Wednesday is often about recovering from Tuesday, and catching up at home. Today it's laundry, when I realized I was running out of socks.
Then there's cooking. Pumpkin walnut cranberry loaf. And, since the oven was hot, roasted broccoli, onions, garlic, fresh ginger and capers. I more or less made this up along the lines of Yeung Man Cooking. Red chili oil on the roasting vegetables.
These are to go over jasmine rice with black beans
Here's the bread in the foreground, beautiful golden color from the pumpkin and the whole wheat flour.
And here's the main event
Enough for several meals, all set for days, with enough pumpkin bread to share with Handsome Son and friends.
Gary stopped by, tasted the bread, but he's not a pumpkin fan, so he didn't take any home. All the more for people who like it. It's not a cake like taste, not very sweet. It's also good for toasting for breakfast.
Happy day everyone, cook on, or delegate it, depending on your own situation.
You certainly fill your days. How busy are we retired people!
ReplyDeleteThe days seem to fill themselves with things that have to be done!
DeleteAs the weather here is even more unpredictable than norma. Laundry day is what ever day I can get it dried.
ReplyDeleteThankfully it was a perfect day to wash the bedding and it dried very quickly. Pumpkin breqd sounds very interesting.
When you're dodging weather that's another issue. I was just running out of clothes!
DeleteI love pumpkin cranberry bread. SG hates walnuts, so he leaves them out. Oh how I suffer.
ReplyDeleteWhat a deprivation! Pumpkin bread seems to be a niche taste. I'm liking it better than banana because it's not as sweet.
DeleteI am with Gary on the pumpkin taste. Daughter likes pumpkin spice latte etc.
ReplyDeleteGary said his daughter would love it!
DeleteMmmm, looks good. A couple of days ago I baked my whipped shortbread cookies for Christmas and next week will probably make my fruitcake cookies. Tomorrow I hope to make a batch of orange cranberry muffins.
ReplyDeleteWow, you go all out! Is this for the apartment party and exchange?
DeleteNo, it's all just for ME, GLORIOUS ME! Although I did give a dozen shortbread cookies to friends I visited this week.
DeleteI always make muffins for my husband who eats one a day. Lately though it’s been breads and we’ve been sharing them with family and friends. The addition of spices and various dried fruit and nuts are wonderful additions that change a bread a bit each time. Pumpkin spice is the spice this week. The grandkids love it too.
ReplyDeleteI like making it a bit different each time. Pumpkin is new to me and it's more like a breakfast bread, toasted and buttered.
DeleteI don't think I've ever had pumpkin and cranberries together but it's something I would like to try. Gary doesn't know what he's missing!
ReplyDeleteJudging from his face after he tried a sample, he's fine without it!
DeleteI can take or leave pumpkin. I prefer sweet potatoes, though, in pies and breads. Also in soups. But I will not turn down the pumpkin offerings.
ReplyDeleteThis bread is really different, and more savory. I like it for breakfast.
DeleteBusy busy. I should make some pumpkin bread, I do like it. That looks good with the dried cranberries. I did buy some. HS will enjoy your efforts.
ReplyDeleteI've never gone back to raisins since I found dried cranberries. Same idea, better flavor.
DeleteThat loaf looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteThey're showing The Box of Delights on BBC4 as it's the 40th anniversary of the first showing. I don't know if you can access BBC4.
No idea about BBC 4, nor about Box of delights, but I'll pursue both, thank you.
DeleteMmmmm, roasted broccoli! I like pretty much any kind of broccoli.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember you missed broccoli more than anything in your recent prep.
DeleteI love roasted broccoli and your bread sounds great too. Enjoy!
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