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Post by nana on Aug 18, 2020 21:23:40 GMT -5
Don’t apologize! It’s all good information! Although I certainly would have to brush up on my math skills to convert everything to grams and then figure percentages as well...! My daughter is a big proponent of weighing things instead of measuring with cups, too. I may have to bite the bullet and at least weigh the flour!
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Post by voodoochikin04 on Aug 18, 2020 22:35:49 GMT -5
the easiest way to convert "cups" to oz or grams.... take your normal scoop and get out what you would call a cup... weigh it.. thats your new standard for converting all cups in recipes you have. same with a teaspoon tablespoon and such.
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Post by nana on Aug 19, 2020 7:53:34 GMT -5
I understand the theory, it’s the execution of the converting that daunts me. Math was never my subject in school!
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Post by nana on Oct 2, 2020 15:12:18 GMT -5
Thought I’d post a shot of the latest bake: I think my loaf shaping technique has improved. Fresh out of the oven! The bread pail ROCKS!
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Post by pooka on Oct 3, 2020 1:01:45 GMT -5
That looks like pretty professional result to me. Nice even & consistent shape & size. If you had a pro slicing machine to cut them up, I'd swear they come from a bakery.
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Post by nana on Oct 3, 2020 9:27:53 GMT -5
I would say thanks for raising my self esteem with such a nice compliment but I’m already busting my buttons with pride! I have never in my life made such nice bread as this. Someone probably needs to take me down a peg or two! Attachments:
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Post by nana on Oct 3, 2020 9:30:07 GMT -5
I don’t know why the little picture is attached, complete user error on my part. See how quickly the universe reminded me not to succumb to the sin of pride?🙄
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Post by pooka on Oct 3, 2020 13:19:05 GMT -5
I was talking to a guy at the tire store yesterday while getting a tire replace about nothing in particular. Just shooting the breeze. I said the more you think you know about something, the more you realize you don't know enough. Just revel in your successes, & when things don't go as you's like, just say oh well, better luck next time. What is the old saying. Pride goeth before a fall. I had to check that phrase, not realizing it a paraphrasing the bible quote from Proverbs 16:18, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." The next line says, "Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud."In this life, you have to take the good with the bad, & hope there's more of the former, & less of the later. Never rest on your laurels. Always strive for the best & hope for success. You never know when your effort will be rewarded. Last week, they were shifting things around in the kitchen at work, leaving an excess microwave that got plunked in the back room in the way. My manager told me I could have it if I wanted, because he already had three others in the shed. I'm not sure what to do with it, because it's a 220 volt unit. I looked it up, & it's a $1200, 1800 watt commercial one. Perhaps when I get the upstairs kitchen refitted for a gas stove, I can use the circuit for the old electric stove for this. At worst, I can always sell it on Craigslist for some extra cash. I'd guess it's a reward for doing a good job. My manager can't give me a raise, so he throws me a bone when he can.
I tell new kids at work all the time to just do your best, & at least try hard. That's all you can do. You never know how you'll be rewarded. You at least show you put some effort into what you're doing. A good philosophy for life is strive for excellence. You won't always be successful, but the effort build character, & is sometimes rewarded. The first of the month was my birthday, although I just as soon ignore it. I was feeling lousy & worn out. One of the young guys at work gave me a card where he'd written, "You are appreciated." He went on saying how he missed having interesting conversations when we used to close together. As you know from my posting, I often say things that interest others & make them think. I do that in real life too when the chances arise. The kid in question, I had also loaned him a book of philosophy by Epictetus, a roman stoic. He teaches to do what is within your own power, & leave the rest to fates. It's a bit deeper than that, but that's the jist. He was a slave who went on to influence the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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Post by nana on Oct 3, 2020 18:27:02 GMT -5
Your attitude toward work is very taoist. Do your best, but don’t try to direct the outcome or demand recognition, and reward and recognition will come to you.
Happy Birthday, by the way!
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Post by pooka on Oct 4, 2020 7:04:34 GMT -5
Thanks. I'm 62, but no one believes it. I can't make anyone do anything. Their actions & attitude are up to them. I can only be who I am, & do my best to be kind & generous to those around me, despite my grumpy mood at times. I'm often disappointed with my fellow man. I can only try to lead by example, & hope some pay attention to my actions & emulate me. I'm a perfectionist even thought I know perfection is impossible, but I can either try or give up. I often say they don't pay me enough to do what I do. I do it to please me. It's a daily challenge to refine my technics & methods. In other words, there's a method to my madness. I have a way to organize my work in a way where there's a reasonable & logical way to almost every move I make where there's no wasted effort. I force them to stack & organize things to suit me, instead of just making piles for me to have to dig through. Most everyone else are just flailing like a drowning person. I clean & organize as I go, so everything stays as neat & tighty from start to finish. Woe be it to anyone who bucks my lead. I try to teach people to think about what they're doing to make their work & mine easier, so you get your work & mine done quicker & with less effort overall.
When I first read Epictetus, all I thought was I could have written it, because it made so much plain unvarnished sense. No deep thoughts, but philosophy for the common man that could be applied to every day living. He was so casual with his ideas, he lectured, but never wrote anything down that we know of. We only have his words, because his students kept a record.
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Post by nana on Oct 4, 2020 17:58:05 GMT -5
That guy who gave you the card paid attention, to be sure. Who knows but that because he knew you and listened when you spoke, and read that book, he may go on to have a better life. He’s like a starfish you threw back in to the sea.You made a difference to that one!
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Post by mach12 on Oct 4, 2020 20:37:23 GMT -5
Great info on the pizza dough. The only time I've made my own pizza dough is with one of those kits. One of the projects on my to-do list for next Spring is to build a wood fired pizza and bread oven. I had actually planned to do it this Spring but that didn't work out so we're going with plan B.
With the cold ferment, is there a best temperature range to set the refrigerator at? I have ours running pretty cold and don't know how that would impact the dough.
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Post by pooka on Oct 5, 2020 13:28:07 GMT -5
When I worked at Little Caesars, we still made the dough fresh regularly. The regular dough was good for three days before we'd toss it. The deep dish dough was a much sweeter mix, & was good for the same day & the next, but after that, it'd start to smell like beer, so it'd be thrown out at the end of the second day. The deep dish dough was so sweet, I'd sometimes run it through the oven & take it home to eat all by itself.
nana, Gab is a sweet boy in search of something. I don't think he knows. I was told by others that he came from a very religious family, but I somehow think he's looking for more. I hope my talks have launched him looking for a deeper truths not found in the pulpit or in regular channels. I tried to teach him to think for himself & take nothing at face value. Truth is something that get attached to all kinds of nonsense along with wise words. Many don't have the will or good sense to look deeper. I try to teach people to be their own person, & not to fall for false truths & false prophets with hidden agendas. I'm neither a shepherd or a sheep. Just an interested bystander. I just hope that real truth in the form of facts & good sense win out amongst the turmoil that abounds. Truth is worthless if we refuse to see it. I have to roll my eyes at the balderdash that gets spewed by supposed authority figures. The sad truth is the number of folks who eat it up like sweet treats. All I have are my words & my wits to hopefully have a ripple effect around me of good waves. Do good, & pass it on. Who knows where it'll end.
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Post by vaporvac on Oct 5, 2020 18:56:42 GMT -5
Happy Birthday, Pooka!!!
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Post by pooka on Oct 6, 2020 9:21:50 GMT -5
Thanks. I've finally reached the minimum age to file for Social Security retirement benefits, although in my income range, retirement means I'm dead. I'll never be able to retire, because I could never live on just Social Security unless I want to live in abject poverty.
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Post by nana on Oct 6, 2020 17:36:02 GMT -5
The longer you can wait to get Social Security, the more you get. But it is a lifeline, especially for folks like my dad. He just turned 100 ( and I can hear all the “God bless hims”! Thanks!) He retired so long ago that his work pension is less than $400 a month. He relies on his Social Security to pad out his retirement account savings so he can afford the adult home he’s living in. Without it, he would have run through the savings already and be out of luck. I don’t understand why they can’t (or won’t) fix it so it can truly be security for people. Why do people who have boatloads of money always seem so stingy when it comes to people who don’t?
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Post by mach12 on Oct 7, 2020 13:04:19 GMT -5
Thanks. I've finally reached the minimum age to file for Social Security retirement benefits, although in my income range, retirement means I'm dead. I'll never be able to retire, because I could never live on just Social Security unless I want to live in abject poverty. I'm pretty sure you're already aware but just in case, have you run the numbers on the SSA website? I worked with this quite a bit and had training on it when I was a casualty affairs guy for the American Legion. I had to go to school on it and get licensed as an insurance agent, take ongoing classes and all of that while I was doing it so worked with it quite a bit. Making the decision on when to file varies so much by individual that this is one of the bigger times that details can make a big difference. If you haven't already, go to the SSA website and go through the "learn" stuff and then run the numbers through the calculators using different scenarios. First run them using retirement at Full Retirement Age to use as a baseline, then do them with filing at different ages. Some people find that filing at full retirement age and having the money coming in for a longer period gives them more money in the long run and others find that waiting meets their needs better. One survivor had been married previously and it turned out that filing against her ex-husband's SSA nearly doubled her benefit. It's something worth spending a bit of time on. I quit doing it a couple of years ago and dropped my license so haven't been keeping up with the changes but the SSA website is a good resource, as are others, such as the AARP website. www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/
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