extending my visa...

cousin jesse once told me that i was in the south on a temporary visa. being a northerner i suppose i have yet to fully integrate myself in the culture or marry into it.

today that will all change. this evening the garden is having an open house. for my part i will be making fried okra. my only previous experience with this southern delicacy has been at the K&W... so i have high expectations.

woman at work

"Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Oh no, I've got to keep on moving"

in the past week i have moved from spartanburg,sc (aka poot city, aka sparkle city) to my new home in greensboro, nc. this should not surprise the reader since, chances are we have met and spoken in the past 6 months.

in moving i left my full size oven behind for the smaller model i'm currently working with. so this weekend i put it to the test. i tried a recipe from peter reinharts book of whole wheat recipes to start with. i had been previously advised to lower the required temp in certain recipes to compensate for the size of the oven- and when i did this my ciabatta turned out quite well. no burning- nothing. how wonderful!