I had a temporary job selling wine. It was pretty interesting, I got paid almost as much as I did as an Assistant Manager at my old job, which is hilarious in a bad way.
Quite a lot of derby over the past 4 months, though most of it has been our off season. I purchased new skates with the money from my temp job. I really wish they'd get here already. I will be posting a picture as soon as they get here. Probably too excited about this.
Taking lots of pictures of the food I've been making over the past few months. So lots of recipes. I've been dabbling in more vegan, or vegan-ish recipes.
Cross Stitching. Yes, I was the nerd that started cross stitching at age 9 or 10. Looking to open an etsy shop. I will post here when it goes up. :)
oh... right. Theres another typhoon on the way. It's supposed to hit sometime on Wednesday. That's going to be far more interesting than i want it to be.
I made pita bread for the first time ever. It was considerable more easy than i thought it would be. I got the recipe from the bpal.org forum. Even though I haven't worked with yeast bread very much, this was a very easy introduction.
Pita Bread
3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, plus more for kneading
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons yeast
2 teaspoons salt, preferably sea salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 cup lukewarm water
1. Dissolve yeast in water. Add in olive oil, salt, and sugar. Stir gently.
2. Add flour and knead to incorporate. I often add a little extra water (just a few tablespoons) at this stage, since I prefer to use all the flour. Sometimes the specified amount of water just won't "take" all the flour. Knead until the dough is mostly smooth.
3. Put the dough in a warm (but not hot) place to rise for 1-2 hours. The dough should be roughly doubled in size.
4. When the dough has risen, divide it into 6 or 8 roughly even pieces. Roll each piece into a round ball and place on a lightly floured surface. Cover loosely with a tea towel and let rest for 20 minutes.
5. Roll each ball out to less than 1/4" thick, using additional flour as necessary. Do not stack the disks or they will stick together. For ideal "puffing" let the disks rest a few minutes and make sure to cook them in order.
6. Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat. I wouldn't advise non-stick, because these cook best with no oil and I don't like to heat non-stick pans empty. Once the skillet is preheated, add one pita disk. Cook for 15 seconds on one side. Turn. Cook until browned, then turn and cook the other side. Be prepared for this to take as much time as 5 minutes. Set aside, repeat with remaining dough.
The recipe turned out very well. I will be repeating this often. it's so much better than any flat bread that can be purchased on island. Its not as good as restaurant naan, but then again what is? If only I could figure out have to make lavash I'd be set.
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