Half A Loaf of Sourdough

Since everyone's staying at home more these days, we tend to fill our time with loads of hobbies and activities that we couldn't do when we have our asses stuck in the office for 10 to 12 hours a day. It’s quite pleasant, as long as our national situation at DORSCON Orange and travel restrictions don't spiral out of control.

Most of us are resigned to being grounded, or to stay at home for 14 days, or simply stay in because going out is irresponsible or mad. I'm incredibly thankful to live in a tiny city, and for our top-notch medical facilities and equally dedicated frontline medical staff and teams. (JUST STOP PANIC BUYING ASSHOLES.)

We also see our neighbors more frequently when we pop in and out to walk the dog or to take out the garbage. People staying home seem to have an increased amount of garbage too. We worry about the amount of garbage going down the chute, and the subsequent pests that would follow. (Our front door is right next to the communal chute.)

We are certainly eat in a lot more, thanks to a constant supply of fresh foods to cook, and also Deliveroo and such. We have no need of tingkat meal deliveries unless we’re on a Stay-Home-Notice. My friends went to town baking desserts- cakes, pies and whatever. I don't bake, and I certainly have no interest in picking it up. It's too much effort to bake bread. Buying it is neater and faster and makes it an overall less angsty affair. There're plenty of bakeries which do good bread.

A few days ago, when our neighbors succeeded in cultivating their sourdough starter and baked a loaf of bread, and offered half to us, we took it. Hahah. They asked us if we minded. Of course not! One loaf of bread will last two weeks and I really am not bothered to freeze it. We usually try to buy bread in small loaves or half loaves. The man and I can't finish a loaf of bread in a week anyway. Unless we do a dinner of chunky soup and bread. Otherwise, half a loaf is perfect for our breakfast and snack.

The neighbors said they thought this batch was a bit moist. Hmmm. I didn't think so. Nothing that a fridge and a toaster can't rectify. I don't like my bread toasted. I actually refuse to eat it if you put toast on my plate. Yeah, I'm weird. I like my bread warm, and I've no issues with using the microwave to do it. I have no issues with using the microwave at all in the kitchen.

Took out a slice of bread and ate it with my usual mashed avocado that morning. It was breakfast before an intense class of pilates. I was still so full after class that when I met H for lunch at 1pm, I could only do coffee and not even snack on anything. (She went to town with a plate of pasta.) One piece of bread like this fills me up through a heavy HIIT class too.