Project 365- Day 33

Yesterday was an off day. I felt miserable, the little guy was sick, the baby girl was cranky, and because of doctor's appointments we had to miss going to the zoo with friends. Then the kid and I got put on several different medications and I found out they cost a lot more than they used to cost. I saw the big guy for about 15 minutes the entire day and that was at the pharmacy.
All in all it was a less than happy day.
But my day got better when we arrived home because I was greeted by this:

My beautiful brand new Zojurishi Home Bakery Supreme Bread Machine was in a box on my kitchen table waiting for me!
I am always prepared for baking so I made my first loaf, a chocolate bread with chocolate chips. Mmm. It took a total of three hours and forty five minutes since the yeast was not the rapid rise stuff, but it did all the mixing, kneading, and baking with ease. I just added in all the ingredients and let it work its magic. The loaf came out looking beautiful and it tasted fabulous.
And can I tell you, my house smelled heavenly!! Nothing like the scent of fresh baked bread to remind you of home. Well, not my home. My mom never baked or cooked except for really sticky spaghetti. But if she had been a baker that is exactly how our house would have smelled!
As a bonus, there was almost zero clean up which is always a good thing.
And it also makes jam, doughs, and meatloaf. Who knew?
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