Eating on Jitneys

I have a variety of things to discuss in this blog entry. Eating on Jitneys is going downhill fast. I’m sorry. This blog has turned into a mess with no direction whatever. Eating on Jitneys my ass! I spent $8 on two bags of flour today. But am I really to blame? We have no bread at home that is not in the form of bagels and after looking at the weather forecast (gloomy) I felt it might be appropriate to bake some this weekend. And I am not really making much at home since I spend my entire day baking. So I am guessing that until post-June 20th (my graduation) this blog will kind of suck.

So what do I have to report? Well, first things first. I tried. I tried to like meat. I really did. I wanted to like it and I wanted to get my protein from something other than soy and wheat. But check out these photographs of my refrigerator. It isn’t working:


…and the only meat in there that is mine is salmon. Smoked salmon. Come on. But I have no shame. BBQ is upon us and this year, rather than concentrating on trying to love meat I will concentrate on actually perfecting the grilled pizza.

Hey, speaking of pizza. Ellen and I are making some tomorrow, and here is the dough proofing in the refrigerator:

Next thing of note: I have been eating enough sugar lately to make me puke. I obviously can’t get away from the world of sugar and sugar candies. I spent 6 years in high school and college vacations working at the coolest candy store on the face of the planet. Now I make these:

What would my old boss at the candy store think of this? He’d probably be very confused, as I was. Oh those French….
But here we go. Hard candies, Nougat, Lollipops, and Pate a Fruit. We get closer to penny candy:

Here is what happens when your dessert crumbles:

Like I said, I had many different things to report. One of these days I will get back on track. Spring is here.