Lunch

I have been wanting something that Dad & I saw last week on America's Test Kitchen on PBS - since they did it. There isn't really much I have ever seen on TV that I had the feeling to make immediately. I have tested, tried and liked many recipes I have seen done on TV, but a very small few gave me the notion to do then & there. This was one of them: Quick Tomato Sauce from the Italian Bread and Sauce from Season 10. To see the recipe, you have to go to there website, register (it's free - that's what you use that junk email address you created for right???) then just type the recipe in the search bar. The same episode, they made Ciabatta bread, I think I could pull it off, but it makes me want a Kitchen Aid mixer more than I already do!!!!

I went on a hunt this morning for the crushed tomatoes they said use. I started at the Food Lion in Salisbury at Innes Market looking for the Muir Glen kind because they are the Organic ones & I didn't feel like driving over to Harris Teeter on the other side of town. Well, FL had it but it was over $3 for

it and I only had $2.85 on me since I cleaned out the silver change holder in my room and didn't feel I should pay that much for them since I knew I could cheat and use something cheaper. I decided to go ahead and drive over to HT with a pit stop by Starbucks for my non-fat raspberry latte. I did find the Tuttorosso Crushed Tomatoes there for $2. Score! I did consider getting the Furmano's or Cento's brands if I couldn't grab one of the brands shown on the show. I suggest to definitely look at the pictures of the labels if you choose to go shopping for these as there are many choices they can blend together.

The cooking of the sauce was extremely easy and turned out super tasty!

I was going to make French Bread using a recipe from my Joy of Cooking

cookbook and I was reading over the recipe and Emma began looking with me since I mentioned about making it. The recipe beside of it was Egg Bread, but the picture is what caught her eye. It showed how to braid it. Needless to say, we made Egg Bread. Emma helped me measure and Michael sifted the flour. Emma and I mixed the dough (insert our wishing for that Kitchen Aid Mixer with dough hook here) then Michael helped us as we took turns kneading the dough. Then we waited it to rise....then we braided.

The picture to the right is Michael dividing his dough for braiding. The one here on the left is Emma braiding her bread.

Let me say, braiding hair is much easier!

Here is the completed sauce made by the directions with pasta and a slice of our Egg Bread.