While checking reviews on bread makers, I noticed that many reviewers said the first loaf or two smelled funny. They were right! My first loaf of bread smelled so badly of machine oil (I think that's what it was) that I couldn't eat it. Goosey got to eat most of that loaf. The second loaf smelled much better and was edible. Now, I'm ready to try other things in it, like quick breads and cakes, but was quite disappointed that all those recipes included in the booklet that came with the bread maker call for commercial box mixes. Gee, the only reason I bought a bread maker was to get away from processed foods!
I was starting to wonder if the bread maker was worth the $33 I paid for it. Then I went grocery shopping today and noticed that the price of bread had gone up again. The cheap, store label brand of breads (that aren't the really cheap "balloon" bread) is now $2.49 a loaf (it was $1.99). That's one of the brands that now taste bitter to me. The one brand I found that I can still tolerate is now $4.99 a loaf! Guess I made a good investment afterall.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales
I did not purchase any fabric this weekend. Nor did I purchase any batting, rotary blades, needles, sewing machine, or anything else quilt related. I almost got through the entire sales period without buying a thing! Almost. My downfall was finding a bread maker for half-price at a local store.
For many years, I've resisted getting a bread maker. But I had a strange reaction to the pain relief medication prescribed after my fall in October and since then many things have tasted funny. The worst has been store-bought bread, which now tastes very bitter to me. I'd hoped this strange effect would go away with time, but it's been 6 weeks since I quit taking the med and bread still tastes horrible. Thinking it might be the preservatives and so forth that I'm now tasting, I decided it was worth the gamble of buying a bread maker. I plan to test it out tonight. If nothing else, the home baked bread will be healthier and probably less expensive.
If you haven't noticed yet, there's a new Sundrop Critter on my website.
For many years, I've resisted getting a bread maker. But I had a strange reaction to the pain relief medication prescribed after my fall in October and since then many things have tasted funny. The worst has been store-bought bread, which now tastes very bitter to me. I'd hoped this strange effect would go away with time, but it's been 6 weeks since I quit taking the med and bread still tastes horrible. Thinking it might be the preservatives and so forth that I'm now tasting, I decided it was worth the gamble of buying a bread maker. I plan to test it out tonight. If nothing else, the home baked bread will be healthier and probably less expensive.
If you haven't noticed yet, there's a new Sundrop Critter on my website.
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