New year, new opportunities

By Liz on January 19, 2020

New year, new stuff !!!

Good grief. 2020. It sounds so very futuristic to a person born in 1955, who read 1984 (George Orwell) thinking it was so very far in the future.

Anyway.

Last week, I saw something like this:

So that is toast, with avocado and bananas (!), lime zest and juice and a drizzle of honey plus red pepper flakes.

At first, I thought “Ewww” … but then I read the article and watched the video … mostly drawn by the bread in the lead photo!

The article and the video

And I was so taken by Apollonia Poilane’s passion for her craft of bread baking and the story of how she took the reins of the bakery at a VERY young age, that I tried the recipe for Avocado tartine with banana and lime!

And I LOVED it! Additionally, it is a nutritional powerhouse. I bought Apollonia’s book as well. It is both a beautiful and poignant story as well as what look to be wonderful recipes.

Ultimately, it is yet another lesson in being open to new things.

Other new baking things include:

Pumpernickel Sourdough. This turned out to be the best pumpernickel bread that I’ve had in ages!!

Einkorn Cardamom-Cinnamon naturally leavened (sourdough) rolls. Einkorn was new to me last year and it is my favorite heirloom whole grain. It worked wonderfully in this roll recipe.

Still on food, but I’ve shared before the “Souper Cubes” I like for freezing 1 cup (souper cube) portions of many things: cooked meats, beans, rice, broths …

That is chicken, shredded carrots and black beans. The very cool thing is that a cube fits in a half pint mason jar for thawing …

The freezer is this solo human’s friend and “Souper cubes” add to the ease.

New things in my personal tech experience…

DJI Osmo Action Camera … sometimes called the GoPro “killer”. Whatever. I dove into the action arena with the DJI Osmo Action.

It’s tiny!

Video is it’s strong point.

On a “selfie stick” … I also bought a gimbal, but am struggling to find time to get that set up … so meanwhile, the stick.

Unlike the GoPro, the Osmo has a front camera :)

Stay tuned … for maybe a bit. In addition to getting all of the hardware up and going, I have to spend more time learning about the editing software. SO.MUCH.GOOD.STUFF.

So.

Leaving you with some scenery …

Lovely light.

Me and the mountains!

Auggie in sunshine :)

Emmett in the snowy woods.

New Year, New Stuff.

Always keep learning and exploring!