Bread

Ah...bread. The ideal food to extol for any foodie or microbiologist. Seeing as Chris is one (I lovingly tease him about being a "food snob") and I am the other, we decided to attempt our own foray into the world of yeast-based baking. Chris adores sourdough bread (I prefer seedier versions...wait that didn't come out right...), and he found detailed instructions, interspersed with ravings about the purity of sourdough, on a website. Within minutes he is culturing airborne yeast and other microbes using a concoction of flour, water, and...other stuff. He could tell you. We begin talking about "hooch" and "the sniff test". Unfortunately, the instructions weren't so thorough, so the bread turned out flat, after a VERY late night for Chris. I so wish we had pictures...next time! Because the yeast culture lived on after being divided to make the bread, we named it Sullivan. Today, Sullivan's life ended with a short trip down the drain. He had been sadly neglected by Chris and I and was stinking up the fridge.

Next time...pictures and instant yeast packets!