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I enjoy cooking - for the most part. Well, no, I love to *cook*. The part I don’t like? My kitchen sucks. It’s old, out of date, not near enough counter space and the poor oven has been better days. We keep thinking we’ll go ahead and get new appliances . . . but then something else happens. Like, the kids need new clothes. Or the plumbing goes berserk. You know, “fun stuff.”

So I have a kitchen I really dislike but I like to cook so when I can clear enough counter space to make it happen, I like to bake bread, cookies, muffins, and other good stuff. We’ve had some really great meals lately - crockpot chicken that the kids loved!, a noodle casserole they all gobbled up and apple muffins among other things. I still have some recipes to try and I’ll try to post the crockpot chicken recipe and the others either here or over at The Weight Loss Papers sometime this weekend.

Right now, there is 10 grain bread (the recipe is at The Weight Loss Papers) rising in the pan on the counter. About 10 more minutes until it goes in the oven. There is also a basic sandwich bread in the bread machine. It’s got about two hours until it’s ready to put in the pans to rise before cooking in the oven.

I know - it’s summer. What am I doing using the oven?? Well, I live in Seattle (that alone should explain it) and it’s only 70 today. Just right for baking bread.

Maybe if I can find the SD card for the camera, I’ll take some pictures when everything is baked and post them.

Do you bake bread? If so, what are your favorite bread recipes?

In the arena,

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Annie Anderson is a freelance copywriter and graphic designer specializing in the small business and real estate markets. Her tagline “Making your business, my business” means that she’ll take the utmost care when creating words and images for your business - just as if it were her own.

On the bookshelf this week -

• A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
• Life’s Golden Ticket by Brendon Burchard
• 2008 Songwriter’s Market by Writer’s Digest Books
• The Grown Ups Guide to Running Away From Home by Rosanne Knorr
• The Key by Joe Vitale
• Think Two Products Ahead by Ben Mack (previously read)

Do you ever re-read books? If so, what are your favorites?

~ Annie

On the bookshelf this week -

• The Anti 9-5 Guide by Michelle Goodman
• The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
• Wealth Cycle Investing by Loral Langemeier
• The 5 Rules of Thought by Mary T. Brown
• Big Book of Apple Hacks by Chris Seibold
• You The Owners Manual by Michael F. Roizen

I’ve heard good things about The War of Art and can’t wait to get started on it. If you’ve read this one, let me know your thoughts.

See you again soon!

~ Annie

On the Reading List this week:

• The Ultimate Marketing Plan by Dan S. Kennedy
• Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port
• Allergies: Fight Them With the Blood Type Diet by Peter D’Adamo
• The Irresistible Offer by Mark Joyner
• The Sinus Cure by Debra Fulghum Bruce

And that’s it for now. If you’ve read any of these, let me know what you thought. Feel free to post a comment or email me.

~ Annie

You might not know, but I’m not a very big football fan. In fact, I only watch maybe 2 or 3 games a year. Now, my husband enjoys a good ball game but thankfully he’s not obsessive about it. Except on Super Bowl Sunday.

Yep. Definitely a day in our house where papa gets to hog the TV. And thanks to a fabulous email I received early this afternoon, he got to watch it on a big screen! What a day! And to top it off, the team he’s rooting for wins!

He predicted the outcome days ago. Although he was a bit off on the spread, he pegged the Giants to win. And you know, I actually watched the game! Nice to watch such stuff on a big screen. I did think the half time show was a bit short, though. But boy, Tom Petty sure can rock, can’t he? He played some good classics and we enjoyed it. Wish it had been a bit longer.

Anyway, the day is winding down and I’m listening to Kelly Clarkson, who is one of my favorite singers, by the way. She has a great voice, an awesome vocal range and her songs actually have some meaning. Maybe she’ll be the half time show sometime. THAT would be sweet!

In fact, here’s a video of one her best songs . . .

[youtube yCuGqIhUaJE Kelly Clarkson - Because of You]

‘Night!

~ Annie