
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
White Wheat Bread



BASIC WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
6 Cups warm water, approx. 115 degrees
2 Tbsp. salt
2/3 cup canola oil
2/3 cup honey
3 Tbsp. dough enhancer
2 cups high gluten bread flour OR 1/3 cup vital wheat gluten
3 Tbsp. instant yeast
6 to 8 cups fresh ground flour
Put water, salt, oil, honey, dough enhancer, gluten & yeast in Kitch Aid - or Bosch. Put your timer to 8-10 minutes. Turn on Kitchen Aid or Bosch, start adding enough flour until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. I don't measure my flour. I just use enough until the texture is right.
Note: I don't use the dough enhancer - it's too hard to find and it's supposed to make the bread less crumbly. This is not a crumbly bread. As for the wheat gluten, you can purchase a box in the flour isle at any grocery store. Just look for "vital wheat gluten." Don't forget, if you're using a Kitchen Aid, 1/2 the recipe!! Make sure to use your dough hook.
Spray counter & your hands with vegetable spray. Remove dough from mixer onto the greased counter. Divide your dough with a dough divider (I use a butter knife) into 2 to 4 loaves. An 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 pan is recommended.
Shape loaves and place in a well sprayed pan. Never use oil. I pat down the bread into all four corners of the pan. Cover with a dry towel and let rise until dough has risen double or approx 2 inches above the rim of the pan. This will take 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the room temperature. I used to turn my oven on 200 and place the pans on top of the stove, you can too. Because I have a gas stove top now, I put my overhead light on high to give off heat.
Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
I rub the hot bread with butter on the top. Cool on cooking racks before putting into bread bags. The bread can be frozen up to 30 days without freezer burn.
**I love to use white wheat. It bakes beautifully! This is not your momma's white/wheat bread. It's whole wheat with all of the nutrients, without the heaviness to it!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Official Prom

Okay, so here's the thing . . . .am I the only one concerned with the background picture?! Miss Murphy is going for quite a ride!
Also, guess what they handed out for souvenirs at Prom ?
Yep, wine glasses etched with the Prom theme, "Come fly with me" on them. Nice.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Prom Desert Ridge High School



"I like our limo better,
. . . and our driver."
Cole said Prom, which was held at Falcon Field in one of the hangers with old air planes all around, was so much fun. They took their pictures in front of an airplane in a non conventional pose, of course.
The food was at Buca de Beppo. An Italian family style restaurant. They had reserved the "Pope" room but had too many people show up. Around 18 kids, 9 couples. The couples dined on Calamari among other delicious Italian favors.
Now Cole's looking forward to his Senior prom! Miracles never cease to amaze me.
Here are some more pictures from Abigail's mom. She got better pictures.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Blessings
I love my job. For the most part I am very lucky that if I have to work, I get to do what I love, which is labor and delivery. Sometimes, however, like tonight it was tough. Tough because my patient was 37 weeks & 4 days along. She went to her doctor for a check up this a.m. and there was no heart beat. Devastating. She had two prior cesarean sections and her cervix wasn't ready for a delivery so she came in this evening for another section.
It was hard to hear her say, "This isn't fair." "I don't want to go through this and not get a baby." "Can't you just put those heart paddles on her when she's delivered to bring her back to life?" "I just felt her move last night." "This isn't fair." "I just want her to wake up."
When the baby was delivered she was perfect. A head full of beautiful red, curly hair. Small rose bud lips. Sweet chubby cheeks. It most probably was a cord accident. The cord was twisted and twisted. It reminded me of when I was in elementary school and Kristine and I or Lauri and I would face each other, each on a different swing, then run to each other and twist. Couldn't get that scenario out of my mind.
That patient will forever be a part of my life. I'll always remember this day, just as I remember the other deliveries I've been the nurse for which turned out the same way. It never gets any easier. I am so blessed never to have lost a term baby!!
It was hard to hear her say, "This isn't fair." "I don't want to go through this and not get a baby." "Can't you just put those heart paddles on her when she's delivered to bring her back to life?" "I just felt her move last night." "This isn't fair." "I just want her to wake up."
When the baby was delivered she was perfect. A head full of beautiful red, curly hair. Small rose bud lips. Sweet chubby cheeks. It most probably was a cord accident. The cord was twisted and twisted. It reminded me of when I was in elementary school and Kristine and I or Lauri and I would face each other, each on a different swing, then run to each other and twist. Couldn't get that scenario out of my mind.
That patient will forever be a part of my life. I'll always remember this day, just as I remember the other deliveries I've been the nurse for which turned out the same way. It never gets any easier. I am so blessed never to have lost a term baby!!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Chocies
Monday, April 6, 2009
Do Tipton birthday celebrations ever end??

Then on April 4th, there was a "surprise" birthday party for Truman.
Eleven kids meet at our home .
Truman completely ignorant of the fact.
Waiting until all arrived to kidnap Truman and take him to the park down the street.

Thursday, April 2, 2009
Speak Swahili

Cole, ever posing for the camera. He's acting like he's jamming!
Although I am not a fan of "My Space,"
they have a site there for its intended purpose,
to expose young, fresh bands.
If you're curious, you can listen to one of their instrumentals when you go to their site. I will post a link after I ask Cole how to.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Another Tipton Teenager


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