TankTop
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Post by TankTop on Apr 5, 2020 12:05:28 GMT
I am realizing I wish I knew how to...
Sew better
Make bread (I’m kicking myself for getting rid of my late 1990’s bread machine)
How about you?
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Post by SockMonkey on Apr 5, 2020 12:15:13 GMT
You can make bread. I just did it last night! It's way easier than you think.
I, too, got rid of my wedding present bread machine! Like, a year and a half ago. DOH!
I just made my first loaf of bread last night and it turned out well.
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Post by teddyw on Apr 5, 2020 12:16:06 GMT
Knitting
Crocheting
Better sewing skills
Carpentry skills and power tool use
More jewelry tools as my studio is closed. It’s equipped with shareable tools
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PrettyInPeank
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Apr 5, 2020 12:24:10 GMT
You can make bread! I have a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day that’s very, very easy. There is a master recipe in the book that’s super simple—no kneading or fuss. You just make a nice sized batch and put the dough in your fridge and cut chunks off as you need it to bake. Here’s the recipe alexandracooks.com/2008/06/22/artisan-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-seriously/Maybe look on YouTube for videos. My advice is get bread flour! Much lighter and less dense than all-purpose. 😊 |
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scrappinghappy
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Post by scrappinghappy on Apr 5, 2020 12:38:21 GMT
Bread is super easy. The book PrettyInPeank linked is a great resource. An even easier bread is the New York Times No Knead Bread. Its baked in a Dutch Oven and has an amazing crust. |
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Post by gar on Apr 5, 2020 12:38:27 GMT
You can make bread! I have a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day that’s very, very easy. There is a master recipe in the book that’s super simple—no kneading or fuss. You just make a nice sized batch and put the dough in your fridge and cut chunks off as you need it to bake. Here’s the recipe alexandracooks.com/2008/06/22/artisan-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-seriously/Maybe look on YouTube for videos. My advice is get bread flour! Much lighter and less dense than all-purpose. 😊 I would have said ‘make bread’ but there’s no strong flour or yeast available anywhere for love nor money at the moment. Time travel? |
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scrappinghappy
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Post by scrappinghappy on Apr 5, 2020 12:43:36 GMT
You can make bread! I have a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day that’s very, very easy. There is a master recipe in the book that’s super simple—no kneading or fuss. You just make a nice sized batch and put the dough in your fridge and cut chunks off as you need it to bake. Here’s the recipe alexandracooks.com/2008/06/22/artisan-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-seriously/Maybe look on YouTube for videos. My advice is get bread flour! Much lighter and less dense than all-purpose. 😊 I would have said ‘make bread’ but there’s no strong flour or yeast available anywhere for love nor money at the moment. Time travel? Use regular flour and water and make a sourdough starter. Google how to do it without yeast. We’ve been baking our own bread from scratch for decades. From scratch includes grinding our own flour sometimes. i wish i could sing well. i would like my cooking mojo back. |
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Apr 5, 2020 12:47:24 GMT
Sewing is at the top of my list right now.
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Post by Merge on Apr 5, 2020 12:51:21 GMT
Also wish I could sew well and that I hadn't donated my mom's old sewing machine when we moved.
I can bake bread - it's not hard - but flour and yeast are both hard to find.
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Post by tenacious on Apr 5, 2020 13:36:31 GMT
Sew, for sure. It has been on my list for awhile.
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luckyexwife
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Post by luckyexwife on Apr 5, 2020 13:44:51 GMT
Sew
Play piano...I took lessons for 8 years, but I didn't keep up with it. I'm thinking of finding an online refresher to start learning and playing again. I'm still working full time, but I'd like to play as a stress reliever
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StephDRebel
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Post by StephDRebel on Apr 5, 2020 13:46:05 GMT
I also got rod of my bread machine in july.
I used it nearly everyday and got rid of it when the kids moved out.
They are $$$ !
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 13:46:23 GMT
gar funny you should mention time travel. I just pondered to DH the other day that what if this virus was brought by a time-traveler? Or how crappy it would be for someone traveling from past to future and landing in a pandemic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 13:49:41 GMT
I wish I knew how to cut my own hair, my fringe is at that length where it's constantly poking me in the eye. I could cut it myself but then I'd really not want to go outside for weeks!
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Post by littlemama on Apr 5, 2020 14:14:18 GMT
I ordered a bread maker and finally scored some yeast, but bread flour is impossible to get right now.
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Post by *KAS* on Apr 5, 2020 14:19:43 GMT
Gardening. Small, container type gardening. I have a very small yard at my townhouse that I could grow a few things, but I can’t figure out where to start. I have been looking at YouTube but some of the beginner videos looked way more complicated than I want.
I just want somebody to say ‘go buy these seeds, and this soil and this size container. Then do this, and water and they will grow.’ Haha
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maryannscraps
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Post by maryannscraps on Apr 5, 2020 14:20:20 GMT
I wish I was better at sewing, too. I'm making masks for my family, and it's taking me a long time. I'm figuring it out though. I had enough elastic in my sewing basket to make 3 masks, and ordered another 5 yards that should be here before the end of the week.
I also wish I had kept up my flute playing -- I'd love to be able to disappear into some good music right now.
I ordered bread flour and yeast from the King Arthur website yesterday morning, SCORE! I think it said 10 days to get here, but I still have four packets of yeast and plenty of all purpose flour to last until then.
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 5, 2020 14:32:07 GMT
I ordered bread flour and yeast from the King Arthur website yesterday morning, SCORE! I think it said 10 days to get here, but I still have four packets of yeast and plenty of all purpose flour to last until then. Definitely a Score. I checked (??() some time ago with no luck. I was going to say a week, but it might have been 2, and then I realized it felt more like 6.... We need some different markers for pandemic times.  |
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Post by hop2 on Apr 5, 2020 14:37:35 GMT
I am realizing I wish I knew how to... Sew better Make bread (I’m kicking myself for getting rid of my late 1990’s bread machine) How about you? I consciously got rid of my bread machine it’s easier imho to make bread with my kitchen aid & bake it in the oven. Especially the earliest bread machines where the loaf was a big vertical thing. It’s not hard to make bread without a bread machine provided you can get yeast. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 5, 2020 14:49:31 GMT
I was born in the wrong era because I do know how to bake bread AND sew, LOL. It really helps to have grown up with Depression era parents.
I wish I knew how to finish assembling my 3D printer.
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pyccku
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Post by pyccku on Apr 5, 2020 15:03:45 GMT
gar funny you should mention time travel. I just pondered to DH the other day that what if this virus was brought by a time-traveler? Or how crappy it would be for someone traveling from past to future and landing in a pandemic. |
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pyccku
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Post by pyccku on Apr 5, 2020 15:04:47 GMT
I also wish I had kept up my flute playing -- I'd love to be able to disappear into some good music right now. I've been playing my cello and viola da gamba a lot. I'm recording my part of an online cello choir today! |
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 5, 2020 15:21:18 GMT
Sew
Decorate
Garden well
Can
The bottomed things I've wanted to do for years
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 5, 2020 15:24:12 GMT
Organizational skills. I could have my entire house well organized and be sitting here enjoying it. Suffice it to say I waste lots and lots of time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 15:35:56 GMT
Gluten free bread making.
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Post by cynipidae17 on Apr 5, 2020 15:37:42 GMT
Cutting hair. My husband wants me to brave using a clippers
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paget
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Post by paget on Apr 5, 2020 15:40:09 GMT
Sew
Cut hair (for dh)
Groom better for the dogs (they look like they’ve been hacked after I get at them)
Manicures (i suck)
Garden
Crochet
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 5, 2020 15:54:11 GMT
Sew and garden here too. I do have a sewing machine and I took sewing in high school. But, I’ve never attempted anything more complex than a napkin on my own.
Dh is giving gardening a try this year. He’s never tried before but his BIL is a big gardener, so he’ll rely on his advice.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 5, 2020 15:57:38 GMT
Gluten free bread making. f you figure that out, let me know. I'm someone ignoring my asymptomatic celiac disease and it is doing a number on my stomach a little, but I just don't care right now |
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Post by maryland on Apr 5, 2020 16:36:07 GMT
I wish we had a sewing machine to sew masks. But I don't sew, so it would be useless!
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