8×10Gallery.com

Archive for November 26th, 2009

Thanksgiving was very tasty. The turkey was done in no time and the jalapeno bread was smashing; so much so I ended up making two loaves of it!

I would be lying if I said I didn’t wildly indulge in turkey and mashed potatoes. It was all quite decadent I assure you.

Then someone thought it would be a good idea to watch A Christmas Story. That’s about when I passed out. That movie has never really done anything for me. It’s funny the first time around, but while the lamp in the window and the bunny suit make me smirk the rest of it doesn’t hold my attention anymore. I let the turkey coma have its way with me on that one.

There are so many chores to do; we still have to clean out the room where we plan to put the tree. That alone is going to take a few hours work. I think that will have to wait for Saturday since Friday is going to be my online shopping day. It looks like there will be plenty of online deals and there is no way you’re going to get me in a store to stand in line and jockey for position over some low priced piece of crap. I will be sitting in the comfort of my living room blazing through checkouts at the speed of the web.

By the way, here’s the recipe for the jalapeno bread in case you want to make it yourself.

Original Recipe Yield 1 -1 1/2 pound loaf

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 6 tablespoons fresh chopped jalapeno peppers
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1/2 tablespoon active dry yeast

Directions

1. Add ingredients according to the bread machine manufacturer’s directions.
2. Set your machine on regular basic bread.

I spent all that damn money on the oven and now I’m not even using it. As I predicted the turkey is in the roaster simmering along. It seemed the easier and more practical way of doing things, plus it leaves the oven open for all sorts of other goodies. I think some desserts and casseroles will make their way inside there before the day is out.

I’ve also got my bread machine mojo working. I’m trying my hand at a jalapeno loaf. My first attempt didn’t go so well, but this one is shaping up to be a winner.

I’m still furious about my drives failing, but I’ll have to put that aside for now. Cooking turkey makes everything better.