I LOVE magazines.
I’m an addict.
I keep them for months and then go through them one more time before I get rid of them and tear out my favorite articles and ideas and photos.

This weekend, I’m reading

Everyday with Rachel Ray

Cook’s Country (we made the Monkey Bread!)

Paula Deen

My kitchen is a total mess. I should post a photo.
I’m a messy cook by nature, but my kitchen is open to the whole house, so I can’t just leave it "for the fairies to clean up" as my mom used to say!

One thing I love to do is bake bread. I’ve been experimenting for years for a great reciep, and I think I finally found one I like. Wouldn’t you know, it’s from the back of the Bag of Flour! I’ve tweaked it, though. I make it in the bread machine and then bake it in the oven.

Rustic Italian Bread
1 cup warm water
2 T Olive Oil
2 1/4 cups Bread Flour
1-2 T Wheat Flour
1 T Sugar
1 T Honey
1 t Salt
2 1/4 t Yeast

Mix on dough cycle in bread machine and let rise. Take out, knead for a minute, and then form into round or oblong ball. Oil and place on cookie sheet. Let rise again until doubled.
Bake in hot oven, 360* or 375*.

This bread does NOT KEEP well, but it is really easy and even better tasting!