I'm dying here.

[cjsmith]

Of bliss; I'm dying of bliss. Fresh-baked rye bread and gruyere/emmenthaler Swiss fondue. I can now authoritatively state that dying of bliss is not a bad way to go.

(No, I didn't make fondue yet. This was the very last bit of the previous batch of fondue. I'm not at all fond of my cheese grater right now.)

Comments

[layer.livejournal.com]

have to ask, do you use a breadmaker or do it all from scratch?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Scratch. I do have a breadmaker, but I'm not very good at using it, so mostly it sits in storage. I should try to dig it out again. But really, bread's easy. While it rises you can do all sorts of other stuff, like pet the kitties or read a book. Now that's my kind of cooking! Petting kitties and reading a book!

[layer.livejournal.com]

i have been thinking about getting one, but maybe i should try a few more loaves without first. :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, perfect solution then: borrow mine! Then you'll know whether you want one, and if so, what convenience features are important to you. (I bet modern breadmakers have more features than my early-1990s model has.)

This means, though, that I'd have to go FIND mine. Heh. A good challenge. :)

[layer.livejournal.com]

ooo... that would be awesome.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

OK, I'll look.

Whereabouts do you work? I'm at Wolfe and Central, basically. Are we close enough that, once I find this thing, it would be convenient to do lunch & I could hand it over then?

[layer.livejournal.com]

i actually work in brisbane now, but do get down there sometimes and would be happy to make a special trip.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I have looked and so far have not found. Will report back periodically!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

FOUND! The breadmaker is found!

When's the next time you'll be in the area? I should make sure to put this thing in my car so it won't be at home when I'm at work.

[layer.livejournal.com]

yay!

i know i'm going to be in santa clara next thursday evening for a meeting but not sure about the time frame. beyond that, not sure. will keep you posted. :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

OK, we can shoot for Thursday, time to be determined later. We might even be able to finesse a quick dinner out of this.

[layer.livejournal.com]

turns out my meeting is from 7pm to probably 9/9:30, so probably won't make it this time. :(

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Aw bummer. Would it help if I met you near the meeting place? Or we could just wait until the next time you're in this neck of the woods.

[layer.livejournal.com]

let's just wait if that's okay. it would be nicer if we could actually hang out for a bit instead of tossing electronics from one car to another as we fly by. :)

i'm going to have to come down that way again soon to meet up with david fox anyway. hopefully soon.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

OK, that makes sense. I'm going to take it out of the car, so give me one night's notice?

[layer.livejournal.com]

will do.