GOODEness Gracious https://www.goodenessgracious.com/ Cooking up GOODe Food with a Side of Life Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:22:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 day 7-8 – well that escalated quickly – the STARCHDATE diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-7-8-well-that-escalated-quickly-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-7-8-well-that-escalated-quickly-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:11:30 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15118 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 171426.2 Mission Update This update will be truncated because I am currently in battle with the consequences of all my actions over the last couple days and I am currently surrounded… by sourdough starter. Please note: This photograph does not properly account for their back up reinforcements currently residing in the...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-7-8-well-that-escalated-quickly-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15118 day 6- the STARCHDATE diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-6-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-6-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:34:52 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15098 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 161326.8 10:00 AM Today’s mission will be to make the Classic Italian Bread recipe for the 5th time, using a special guest, and keep Rory and Amy (our sourdough starters) alive. 10:33 AM Morning check on Amy and Rory. Amy is going STRONG. Rory (who isn’t supposed to be fed until...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-6-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15098 day 5- the STARCHDATE diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-5-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-5-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:14:27 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15076 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 151226.9 10:00 AM Today’s mission will be to take make the Classic Italian Bread recipe for the 4th time, shaping it into 6 sandwich rolls for dinner and keep Rory and Amy (our sourdough starters) alive. 10:56 AM Morning check on the Ponds… and Rory looks like he grew overnight and...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-5-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15076 day four – The STARCHDATE Diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-four-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-four-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:55:32 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15047 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 141126.3 10:00 AM Today’s mission is to keep Amy and Rory alive and test our Classic Italian Loaf for the third time to check our instant yeast’s viability. But first, the husband made me the most amazing French Toast to give me sustenance to get me through today’s mission. Our reserves...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-four-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15047 day three- The STARCHDATE Diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-three-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-three-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:28:09 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15033 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 131026.9 9:00 PM I regret to inform you that today’s mission has failed. I was unable to do my third set of experiments with my Classic Italian Loaf due to other duties as assigned. I was able to use our leftover bread to make some pretty tasty croutons for dinner. 9:15...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-three-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15033 day two- The STARCHDATE Diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-two-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-two-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:59:44 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15021 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 120926.2 9:00 AM Mikey made the most amazing French Toast from yesterday’s day old bread. And, there is enough leftover to turn into croutons for Addie’s favorite salads. 10:00 AM Today’s mission is to use the Classic Italian Loaf recipe again with two changes: 1:00 PM I follow all of the...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/day-two-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15021 the beginning – The STARCHDATE Diaries https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-beginning-the-starchdate-diaries.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-beginning-the-starchdate-diaries.html#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:09:03 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15015 woman’s blog – STARCHDATE 110826.2 10:00 AM After decades of delay, the preparation of the first loaf is underway. The mission will be to serve bread at dinner tonight prepared entirely from scratch. 2:00 PM The recipe has been chosen and the ingredients have been acquired. We are making the Classic Italian Loaf from America’s...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-beginning-the-starchdate-diaries.html/feed 0 15015 On Bread and Slowing Down https://www.goodenessgracious.com/on-bread-and-slowing-down.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/on-bread-and-slowing-down.html#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:35:18 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=15010 Hello again, dear reader. It has been a while. I think I am often drawn back here, to my first love, my first blog, when I am figuring things out or just need to feel the comfort of the place where my online writing world began. Truth be told, this past year has been rough...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/on-bread-and-slowing-down.html/feed 0 15010 The Games We Played in June https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-games-we-played-in-june.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-games-we-played-in-june.html#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 01:50:00 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14966 It is no secret that my family LOVES board games. We have a regular family game night and we play games every camp weekend at our family campground. So I thought it might be fun to share a glimpse of the games we play on a regular basis. All the Board Games We Played in...

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]]> https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-games-we-played-in-june.html/feed 0 14966 The Books I Read in June https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-books-i-read-in-june.html https://www.goodenessgracious.com/the-books-i-read-in-june.html#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:52:51 +0000 https://www.goodenessgracious.com/?p=14951 I thought it might be fun to share the books I have been reading here. Books bring me a lot of joy, entertainment, information, understanding, comfort, food for thought, etc. However, unlike a lot of book nerds, I found books in adulthood after a childhood of (some questionable) teachers telling me reading wasn’t my strong...

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