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As mentioned in our latest episode, here is the sourdough loaf I just baked! Looks good but it was hard as a rock after an hour. Probably something to do with proofing at altitude. Let me know if you have any tips or tricks.

There‘s been plenty of preserving and a decent amount of baking in my home recently, but I haven‘t been making any new cookbook recipes. So, today I‘m sharing this year‘s final batch of candied jalapeños, a few jars of tomato sauce, and these cinnamon rolls even if they are online recipes. Since the sourdough cinnamon rolls are from the Clever Carrot blog, I‘m tagging Emilie Raffa‘s cookbook.

#MtCookbook #sourdough

Fast, fun and food themed. This series is so much fun to read. The setting and characters keep me coming back.

#BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024
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I used to read this as a kid. I love the pictures.

I‘m glad I read this all the way through even though I wasn‘t that into it, because the ending was the best part. Very creative and unusual. I just never really connected to Maire, and I felt like the world should have either been a straightforward, conventional fantasy world or a lot more wild. I never got a sense of the “surprising yet inevitable” (until the epilogue, which I would have been mad without)—just surprising.

#5JoysFriday!

1. Adorable fall pictures of my niece and grand-niece 🍁🍂
2. Hearing my talented husband and his jazz band at a swing festival on Saturday 🎶🎷
3. Cooler weather and hot tea ☕️🫖
4. The best and coziest pajamas ever (it‘s finally cold enough to wear them!) 🛌
5. Staying up late last night to finish the tagged book 📚

I like how the text rhymes. A lot of students love this book and I can see why!

Gingerbread Man by Catherine McCafferty (2012). With its fascinating narrative, the book allows readers to follow the adventures of the Gingerbread Man as he flees from seekers, including the old woman who baked him, intelligent animals, and a clever fox. The drawings are energetic, complimenting the story's fast-paced action and humor. The rhythmic, repeating lines make it a perfect choice for read-alouds, promoting engagement and anticipation.

I can encourage students to identify the story's sequence and main events, helping them understand narrative structure.

The old woman made up her mind, 'If we cannot have a child,' she said, 'I will make one for us.'