Michael and Kaylyn's Adventures

14 February 2004

Doughn't You Know How Good It Is?

We bought a breadmaker! It's rather amazing that it actually works, but it does indeed, and it makes a fine loaf of bread. Here's how, from start to finish.
First you put in the wet ingredients (such as eggs and milk), then you add the flour and all the other dry ingredients (except the yeast!).
The yeast goes in last, nestled in its own little hole.
Then the pan goes in the cooker. It locks into the bottom just like a blender does.
Tell the machine what kind of bread you're making and how dark you want the crust, then push Start! And wait, and wait, and wait... The bottom of the pan has a stubby little paddle. About half an hour after the bread machine started heating the pan, the paddle starts clunking around to mix the ingredients and knead the dough. This cycle continues over and over: a period of quiet while the bread heats or cooks or raises, then "clunk clunk clunk" for a few minutes while the paddle mixes or kneads or punches down.
About three-and-a-half hours later, you have a yummy-smelling loaf of bread!
Take the pan out of the machine,
knock the bread out of the pan,
then slice it and eat it just as fast as you can!

Kaylyn Is Now On Coffee Tables Everywhere

Michael gave Kaylyn a perpetual subscription to for Christmas. She was pretty excited, and Michael got a great picture of her reaction. Michael sent the picture in to the magazine, thinking they might get as big a kick out of it as he did, but he never heard back.

When the March issue arrived this week, Kaylyn immediately started looking through it. A few minutes later, she let out a squeal: there was her picture! (Reproduced here so you don't have to go find your own copy of Rubber Stamper.)