Bread making and April congratulations

Joan Jilks (1925 - 2006)

Today is April 4th. April was a busy month in my family home.

• The 4th was mom's birthday. 
• The 12th was my parents' wedding anniversary. They made it to 59 years of marriage! 
• My brother's birthday is April 21st.

My late mother and my daughter

Music drove my Mom's life. Still working on that danged cross stitch she was unable to finish!
Mom hosted the best parties.
She always baked cookies when she knew we were coming. Also, baked chicken. Always.
Dad was the baker. He did the turkey and stuffing, on special occasions.

I tried to make some bread machine bread and even though I tested the yeast, it was dead bread. I was thinking of my parents, as my late father taught my ex-husband how to bake bread from scratch. I cannot tell you how many times dead bread was the result many years ago!

Dad (1925 - 2007) baked up a storm at Christmas.
Mom loved her Christmas parties!
Yes, that's me!

Mom and Dad

Mom was celiac and made rice bread,
while dad bought a bread machine for his bread!

This was a sad, little dead bread!
The yeast expired in 2012. 

Brand new yeast and I was successful.
Dad would have been proud!