Every day's a holiday

I did not do much of anything today. My legs are fine but I didn't want to push them. Three days in a row of leg work of one kind or another and tomorrow is Dog Ranch day so I thought I should take a break. So I baked some bread. It is the NY Times no-knead bread which is so easy to make it always feels like cheating. I added some shredded asiago and chopped rosemary. It is delicious:



The texture is perfect:



I've got a couple of small steaks and some corn to go with it for dinner. Add a salad and I'm happy.

Tomorrow is backwards day. Turns out I've got a massage scheduled for 2:30 in the afternoon so I'm going to see the dogs in the morning after I walk Zoe. It will be a good experiment for the days soon to come when the temp will require me to be there in the morning.

Oh, boy, did I make a mistake.  I've been using this dough recipe for a couple of weeks now.  Two batches.  It makes wonderful focaccia bread using spices (rosemary) straight out of the yard.  I'm still working on a good pizza with it.  And I totally screwed up one batch of cinnamon rolls.

But today I made some of the best cinnamon rolls I've ever had.  Like Cinnabon only not so sweet.  Pro:  They are a little complicated to make so I won't do it too often.  Con: They are amazing.

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