Today we are having a lot of "Scottish weather," as my husband says. It's nice enough in the morning, a bit chilly but not too bad. We go out, to the St. Peter's church Christmas Fun Day (which was quite a low-key, fun even for us and the kids). By the time we emerge, it is spitting rain and the winds are gusting probably up to 15-20 mph. Heading home is a chilly proposition. After lunch, we have no motivation to go out, although that means many consecutive hours in the house with two small children. But, we can observe the Scottish weather from inside instead of walking around in it.
The other thing I did today (in response to the Scottish weather) was bake bread - Speedy White Bread, to be exact. This went okay, only involving two conversions (3 Tablespoons of butter is how many grams? They don't print the tablespoons on the packaging in Scotland!) This problem was averted by my husband again, who pulled out his scale and found the internet conversion 1 Tablespoon = approximately 15 grams. So I put the measuring cup on the scale, added 45 grams of butter, and there we were. The other conversion is one that I'm almost used to now - the Celsius to Fahrenheit oven conversion...just turn it to 190 C and figure it's "about" 400 F. Actually, the bread was ready 10 minutes early so maybe there is something to this convection oven!
