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Easy Bread Rows

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  This delicious bread recipe is from a retired cook  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vgaq6nDWJ4 I found it easy to follow and hard to fail.  Bread Flour 500g Sugar 1/4 cup Milk Powder 2 Tbsp Active Yeast 1 tsp Egg 2 35% cream 50g Milk ~180g (warm)       Butter 30g Salt 1/4 tsp Let rest for 20 mins. Divide into 12 pieces, roll into balls, roll out to an oval shape, then curl up inwards. Let it rise to 60% full of the pan. Brush with egg wash, and optionally sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 355F, in the lower rack, for 20 mins.  Check the color during the last 5 mins. Cover with a foil if it gets too dark.     Enjoy it warm or cool!  

Amaryllis Minerva

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Amaryllis Minerva -- 孤挺花 Dec. 5, 2020 I bought the kit from Loblaws for $10. Planted it in the pot as instructed, leaving 1/3 out of the "soil". The "soil" is a kind of fiber, wet completely and got rid of the excess water. Water a little bit once a week until it flowers, then water every other day. Keep it in a sunny and warm place. Dec. 12, 2020 Dec. 30, 2020 It grows to a whopping 50 cm tall! Jan. 2, 2021 Jan. 3, 2021 Jan. 4, 2021 Son took over a bee's job to pollinate with a toothbrush, hoping for the seeds ... ;) Jan. 6, 2021 Jan. 16, 2021 Talking care of the bulb for grandma ... October 22, 2021 Wake her up from hibernation                   Roots look very healthy ✊ Add more soil, add water. With some su