Loaf-ing about

I've had this rather strange compulsion to make bread all of a sudden and rather specific types of bread - what some of my folks might call "yuppy bread", i.e. artisian, focaccia, scones, etc. I did a bit of googling and found a few recipes for each, but the real joy was having a quiet shift at the bookstore today so I can filch recipes from our cookbook section. In order to force me to make bread, I volunteered to bring bread to our coven's Imbolc at the end of the month. Nothing quite like formalizing your future humiliations to get one psyched up to experiment! Any advice for the amateur breadmaker would be more than welcome.

Yesterday at the co-op, I looked everywhere for focaccia but not even with the help of two salesfolks could I find any. I did, however, find miso paste - so I'll be making batches of miso soup for breakfast tonight. I'm not really sure what it is about miso, I find as I get older I crave it almost constantly. The local shops, unfortunately, only carry powdered or pre-made Miso soup with MSG. Must remember to get a few storage containers that are soup-friendly on my way home, though I find I'm laughing at myself over th at given I have several dozen canning jars at home that should work fine.

Speaking of logic failure: If anyone knows why the Mount Vernon co-op prices loose herbs at a pound and has no scale nearby - do let me know. I'm about this *---* close to bringing in my own scale and calculator next time.

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