad, anyone really. It can be as simple as a friend sometimes. I have a friend like this and I'm going to talk about him for a second.
I'll begin by saying I've never really had a best friend, especially a best friend who's a guy, that just didn't happen for me. So last June when I started talking to him, it was kinda weird that he kept texting me. I talked to him at this playwright thing and then after that we were just talking everyday, but it was always him who started the conversation.
And over the summer, because of personal issues with both parties, we became really close. Like, the only other person I've been remotely like this with is my grandmother, and even her it's nothing like this. We've only gotten closer since then. Today was his graduation and he wanted me to be there so it made me feel good knowing someone actually wanted me to go to their graduation.
And then we fought. A little over an hour ago. And I don't know where we stand. I'm not really sad but I kinda am, nothing like I normally am sad. I'm a very independent person and if this is what he wants, for us to go our separate ways, then I can't stop that and I think I'll be able to do okay.
I usually sleep this type of stuff off and I'm happy I'm tired because it makes it easier to cope with the feeling. No picture for this entry, there's nothing I would want to post for it anyway.
Update: He did apologize. I knew he would, I just hate being mad and fighting. This isn't the first time that things have been this bad, I just felt like voicing my feelings this time.
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