Happy 4th!

[Marthe48]

I am on my own and having smokey marinated grilled (on the stove) chicken, pasta salad, blue cheese dip and Triscuits, cucumber kimchi, and s.f. raspberry jello. No matter what day it is, picnic food is always a treat

[TEB]

1. The blue cheese dip sounds delicious

Happy 4th

[Marthe48]

2. It is

I put a dab of liquid smoke in that too

Pet Boog for me

[Freddie]

3. It's also my husband's birthday

He loves shrimp, so it’s garlic-herb marinated shrimp tonight with corn on the cob and coleslaw. Finally found yeast at the store so I’m making sticky buns for breakfast (if they last that long).

[Marthe48]

4. Yum :)

Do you think think you'll make some starter, just to have some leavening on hand?

[Freddie]

5. I'm pretty new to yeast baking

Thought I’d try some things now that I’m retired, and I got a stand mixer with paddle attachment for Christmas. Then you couldn’t get yeast in the store for months.

[Marthe48]

6. Happy retirement!

You might think about it. There are some excellent posts in this forum about starting a starter. I've done it different times. If you don't like a strong sourdough flavor, you can use less and let it sit longer to rise. I've made bread, pancakes and rolls over the years. You have to feed your starter, so make sure you have supplies to commit to it, if you decide to try.

OTOH, stock up on yeast. My daughter got me a 16 oz package that I kept in my freezer. I didn't bake often, and it lasted almost 9 years and still worked great. Right before the virus, I got a jar of bread machine yeast. I don't think the yeast knows I am not using a bread machine, because it works great! lol