I bake my own bread. Cure my own meats, (fish, pork, beef),pickle and can my own vegetables, grind my own spices, make my own wine and ale, my own Kimchi, tomato sauce, pickled eggs, and buy bulk for my beans, rice, coffee, flours, and vinegars.
Reservations for two?
I admire that.
My way is more like the scene on Boston Blue where Danny Reagan is asked:
“Do you do your cooking on a gas stove or electric?”
“Microwave.”
“I bake my own bread. Cure my own meats, (fish, pork, beef),pickle and can my own vegetables, grind my own spices, make my own wine and ale...”
At this point in life, refilling the wine glass is an accomplishment for me.
On the serious side, I’ve not had too much luck baking ordinary bread. I make pretty good banana bread.
I’ve bought Hoosier Hill Farm Dry Malt Diastatic Powder and ordinary baking powder to make bread.
It’s been so cold here in Florida I don’t want to use expensive electricity (at FPL’s wholesale pricing) to make bread.
I bought shortening to make French Fries today. Maybe tomorrow.
I’ve finished most of my lasagna.