Thursday, February 16, 2012

A New Bread Attempt

Today I'm going to attempt to make a bread I've never made before.  I will make the Jewish braid bread called Challah.  J loved the one we bought last year from our commissary and I figured while he is on CQ today I might as well put my excess free time to good use.

Who needs to do laundry?  Me, probably, but it can wait while I try to make this particular bread.

Oh I lost 0.8 lbs yesterday only to gain back 1.2 lbs overnight.  What the heck is going on with my body?  I now need to lose 5.2 pounds to get back to my pre IVF weight.

I now have an appointment to see my PCM for the very same day as my WTF appointment.  So if my RE doctor doesn't cooperate then my PCM surely will.  Well I hope he will.  Tricare, when I called them to schedule a referral appointment, had on hand the information that I was supposed to undergo a surgical procedure and they had no problem in getting me in to see my PCM for next week to get it back on its way.  Something barium endoscopy was the thing I was supposed to do according to their records.  All I know as that I will be under anesthesia of sorts and they might have to put in a balloon.  But that isn't now and I don't know when it will get done.

Our weekend plans have changed.  Good news is that its extended.  Yay!  I knew that J had a four day weekend coming up but that because he has CQ today he would be too tired to drive on Friday for the start of our vacation.  Also the place we had reservations at had only one night available and I asked to be put on the cancellation list.  So they called back and told me they now had an opening.  Now I get two nights away from this hell hole house.  I'm so thinking that beer and a hot tub are just what J needs.  He's been avoiding all alcohol and hot tubs because it can affect his swimmers.  Time to relax a bit.

Yesterday J ran 2 miles in the morning for his PT and another 11.5 miles for the "Walk To Afghanistan".  They required them to run, though the family members could walk.  I didn't go as my hip yesterday, just taking the trash cans out to the road decided to slip out again.  This time it was the left one.  Back to J again.  So J has finally decided to admit he is a bit of an athlete.  Running half a marathon in one day is enough I'd say to make that observation.  Wish I could walk half of what he runs without the pain I get. 

Okay so if I want to get that bread made, remember I'm experimenting with the gluten issues though I think we all know I have some sort of sensitivity by now, I'd best end this post and get the dough rising at least.


15 comments:

  1. Let me know how the Challah bread turns out! There's a Jewish bakery in the city my RE is... so we stop there almost every visit. I get a turkey sandwich with muenster cheese and sweet mustard on Challah bread! It's not braided but I'm sure it has to be the same thing!!!

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    1. I'll be sure to let all of you know how it turns out.

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  2. Challah is the best!

    Ok I'm a really terrible jew so I don't know the ins and outs of this, but apparently if you braid your name into a challah it's believed to be good baby luck or something.
    Rachel at eggs in a row is the expert tho. Or google it.
    If you decide to go for it, your name in Hebrew is רבקה
    Good luck with the baking!

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    1. Ooh I'll have to look it up. I'm still letting the yeast rise right now and if I don't like how well its rising I'll start with a new batch. Yes, I'm rather picky with my bread yeast. A chill in the house can ruin yeast quick.

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  3. If you can get it to look right, let me know. I gave up after a few tries but you have more patience than me. Let me know how it turns out. Challah looks like this כללה :)

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    1. Hey Vivi, so far so good the dough is rising nicely in a really warm spot. I can't wait to punch it down and braid it. But I've got about another hour before that happens. If I remember I'll post a photo of the finished product. I think I'll do a straight loaf and not the circle one this time. It is after all my very first attempt. I'll save it for Friday to dig into it.

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  4. Can't wait to see pictures!

    I'm glad you're able to see both the RE and your PCM back to back. Hopefully they will both agree and you can put an end to torturing yourself.

    Wishing you a wonderful and relaxing trip! It's well deserved.

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  5. I might have enough dough to do the 6 strand bread though this particular recipe says for 3 strand.

    I too am glad that I was able to get the appointments for the same day. Maybe I'll get the blood work done without too much hassle.

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  6. Wow -- that braiding looks complicated. In fact I think bread making is complicated :-) Glad you got your appts.

    Also, thanks for tagging me...may take me a while to come up with 11 new questions.

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    1. I really enjoy making bread and I find it soothing. I'll post a blog about my attempt tomorrow.

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  7. Good luck with your "wtf" appointment, I hope you get a few answers. Best of luck on the bread... I baked sugar cookies this weekend and they kicked my butt -lol!!

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    1. What type of sugar cookie? The frosted ones? Sugar sprinkled on top? Soft and chewy?

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  8. I just caught up on a bunch of your posts. I'm sorry I have been a bad reader. I have no idea how you are eating all that bread! Just seeing how my Hubby felt before he went off gluten was horrible. I am sorry everything is coming on full force. I am glad you are getting away! Enjoy it!

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    1. Sad part is I think I'm getting used to vomiting in my mouth, I don't do projectile if I can help it. I'm getting used to the gas pain and bloating too. I'm just 0.2 lbs shy of a 2 pound weight gain in the 11 days I've been eating bread again. Something isn't right in my digestive system and I'm hoping for some answers soon.

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    2. I really hope you get some answers! That is just horrible.

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