Easy Beer Bread

 I found this recipe for beer bread online and made it.  My recipe is at the end of the post if you cannot easily read the photo above.  

It mixes up so easily, the beer seemed to just absorb the flour!  It  has a crunchy crust and a soft middle.  We loved it.  I did use whole wheat flour instead of white flour.

3 c whole wheat flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/4c sugar

1 bottle beer

1/2 c (8 tbs) melted butter

Mix dry ingredients

add beer

put into a greased loaf pan (I lined my pan with parchment paper)

pour butter over bread

bake at 375 F for one hour

Friday Art - Daisy Faces and Petals

 I am linking this piece to Nicole's Friday Face Off.  These are my 'Daisy Faces' today!  I had actually done this for a 'plaid' theme over at Instagram in February.  

 I am linking this piece to Gillena's Art for Fun Friday.  I had done this 'petals' theme over at Instagram in February.  

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - 'Twisted' theme and Boiled Cabbage side dish

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date! Here is my ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") for the 'Twisted' theme this week!

 For the dinner date, I was happy with a simple boiled cabbage side dish using this recipe.  

1/2 med cabbage cut into 4 wedges

1/2 tsp salt for boiling

 water for boiling

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp dried oregano

3-4 tbs butter melted

Bring 1/2" lightly salted water to a boil in a skillet.

Add wedges.  simmer covered 10 mins.  Turn, simmer 8 minutes longer.  Pour off water.  Add melted butter, extra salt to taste, oregano, and onion powder.

Wednesday Memes

 

Setting a Table

 This is a nice chart to remind us how to set a table.  We have a casual lifestyle but once in awhile we will go to a formal dinner.  

Espresso Machine

 My friend S gave me this used expresso machine.  A friend was moving or something.  I had fun trying it.  Daughter L suggested I use a denture tablet to clean it out first.  So after watching a few youtube videos on how to operate the machine, I ran the machine 3 times until the water ran clear.

I made this frothy cappuccino and it was delicious.  The machine has a frothing wand pictured at the right of the machine.

Next time I will use distilled water, as I heard it makes good espresso.

A nice breakfast and the visitation

 I made a nice breakfast the other morning.  Slices of baked bacon, 2 boiled 9 minute eggs, and some baked garlic parmesan potatoes.

We were at a visitation and memorial service yesterday morning in the rain.  A good friend of my daughter's since preschool days, her mother passed away suddenly at Eastertime from an untreated stomach ulcer.  It was a bit of a reunion, I was able to speak to some preschool moms I had not seen in decades.  To make it worse, this young lady is getting married in August.