here are a few photos of recent adventures.
the crocuses [and tulips] are coming up like mad!
on friday night we attended a free concert of the SPCO at Wooddale Church. they played Schumann and Haydn, one of which had an exquisite cello solo.
i saw my friends michelle and jacque during intermission!
the next day we headed downtown Minneapolis for waffle day at the American Swedish Institute.
it's a marvelous house. and believe it or not, a mere three people inhabited it. the woodwork inside is phenomenal.
behind the tree to the left is the solarium - a marvelous use of sunshine - and there's also a turreted carriage house behind.
yesterday [monday] i baked another batch of bread. it was cold-fermented longer than usual; unfortunately i think it froze a little in the fridge. the results were delicious, but somewhat disheartening in looks. it was so pretty...
..but we let it rise too long. so two mini baguettes, 8 rolls, and an epi [above] all sort of squished together. oh well. live and learn.
today i baked a couple more baguettes from a batch i mixed up last night. it rose like something on McBroom's farm!
i attributed the growth to a different kneading style, and a less frigid fridge shelf. we'll see how it tastes tonight! i'll bake the second half of the dough tomorrow.. if it doesn't overtake the fridge before then!
i also mixed up a batch of ciabatta bread. i'll bake that thursday and friday, and hopefully it's as good as it sounds!
if i ferment it long enough, maybe it'll look like this...?
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and that's a YOUNG coconut!
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