Life gets in the way

I have badly neglected this blog for too long, but sometimes things happen and you have to prioritise the things you devote your time too. Often we can set our targets too high, almost unachievably high, then wonder why we feel disappointed when we can't meet them.
I really do believe it is important to have goals and targets, but you need a mixture of ones you can manage and some which will encourage you to stretch yourself but not leave you feeling deflated.

We are often our own worst enemy, and harshest critic, putting ourselves down and over analysing what we do (or don't do). Life will get in the way sometimes and so it should, but it is how you deal with it that matters.

Bread for sharing

I made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner yesterday and thought it would be nice to have some home made garlic bread to mop up the sauce with. Ages ago when I first got my bread machine I trotted off to the library to look for books to inspire me to make lots of bread. One of the first ones I got was The Bread Machine Book by Marjie Lambert, which had a lovely selection of breads from around the world which I was keen to try, however the time came to hand the book back and I had made a few lovely loaves from the book, but not all of the ones I liked the look of.
Over a year later and I pop into a charity shop for a quick sweep of the books and utensils and what was on the shelf? The very same book a bargain at 50p, so this weekend I made the garlic and herb monkey bread and it was delicious.

It is really just a good bread dough with garlic added to it, then cut into little bits which are then dipped in garlic and herb butter and layered up in a dish/tin.
I would make it again as all the family enjoyed mopping up their sauce with it mmmmm delicious!