Friday, April 15, 2011

To the zoo

 We went up the the Columbia Temple last Saturday, and afterward, we took AB to the zoo up there.  It was a great zoo, and a lot of fun, despite the mid-80s humid weather and crowded zoo.

Monkeys are my favorite animal to see at the zoo, with gorillas high up on that list.  This one just rolled around covering his face with this branch, right up next to the window where everyone was standing.



 The elephants were awesome.  We got to see this lady feeding them.  They were pretty active and walked all over while we were there.
 Yee-haw!

 AB loves aquariums, so this section of the zoo enthralled her
 Oooh, look, a shark!
The baboons were a blast to watch.  The baby kept chasing his daddy around.  We watched for probably 20 minutes.  Very cute


Sunday, April 3, 2011

Grinding wheat

I have had buckets of wheat for over 2 years, and have only ground it into flour on one occasion.  I don't own a wheat grinder, so that makes it difficult.  I have a friend here in my ward who let me borrow hers.  It was awesome, an attachment for my mixer.  I ground a lot of wheat that day so I wouldn't have to borrow it again for a while :)
 It looks so wonderful.  I love baking with wheat flour.  Don't get me wrong, I've got a definite soft spot for homemade white bread and rolls, but wheat is a whole different ball game.
In the past, baking wheat bread has been kind of a problem area for me.  I have never found a recipe that I really like, so I get discouraged and take a break from trying.  Well, I was ready again!
 Anabelle wanted to help me the whole time it was grinding
 So she scooped up more wheat for me.  What a good helper!
 We didn't get the attachment hooked up properly our first try, so wheat went everywhere.  
 I forgot to take pictures of my wheat bread, but it turned out fabulously.  Delicious!  I will definitely be making more.  Yay for not having to buy bread at the store :)

Since I don't have pics of the bread, I thought I would include some of the tasty chocolate pudding cake I made in my crock pot.  Yummy!
 Topped with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings....I will be making this again too.
Of course AB approved

I will post pics of bread next time I make it.