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Again, here's the link to the recipe: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html#
3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, more for dusting
¼ teaspoon instant yeast
1¼ teaspoons salt
Cornmeal or wheat bran as needed.1. In a large bowl combine flour, yeast and salt. Add 1 5/8 cups water, and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest at least 12 hours, preferably about 18, at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
Bright and early tomorrow morning my bread should be ready for the oven ... We'll see. Considering I've only ever made bread once before, this might not turn out so well.
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If you've got no AC (like us) and your house is hard to cool down (like us), let me recommend moving your bedroom outside.
Step 1: Find an Aerobed. Handy if you have company later. But great for sleeping outside for a night. Camping mats or hard foam mats can also work well.
Step 2: Inflate the bed. Look for a place that won't get direct sunlight at 5:30 in the morning.
Step 3: Hang a sheet. This is so the neighbors can't see you in your skivvies. (if you can, a deck umbrella helps with this as well)
Step 4: Light some citronella or spray the sides of the bed with some Off.
Step 5: Never go back inside again.
The end result:
Of course, we haven't actually tried sleeping yet. Will report back in the morning.
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This is a random note, but I thought a useful one that I will share with my readers.
So. Have you ever been in a situation where you're at a restaurant with your girlfriend, and you start eavesdropping on another table, and then your girlfriend starts talking to you, and suddenly you can't hear what the other table is saying, but you can't tell your girlfriend that you're eavesdropping because you don't want the other table to know that--while meanwhile, your girlfriend is starting to wonder why you aren't answering her?
It happens all the time, right?
Mary and I have developed a handy codeword for just this scenario. One of us just has to say something about "Idaho" and that tells the other person two things:
We have found this to be a really great system, especially in situations where you're eavesdropping on someone really close by, like the person right behind you in the jetway as you wait to board the plane. Mary will be standing there and just smile and tell me, "I really love Idaho," and I'll smile and say, "Me too" and the person with the fascinating conversation behind us has no idea that we're listening in to some crazy conversation.
We've shared this handy tip with friends and they have all used it to great success. We even use it as a verb now. As in, "I'm Idaho-ing."
Try it out yourself!
Today's Tip Was Brought To You By Visit Idaho. Official Slogan: It's Not Just For Eavesdropping Anymore!
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For a long time, Mary's thought that skirts should be pocketed. So what did she do? She made a skirt with pockets. I snapped some pics of her cool handywork.
I think it's awesome that my wife knows how to make things.
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