Baking extravaganza

[unicornduke]

 I was tasked with making dessert and bread for Thanksgiving. Given I am leaving tomorrow and my brother's place doesn't have a proper stove (his fiance is hosting actual dinner at her house (I don't have time to get into how weird they are but given *waves hands* weird is par for the course) which that house does have a stove but I'm not thrilled with using someone else's kitchen because it slows me down and also I'd be in her way), all the baking had to be done today. Because of transit and time, I decided to freeze everything and then thaw for Thursday. Probably it would be fine but freezing also won't hurt it any. I also wanted snacks for relaxing munchies since we're going to be sitting around playing games and chatting and hanging out.

So today, I got started around 8am because Mara decided to sleep in. I made (in appx order):

• bacon since I turned on the oven and realized I didn't have anything to put in yet, and I needed protein for dinner this week
• gluten free dinner rolls for me
• hazelnut chocolate custard pie for dessert (hazelnut chocolate crust, double batch of regular custard split between dark and milk chocolate) - will get whipped cream added at dinner on Thursday
• mashed potatoes for dinner this week and also I needed a cup for the gluten rolls - I used one of my favorite varieties (Baltic Rose, red skin, dark yellow flesh, absolutely delicious, not really available on the retail market yet but we graded it in the potato trial and I brought home a 10lb bag)
• gluten free bread for my sandwiches and lunches in the next few weeks
• gluten filled rolls for everyone else at dinner - I miss making bread so much, although I resisted eating any, unlike last time I made some (I know it's not a good idea but omg so delicious)
• cornbread - tried a new recipe for fun, turned out oddly but still good
• oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
• no bake cookies
• a second batch of the gluten rolls because the first batch only made 10

I wrapped everything but the second batch of gluten rolls by 2 and got some cleaning done, most of the dishes are all done, I ran the dishwasher, emptied and half filled it again. About half of this went into the freezer for my own eating in the future. A third of each cookie batch is going to F's sister's farm since they're processing turkeys this week and would probably like extra snacks.

I'm mostly packed except for the things I need to pack in the morning which is many important things. I'm worried about forgetting things, especially everything important in the freezer but we'll see. My brother is actually going to be out of town for a day when I arrive, a friend of his is being deployed and they wanted to meet before that, so he's driving to my parents place for that and coming back the next day. He's been texting me instructions on how not to burn his house down, which is mildly alarming given I'll be alone in his house for like 18 hours total. Apparently he doesn't trust his electrical or HVAC system. Given the previous owner of the house built the HVAC system (guy was an engineer for a big company, not an HVAC person), I'm not surprised. I was always alarmed by his HVAC system. Monday crafting group has requested a tour of the house while I'm there since it is delightfully wacky, which I'm happy to oblige. I guess I need to bring the webcam then huh.

Comments

[graydon]

That is a lot!

Hurrah! for not eating the gluten, delicious or not.

May it all go well, wacky house tour and all.

[ranunculus]

It is probably too late, but I love having a printed checkoff list for mornings where getting everything in the vehicle is essential.

[unicornduke]

I ended up waking up a bit early and laying in bed typing the important things on my phone before I even got up, which mostly helped to make me remember them without the list. I have a general packing list that lives on my phone since I go to my parents' so much, so I just glanced through each list before I left and still grabbed things that weren't even on either list, like my safety jacket and headlight.

It's honestly not a big deal if I didn't remember something like my phone charger, I'm not in the middle of nowhere, civilization is within 30 minutes. But I don't like scrambling to get stuff. The most important stuff is medications for me and Mara and I doubled checked that I had those when I got in the truck to leave.