Classes a success

The Whole Grain 101 April classes were a success. Thanks to all the people who heard about the class and told their friends too. We went over the basics of yeast bread, played with dough to assess the texture and made sweet rolls, focaccia and loaves from one huge batch of whole wheat dough, using the Bosch Universal Plus. The principles of whole grain nutrition were discussed and the Nutrimill home grain mill was demonstrated. For those not interested in milling their own grain, quality whole wheat flour is available from King Arthur Flours, stocked by most grocery stores, including Wal Mart in my area.

Healthy water bottles

I am not a daytime TV watcher, but evidently there has been a renewed scare about plastic water bottles featured on the TODAY show. Unaware until this morning about the issue, I checked some web sites. The products of concern seem to be bisphenolA, phthalates and BPA. I found a good article on bisphenol A which seems to be from a scientific perspective but perhaps biased in favor of the chemical being used. I continue to look for information from the other side.

Whole food Revolution

Beginning yeast baking classes are being offered in April in my new business. The first class is designed for beginners and those who have failed at their first attempts with yeast bread. I have been preparing for this by making lists, typing recipes to copy,making more lists and getting the newsletter ready. I have been attending marketing classes through the entrepreneur club to prepare for the success of this business and have spent HOURS on the computer designing calling cards, newsletters for each facet of the business and what the teacher calls "By the Way" cards. These are bigger than calling cards and contain less information than the newsletter but more than the calling card. These are great ideas. The instructor, Patti Serrano, lives by the teachings of Napoleon Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich, written in 1937, but valid still 50 years later.