Yesterday I made the sweet potato bread, using the banana bread recipe with a cup of mashed sweet potato instead of banana. And I subbed half of the AP flour with chickpea flour. Added in dried cranberries and crushed walnuts.
And the result is worth doing again. It's moist and golden, and much more interesting than just with AP or even whole wheat. The bottom picture is this morning's breakfast, with the bread under that yogurt and sliced strawberry.
So many things going tragically wrong in the world, at least it's good to stop and have a nice breakfast, to try to send out good hopes. I think everything's connected,and people who try to bring a little bit of cheer, like Inger with her mountain and dog pictures, AP with his regular cat commentaries, Debra with her moon observations and the goddesses and folklore associated with the seasons, they're all so valuable. More bloggers,too, many more.
Yesterday's knitting group yielded great convo, no pictures, no new projects, but wide ranging talk, from Maine, home state of one of us, a road trip in an old classic car to Tennessee, on back roads, to home improvement and getting contractors to listen, to Halloween in Nashville. This group is therapeutic! Or as my Greek friend Bobby (Charalambos) would insist therapeftic, you should say therapeftic!
Speaking of therapeutic, the Haggard Hawks puzzle answer is
ROADSIDE
DOWNSIDE
ASIDE
OUTSIDE
SEASIDE
what they all have in common is ending in SIDE. If a little change is allowed, you could have ownsided, meaning scored in your own goal, which was my first guess on that one before I got the pattern.
Happy day, everyone, as far as possible. Let's press for a ceasefire in Gaza and restoring of power and internet, and an end to this war crime siege. The Israeli government doesn't speak for Jews, who despite their own heartbreak, are horrified at the response.
Meanwhile let peace start with ourselves. I'm planning on sharing the new bread with neighbors.
Photo AP
