Comments on: Betty Crocker, I am not. But modern technology helps me fake it.

By: tracy

tracy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:12:49 +0000

Wow! this looks great. I really need to get out my bread tomorrow and get baking. I think I have the potato bread packages. We loved the 12 grain and whatever else I made. We love the buckwheat pancake mixes we get through the coop. I am going to try and get the pretzels this next round. I do think the next round of ordering is due next week. I will check on that. Another thing is that I do split items with others in the groups so that is always an option if people want to split. I am always up for different things.

By: Teri

Teri — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:17:37 +0000

@Roger: I'm making high-fiber diet bread right now. I swept up some sawdust and cedar shavings in the garage and used that instead of flour. There's a nice woody scent in the kitchen.

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:15:45 +0000

Teri, I have a problem. You have been feeding me so well that I have obviously put on some weight.

I was walking by Jeff Jeff’s laptop in the shop who was playing MP3s. Right when I walked past the laptop, the music skipped. Now, I will be the first to admit that I don’t understand technology, but how does the laptop convert the downloaded song into a record, and where is the record player hiding in there? For what it’s worth, skips don’t even happen when we drive the forklift by him. That puts me in excess of 8000 pounds. Yikes!

I think we need some diet bread. Or maybe liposuction with an industrial shop vac.

By: Laura@OurHouseOfJoyfulNoise

Laura@OurHouseOfJoyfulNoise — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:01:26 +0000

Yes Roger, I can tell you made do with what you had. You did alright, considering! You’re like the Les Stroud of Urban grounds! lol. Thank goodness you got married, to salvage your dietary habits. : )

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:41:59 +0000

Disclaimer: For those of you who have not read the “About” page, there is a bit of humor that fuels the Eddy house. We can not be held responsible for health care bills related to stomach pumping if you try any of my recipes. That goes for vet bills too if you take a look at the nasty result and decide to feed it to the dog.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:15:55 +0000

Can you tell these are from the sick mind of a man with access to a vending machine, a coffee pot, and forgot to pack a lunch?

I think of it as Urban Survival.

By: Teri

Teri — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:13:05 +0000

@{A}: Note to self: stop putting sugar on the boys' bread.

By: Laura@OurHouseOfJoyfulNoise

Laura@OurHouseOfJoyfulNoise — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:06:45 +0000

ROFLMAO, Roger!!! Seriously….I was just about on the floor! (And I did indeed choke on saliva, laughing!! I momentarily questioned if I should share that part or not. lol)
WELL!!…I do believe you now! Very….inventive!! Did you make those up? If so, you need to write a Bachelor Recipe book!! I think it would not only sell well, but make the top best-sellers!!
Come to think of it, maybe I would buy it! The After Hours Trifle and the Faux Smartfood actually sound pretty good!

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:56:41 +0000

Laura, I am soooo not joking. Just to prove it, here are some of my other favorite classics:

After-Hours Trifle
Ingredients:
1 package M and M’s
1 granola bar
Half-and-half
cold coffee
Sweet ‘n’ Low
Directions:
Crumble the granola bar. In a deep bowl, preferably glass, layer half-and-half, granola crumbs and M and M’s.
Drizzle with coffee and dust with Sweet ‘n’ Low.

Tutti-Frutti Parfait
Ingredients:
1 package Lifesavers
1 chocolate bar
1/4 cup half-and-half
Directions:
Using a heavy implement such as a dictionary, smash the Lifesavers into small shards. Break chocolate bar into chunks. Combine Lifesaver shards and chocolate chunks in a coffee cup and pour half-and-half on top. Freeze until solid. For Tutti-Frutti Pops, insert a coffee stirrer into the parfait when semi-solid; continue freezing.

Faux Smartfood
Ingredients:
1 pkg. cheese doodles
1 pkg. microwave popcorn
Directions:
Prepare popcorn according to package directions; while it pops, use an empty coffee pot to smash the cheese doodles (still in the bag) into a fine, crumbly powder. Sprinkle over hot popcorn.

By: Laura@OurHouseOfJoyfulNoise

Laura@OurHouseOfJoyfulNoise — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:35:32 +0000

Oh my gosh….I literally ‘cackled’ several times, reading through this post.(Which makes the rest of the house laugh.) So funny!! My facial muscles are tired now.

That bread looks GOOOOOD! That cutter would be great to have because it would help me slice straight!! I love TOAST with home made bread.
Never seen those cool bread bags, but we should find some! We have re-used regular (store bought) bread bags, for our home- made bread. That’s carbon-footprint reduction too, isn’t it? (I’m asking because I’m not sure what it means either. lol).

Roger, I’m seriously trying to figure out if you are kidding with that recipe? I can’t quite imagine how that would turn out. Sounds like maybe it might make you appreciate Teri’s apple cobbler all the more, though! (Even with the crack not spackled. lol)

I.LOVE.BREAD!
Thanks for the great post! Us carb addicts can especially appreciate it. I almost feel like getting all domestic myself now! But…it’s not hard to get the hubby to make some bread, so that’s usually the route I go. (Ok, it’s always the route I go. He’s just so good at it!). We don’t have a bread maker, so it calls for physical labor here. ; )