Foccacia Bread

Look at this lovely homemade foccacia bread. It was delicious! Artie mixed the dough with the awesome dough hook. It was the first time I'd used that attachment, and it worked well. My bread machine would have done the same job, but I wanted to try the Kitchen Aid to see the process. Same deal as the bread machine - you just watch and add flour as needed to get the dough to the right consistency. Fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil gave this restaurant quality flavor. You've got to make this stuff!

Blueberry Fantastic Lemon Awesome Muffins

Ok, that's not the name of them from the cookbook, but it should be! They were terrific - so much so that my hubby left me a note this morning raving about them. Couldn't say it better myself. Artie whipped up the egg, milk and oil very well. As with all muffins, you really don't need a power mixer for adding the dry ingredients, because they will come out tough if you go overboard. So, I used the very lowest speed on the mixer and watched it carefully. Ultimately, I needed to stop and use the spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl, so I could have done it all by hand. Probably wouldn't use it to make another batch. On the other hand, wanting to use the mixer does stimulate the desire to cook, sooo....