Overnight Sally Sourdough...

I followed Celia's tutorial for this bread...

https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2014/12/12/an-overnight-sourdough-in-pictures/

I began feeding my Sally starter on Friday afternoon but she was still sluggish yesterday so I just tipped that out and started again. Naughty Sally!

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So starting over, at 1pm I fed 1/2 cup of starter with 1/4 cup bakers flour and water...

4.30pm I fed it 1/2 cup flour and water...

Then I promply forgot about it as I got busy making dinner later thst evening. It wasn't until we were going to bed that I remembered it. 

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I peered in at Sally and she was nicely bubbly and ready to party!

So at 11pm (!) I am mixing dough in my mixer, crazy lady style!

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Sally had risen to the top of my big bowl this morning ~ good girl!

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I decided I'd make a pistachio and cranberry loaf and a plain loaf...

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Deliciously fluffy dough plopped out of the bowl...

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I folded in the thirds...

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...and divided it in two.

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I shaped the first loaf just by gently pulling the outer edged into the middle, round and around...

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...then plopped it into the cane banneton which I hope I have floured enough!

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The second loaf, I massaged in some pistachios and cranberrys, just turning the fruit and nuts in until they disappeared, then added more to do the same. 

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I have no idea how this will turn out but we'll give it a go.

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Here it is all combined...

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Both loaves ready to prove...

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Hooray! It came out of the banneton without sticking! Happy dance!

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Celia says to "slash with panache"...

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45 minutes later...

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Yum!

I sliced it immediately to see how it was. I'm hoping the fruit/nut distribution will be better through the middle of the loaf.

It is delicious!

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Cheers - Joolz xx 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

All about food...

I love eggs for breakfast and this time I scrambled them. I like them with tomato sauce and a little Worcestershire..,

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Mmmm, chicken pot pies...

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I used my basic chicken mornay recipe except I used Spring Vegetable soup mix instead of chicken noodle. Diced carrot, onion, celery and fresh sweetcorn went into it.  I make a thickened sauce with flour and milk, throw in cooked, chopped chicken breast, salt and peps and a bit of grated tasty cheese and voila! Top with puff pastry lids and bake until golden.

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Friday night I made Julie Goodwin's Chicken Korma. Great recipe that turned out nice but it was lacking some punch. I thought it tasted better on Saturday for lunch. Will have it again as the almond/coconut sauce was lovely. Might had some chilli flakes to ramp it up just a tad. :)

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Again, Julie Goodwin's yoghurt flat bread 

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...which we had with her Lamb Koftas! More about these later.

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So that brings me up to date. I've got two sourdough loaves proving, waiting to bake them. 

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It's a long weekend here with a holiday on Monday for the Adelaide Cup horse race so I have today and tomorrow to potter and fo as I please. Yay!

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Cheers joolz xx

 
 
 

 
 

More blue and white...

I found this plate in the little Country Crafts shop in Meningie, on my way home.

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I also bought this spoon rest in a homewares shop - it's Maxwell & Williams Blue Antico...

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Joolz xx

 
 

Treasures...

I have an old auntie who is 90 years old (my mother's sister) and she only recently moved into a nursing home due to poor health.

She is a spinster so a couple of her dear close friends and my sister had the task of sorting through her things in her little unit.  Over the years, she was an avid stitcher, be it embroidery, cross-stitch, petitpoint, crochet and tatting...

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My sister has given me two garbags full of her craftwork.  These are the only finished items I have found...

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It would seem she liked to start projects and obviously in later years, rarely finished things.

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She was a talented tatter and fine crocheter in her day...

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Such intricate work...

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I can't imagine how many hours she would have sat stitching over the years ...

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I also received these little bowls and spoons which will be put to good use...

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...and she had my name on these these little Wedgewood-like vases (I don't think they are originals)...

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I love this unfinished petitpoint.  I haven't located the pattern amongst her stash but found a sister pattern in a bag but I have already found where I can get the pattern online so I have ordered it and it's coming from Canada.
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I would love to finish it...

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All treasures and memories of dear Auntie Betty.

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Joolz xx

Hot weekend...

...in Adelaide for the Clipsal V8 Supercars race...

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I headed to Adelaide Friday afternoon, although I did not go to the race.  I just hung out with our girls.  Kirby and I had a nice Indian meal at the Cinnamon Club on The Parade...

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I've been having trouble with my shoulder since we were on holidays and had a horrible nights sleep with it so I googled a physiotherapist. I was lucky to get an appointment on Saturday morning.  The young physio worked some magic on my shoulder muscles and also my pectoral muscles (in under armpit).  The strain from one was causing pain to radiate to the other. She manipulated the muscles (ouch) and also performed ultrasound treatment.  I was with her for a good 40 minutes and she kept saying things were 'icky' in there. I was very impressed with her treatment which cost me $57 after claiming on my private health cover.  She warned me that I could be quite sore and tender in coming days and that It could take 4-6 weeks to settle down, but by mid afternoon, all pain and stiffness had disappeared. Too good to be true?

It did return a bit on Sunday but it is much better and I now know how I have been straining it.  When I wake for a drink of water during the night (several times) I rise onto my elbow, turn and grab my water bottle which twists my shoulder and puts pressure on my 'pecs'.  I just need to me smarter and kinder to myself...

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The girls love dumplings and there is a great place called Shanghai Teahouse at Burnside Village.  They serve fresh dumplings, yum cha style, so its quite cheap. Lovely fresh food and of course they have a large menu of teas too.

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I was very happy to get my hands on Rhonda's new book.  It's a lovely publication which will be referred to a lot, I am sure.

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With temperatures reaching 38C on Saturday, we girls hunkered down and kept cool in airconditioned comfort.  I knitted, Kirby snoozed and Bri played PS games.

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Dinner was modern Italian at Osteria Oggi...enjoyed by all.

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I made bread on Sunday and once again, we just stayed in as the weather was still horribly hot and humid.  Later in the day, the skies opened and dumped about 22ml of rain.  They almost had to cancel the remainder of the Clipsal race.

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I finished the dishcloth I was working on. It's an easy pattern called Grandma's Favourite which you can find here.  This lady gives great tutorials so follow along on Youtube.

http://verypink.com/2011/06/14/learn-to-knit-a-dishcloth/

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In other home news back home, I picked up this table runner at a local homewares shop, Sassi...

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...and these two cushions.  I'm going with more natural fibres.

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Well, time to get going for work.  What are you up to today?

Cheers - Joolz xx

 

 

 

We bought a camper!

When we got back to Adelaide after trip, we went to the Caravan and Camping Lifestyle Show..

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(Web pic from Ultimate Campers)

We bought a camper just like this one!

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This is a demo model.  We get to choose the lounge upholstery colour and bench top in our new one.

It has a little kitchen with gas hotplates, drawers and cupboards, sink with hot/cold water, fridge and there's even a Porta-loo...

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...a lounge and table (not shown)...

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A king-sized bed!

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View from the bed...

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Three steps to camping comfort!

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There is even an outdoor camp kitchen shelf where Gus can cook on the BabyQ...

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It is a 4WD camper so it can go off road, down rough tracks and over the sand dunes...the adventures will indeed begin! She'll be all packed up so we can hitch her up and go!

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(Web pic from Ultimate Campers)

We will pick her up in Sydney in July!  Eeep!

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Cheers - Joolz xx