November 18, 2008
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A cooking lesson
After their spanish test today I decided to give Matthew and Brett a little break and let them do something different. I often tease Brett that he isn’t really friends with Matthew so much as he comes for my cooking. One of the things that he likes is homemade bread. I have to give him credit though, he is not your ordinary boy. He is as interested in how to make it as he is in eating it.
So I had them get out the ingredients and the utensils and set them to work making bread doughs. This is not a first for Matthew but practice does make perfect.
This is the result of Matthew’s efforts. Brett took his loaves home with him when he left. I do have to say he is a quick study. His loaves rose up higher than Matthew’s did. His dough was better. But Matthew lives with the cook so maybe he has an excuse for not excelling. Now Doug has some more bread for his PBJ tomorrow.
Maybe we’ll tackle my spaghetti sauce next time since he keeps asking about that little secret. Actually there is no secret to good spaghetti sauce. Just be good to your garlic.
Comments (13)
That bread looks great!
Sounds like a good time.
Beautiful bread! I cheat and use a bread machine.
@MlleRobillard - tsk, tsk I thought better of you. I’m sure it is good. I have had several in my day but I learned this way and can’t learn any new way.
Those boys should thank their lucky stars for you teaching them these things for life. Of course it is good that they want to learn too.
@TheSunnyC - They’re good boys. Of course it’s compelling that we are doing something that will fill their stomachs.
Way to go bret and matthew. Soon you won’t have to cook at all.
@mksmak - She still will though. I hope.
@P_Obrien - Don’t worry, as far as I know they are much better cooks then I am. Especially when it comes to bread. My turn into stones.
@mksmak - Jesus can turn stones into bread, MK can turn bread into stones. You got skills.
@P_Obrien - For you I will still cook. One month until you come home and eat me out of house and home. I have a whole list of things to make for you. I have a grocery list as long as my arm.
I love to bake bread. My favorite is a honey whole wheat. Yummy.
Teaching your sons to cook is a wonderful gift. Someday your daughter in laws will thank you.
Thanks for all of your encouragement this past week. It has been a blessing to me.
What a neat thing to learn! I’ve tried sooo many times to make home-made bread, and it always comes out heavier then a load of bricks and bland bland bland. sigh. ~ L