Okay, this semester hasn't been that great so far. I've been taking an on-line nutrition class, yuck! Anyway, not being in class and taking a class that I don't really like (and some stuff with my kids) has put in a bit of a funk.

Currently, I'm trying to bake my way out of it. My current baking obsession is trying to find the perfect english muffin recipe. I know it's out there, but I have yet to find it. I'm also considering trying my hand at artisan bread again. Especially now that I've up-graded from my KA Artisan to the KA Pro 600 - it's so sweet! Okay, so about two months ago as I was in the middle of making my weekly batch of pizza dough when the dough hook quit moving, but the motor was still running. I had managed to blow out the worm gear (apparently I had pushed it to much while hitting the top end of the flour-power rating every week). Anyway, since I live in HI, sending it back to KA to be fixed wasn't an option and the local authorized repair place wanted $60 just to crack it open and tell me what I already knew was wrong. Anyway, some other nice KA forum members were kind enough to guide me through repairing it myself, so for about $40 and 30 minutes of my time, the Artisan was repaired. In the mean time my hubby decided that since I had managed to kill the Artisan in 3 years, I probably needed to upgrade. I didn't argue and now have the coolest new Pro 600. The new mixer has inspired me to try bread again. I decided to try english muffins first because my kids love them for breakfast. I've tried a couple of recipes, but I've yet to find one I really like. Anyway, at least the not quite right muffins are pretty good!