More Bread

We have baked bread several more times now. It is still AWESOME. Here are some pictures of the process. This time we made enough dough for eight 1 pound loaves.

These pictures show two loaves resting and rising before being baked.







Then right before they go in the oven I make cuts in the top of the bread.



Finally we have the finished bread. Very tasty.

Ray Mears

Very cool playlist.

Homemade Bread

We baked bread this weekend. IT WAS AWESOME!!!!

I will post more pictures of the whole process when we make more. If you have never baked bread you should definitely give it a shot. Also pick up this book: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois I don't have the book yet, but I read an excerpt of it in the current issue of Mother Earth News. The artcle was short, but it provided quick and easy to follow instructions. I highly recommend checking it out.

New stove part 2

Well I have more pictures of my new stove. Just what you were waiting for I'm sure.

Charcloth Part 2

I thought I would post two pictures we took as I made charcloth. I used my new stove and I think the pictures are interesting.

New and updated website.

My website Homegrowndesigns.org has been updated and completely changed. I've added links and made the whole thing easier to navigate. Take a look then let me know what you think.

New rifle and ammo

I recently purchased a new rifle (Polish Tantal.) It is very nice even if I haven't had the chance to shoot it much yet. A new rifle needs lots of ammo so I got it some. 2160 rounds to be exact. It is surplus military ammo from either Bulgaria or Russia. I am pretty sure it is from Bulgaria but I'm not sure. I don't really feel like researching or even doing a simple Google search to try and find out. It shoots fine and that's all I care about. My wife was a little upset when I opened the box though. She doesn't understand why I would want to spend $250 on a "dirty wooden crate." When I explained to her that it was an imported dirty crate she was more understanding. She is awesome!!!!

Jerky

We made beef jerky a week ago. My wife took several pictures of the whole process but I don't have them right now. I only have 2 pictures of the finished product. It tasted very good. I think we will use a different type of meat next time. There was too much fat in the flank steak that we used. Other than that it was fun and easy to make. I'll post more pictures later.

New backpacking stove

I got a new backpacking stove a couple of weekends ago. I haven't gotten to actually use it on a trip yet but I did play with it some. It is a MSR Whisperlite International. It will burn several different fuels. In my limited experience with it so far it is quite nice. It gets very hot and will boil water rather quickly. I have tried it with MSR Superfuel (white gas) and kerosene. it worked great with both of them.

New tattoos: part two

My new tattoos are based on the front right paw of each of my dogs. Below are individual pictures of my tattoos with the dog that inspired them. Hope you enjoy.

The first one is Deoje. My big white German Shepard. Best dog ever.




Second, we have Shiloh. He is a big chicken, but super cool other than that.




Third, is Molly Mudd. Cutest dog ever. She is a handful though.