It's so fun the day today is 10-11-12! So fun. It's the little things ;) Have a fabulous Thursday!
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Food: Crusty Artisan Boule Bread
I found this recipe via pinterest awhile ago and finally tried it. I researched around the www and adapted this recipe's rise time after reading this recipe. It was incredibly yummy and had that wonderful crackle-like-real-french-bread-when-you-push-on-the-crust noise after coming out of the oven. It takes awhile to make because of the rise time, but it's worth it. This bread is now going to be a staple for my meal plans for the coming winter months. We had it with potato soup the other day and it was perfect. It takes awhile to make (14-20 hours!) because the rising time is so long, so be sure to plan in advance!
3 cups all-purpose flour, or bread flour
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. yeast
1-1/2 cups water
In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt and yeast. Add water and mix with a spoon just until a dough begins to form - the dough will be messy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature for 12-18 hours (the closer to 18 hours, the better - make the dough the night before you want to eat it).
Once dough has risen, punch down. Generously dust a (clean) kitchen towel with flour and shape dough into a ball (boule!) on the floured towel. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for another 1-2 hours.
When dough only has about a half hour left to rise, preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place a 6 or 8 quart dutch oven with a lid (I used my Le Creuset) in the oven as it heats (be sure to use a pot that will do ok in the high heat). When dough is finished rising, remove pot from oven and carefully transfer the dough to the pot - gently pick up the towel and turn the dough over carefully into the pot.
Cover with lid and bake 30 minutes. Remove lid and bake for 15-20 more minutes. Watch carefully so it doesn't get too brown on top! Remove from pan and cool on cooling rack. Enjoy!
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P.S. Check out some new mixed paper journals with fun die cut cover tags in my shop :) Go here to see them.
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currently
currently, I am:
+ working on some more mixed paper journals for the shop. I am on a journal kick right now.
+ thinking I need to finish putting together the Christmas 2012 holiday journal kits.
+ looking around my workspace and am pretty sure it needs a good clean (no it doesn't always look like this ;))
+ thinking I have a lot of paper. is that possible? ;) maybe it's a good thing I'm on a journal kick. using it all up ;)
+ debating a meal plan for next week.
+ so glad we are having cooler weather. we had to turn the heat on last night. love it.
+ reminded that I like having four distinct seasons. and while I wish we had more snow here in NC (I know. yes, I like snow ;)), I'm just glad to have cold, which means lots of snuggling up, hot cocoa, and a warm, cozy home.
+ continuing to feel more and more like we are getting into a routine as a family of 5.
+ reminded that I like routine. spontaneity is great, too. but I like routine.
+ enjoying my little ones so, so much.
+ thankful for the blessing of my little (big) family :)
+ will be listing this journal and other similar ones (different cover tags) in the shop this week.
+ this post was inspired by this post by ali edwards
(how many times can i put "this post" and "by" in one sentence? ;))
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a fun little giveaway
I was working on gathering some supplies for some journals I'm working on (yay! I love making journals :)), and thought about how I haven't done a giveaway in awhile :) So, a giveaway. The newest line of Amy Tangerine - "Ready, Set, Go" is absolutely fabulous, so I purchased a few of the new goodies.
Two sets of goodies, two winners. One winner will win a set of three mini sketchbooks and a bits pack, the other will win a 6"x6" paper pad. International entries are welcome. Giveaway will run through Friday, October 12. I will announce the winners sometime that day :)
Two sets of goodies, two winners. One winner will win a set of three mini sketchbooks and a bits pack, the other will win a 6"x6" paper pad. International entries are welcome. Giveaway will run through Friday, October 12. I will announce the winners sometime that day :)
To enter:
+ Simply leave a comment saying which set of goodies you would like to win. Please be sure to leave your email address in your comment so I can contact you if you are the winner.
+ For extra chances to win: Blog, FB or tweet about the giveaway (with a link to the giveaway). Leave a separate comment for each way you spread the word (leave one comment if you blog about it, leave another comment if you FB about it, leave yet another comment if you tweet about it :)).
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New in Shop: Everyday Journals and Embellishment Packs
Everyday Mixed Paper Art Journals as well as new Embellishment Packs are now in the shop.
The journal is a delightful 4"x6" mixed paper journal ready to record memories, details and thoughts. It is packed full of fun and unique pages - 40 to be exact! The embellisment pack is a fun little collection of odds and ends - perfect to accompany the Everyday Journal, or perfect to decorate your scrapbook pages, mini albums or Project Life pages :)
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Food: Butternut Squash Tart
We frequent our local Farmer's Market a fair amount - always a ton of great local produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, jams, honey, etc. My sis and I went the other weekend and got a loaf of Asiago bread, fresh squeezed orangeade, and two slices of an incredibly delicious butternut squash tart from one of our fave vendors. After having the tart for lunch, I knew I had to find a recipe to make it! I searched high and low all over the www, and finally found this similar recipe. It was a good starting point, but I knew I wanted to make several changes.
So basically, I started with a store-bought pie crust (would rather make my own next time, but needed a short cut), chopped up a bunch of veggies and saut�ed them, put a layer of greek yogurt, feta cheese and cream cheese (mixed) on the pie crust, put the veggies on top, and then grated fresh parmesan cheese. Super simple. The longest part was chopping the veggies (which you could possibly prep beforehand?). It was so yummy. The kiddos didn't really care for it ;), but my hubby and I enjoyed it.
Butternut Squash Tart
+ 1 store-bought deep-dish pie crust (or make your own from scratch)
+ 1/2 cup greek yogurt
+ 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
+ 1/4 cup Feta cheese
+ 1 large zucchini, chopped
+ 1 large yellow squash, chopped
+ 1/2 of a medium-large butternut squash, peeled and chopped
+ 1 small orange bell pepper, seeded and chopped
+ 1 small onion, chopped
+ 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
+ freshly grated parmesan cheese, to taste
+ salt and pepper, to taste
Bake pie crust according to package directions. Be sure to use pie beads so your crust doesn't bubble up. Or you could just stick an oven safe little dish in the middle of the crust (I may or may not have done that) if you don't have pie beads. Set baked pie crust aside to cool.
Heat oil in a large skillet and saut� the veggies until slightly tender. While veggies are saut�ing, mix together greek yogurt, cream cheese, and feta cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread mixture evenly into cooled pie crust. Top with saut�ed veggies. Grate parmesan (to taste) evenly over saut�ed veggies.
Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until cheese is melted on top. If the pie crust edges start to brown too much, cover with foil (I covered mine for the last 10 minutes). Let cool on a cooling rack and serve warm or almost room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat (microwave or oven) when you're ready to eat :)
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