Doing it ourselfers

With the time I've gained by staying at home with a little one, I have found myself truly fulfilling a domestic role. I do the laundry, wash dishes, scrub the toilets, etc. While each of these tasks is overwhelmingly delightful, my favorite domestic activity has been cooking things that we used to never cook.

For starters, not too long ago, Nicole decided to make some yogurt at home. If you have never made yogurt yourself, it's really not that difficult. The plus side is that you can make a half gallon at a time, and all it costs is the price of a half gallon of milk, and a little bit of time in the kitchen.

Granola is another one of those super easy and fun things that lasts forever, and is a great snack for road trips, or to mix with, you guessed it, yogurt! Super easy, and healthy too.

The really fun one we've gotten into is making bread. Why make bread? You can buy it at the grocery store and it's delicious. True. But why buy it when you can make it? It's really fun. The more we do it, the more we love it, and the better we're getting at it. There's a great feeling of satisfaction to make the dough, and to later come back to see that it rose. I found the dough doesn't rise if you don't do it right, and it's slightly heartbreaking.


Here's a look at our latest accomplishment: whole wheat and honey.


This post has absolutely no relevance to anything. I just think that sometimes it's fun to do it ourselves. I realize that I'm just now jumping on the bandwagon, but who cares.