January 17, 2011 - Get juicing

I am almost at the end of the giant fruit and vegetable box, save for a few stray apples and oranges and a large quantity of lettuce. Can you juice lettuce? (If not, it will be a good excuse to buy a bunny.)

I did try Googling "lettuce juice" but I only found sites telling me that lettuce juice could treat cancer and prevent "habitual abortions". As of yet I do not have an abortion habit, but perhaps it is worthwhile to establish a lettuce-juice-drinking routine should this situation arise.

I have a large, overpriced and difficult-to-clean juicer to assist me in this task. I bought it when I was on an orange-and-carrot-juice kick several years ago and it has been parked on top of my pantry ever since. I feel sorry for it.

4 days on the wagon.

January 9, 2011 - Bake my own bread

Is the bread Helga's? Fuck no.

I use the Jim Lahey recipe. It is wonderful and vastly preferable to paying $6 for artisan bread. Last time I made it I filled the inside with spinach, mushrooms, feta and buffalo mozzarella.

It also makes good pizza dough if you smoosh it flat (bake it for around ten minutes at the hottest temperature your oven can get to).

I am going to try some herby-grainy-cheesy variants. Maybe a baguette. 

Death to supermarket bread.

Here is a bread and butter pudding I made with rum and raisins.