Since Emmy (one of the Swedish residents) stayed with us last month, Liam has turned into a monster baker. Together, Emmy and Liam made a few batches of cinnamon rolls, each successive batch getting better and better. And for a while now, Liam has launched off on his own cranking out various types of bread. He's getting so confident and so good now that he is starting to experiment, like a master jazz musician. Some of his riffs have hit off notes (the peanut butter swirl bread with Italian seasoning--not so good). But most of his improvisations have been hits (sweet bread with M &M's--but maybe not so many next time, etc.) There's a positive feedback loop every time he creates something because people genuinely enjoy his creations. And so, to my chagrin at gaining several unwanted carb pounds, he'll crank something else out next chance he gets. We can't keep enough flour in the house! There's certainly worse things he could be doing. I just need to stay away from eating 5 cinnamon rolls a day and I'll be fine.
Emmy helping Liam and Micah with their first batch of cinnamon rolls.
(Below) "Elizabeth, have you seen Liam?" "Oh, he's just in the kitchen making another loaf of bread."
On a sad note, I had mentioned the oncoming rains yesterday. Apparently, 70,000 people have been displaced in Malawi, 60 killed. Brenda, our day guard, had her house destroyed by the incessant rain. Please pray for those folks! Fortunately, the rain has let up today, but more expected in the coming days.
Looking forward to trying an M&M loaf!
ReplyDeleteI love that Liam is experimenting in the kitchen! He and Hannah might have to bake together for our small group communion bread when you return home. How wonderful would it be to have M & M's in the communion bread.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of Hannah and Liam doing a little collaborating. We are all the beneficiaries of these kids developing baking skills!
DeleteI remember at that last BBQ at your house how he brought us the plate of spoons with beautifully arranged garden produce. Guess his life direction is getting clear.
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