I Like Thursday #53

Good day, and welcome to my 53rd I like Thursday post.  Thank you to LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color for encouraging us to find something positive each week. 

We had a crazy weather week.  Snow, extreme cold, then ice.  Poor Bobbin seems to fare the worst.  She will wear her coat when it is cold, and she loves the snow. 

In fact snow is awesome fun.

Unless it is very windy, and it is sub zero weather.  Poor little girl actually limped around outside, even thought I tried to keep her in during the couple of sub zero days.  We are prepared for the next sub zero days with doggie booties!

Bobbin will be sporting them next week.  I will say the little girl always makes me laugh and brings a smile to my heart. 

I like trying new things.  The last time I tried to make sourdough bread it was a terrible fail.  I have lots of home time so I decided to try again. 

This is my starter.  I will just say I am thrilled because when I finished making bread today I barely had 1 Tablespoon of starter left.  I fed it and when I saw that it looked like this just a couple of hours later,  I was totally thrilled.

The black line is what it was when I added flour and water to my teeny tiny amount of starter left.  I am going to need to move to at least a 1 1/2 quart jar or even a 1/2 gallon jar to continue to grow my new passion.

I like trying new recipes.  No laughing I never made a corned beef before.  I tried a recipe last week and it turned out awesome.  My next trick was Colcannon which I had read about reading a cozy mystery called Off Kilter by Hanna Reed. 

I thought it was a fun book, and I read the 2nd book called Hooked on You.   Oh colcannon is basically mashed potatoes with bacon, cabbage, and onion.  I cut up what was left of my corned beef and it was awesome.  OK back to my new found love of trying new recipes.

Sourdough bread!

The first recipe I tried used a bread machine.  I think it turned out wonderful, and it has an awesome crumb, and lovely chewy crust.

Nothing like bread with butter and raspberry jam.  YUM!

The next attempt will be an artisan type of loaf.  

The downside to not having television is that occasionally there is something you would love to see.

This documentary was on PBS called Rumble:  The Indians Who Rocked the World.  Awesome documentary it is part of the Independent Lens series.  I actually found it looking on the internet, and could stream it through a television.  It was very good, and the music was awesome.

You would be surprised how many Native Americans were huge influence on American Music.  Jazz, blues, and rock and roll, and how many of the big names had Native American Blood.  I will leave you with one of my favorites.

Now head over to LeeAnna's and give some more I like Thursday love!