Wishful thinking

Galen hopped up onto the bed around 9 PM and curled up in between my legs. He does this every third night or so.
What was new, though, was that he stayed there until my alarm went off at 4 AM.
He slept through the night. He didn't thrash around the house, knocking things over and keeping us awake.

Is he old enough (He turns three later this month) or was it a one-off?
Here's hoping.

What I'm reading: Elizabeth Moon, Engaging the Enemy

An early 14th c. Italian Resolution Recipe

Cheese Gnocchi
( Gnoc, gnoc, gnocchi on oven's door )

Edited to add source.

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I've been experimenting with various methods of baguette-making. The most successful sequence (flavor and crust-wise) has involved putting the sponge into the fridge for a day to develop flavor, and then baking directly on a stone with a cast-iron skillet filled with ice cubes on the oven floor to create steam.

I'm pretty happy with that, and am now trying to perfect slashing technique.
Unfortunately, I forgot to turn down the oven when I was baking tonight's batch. Oops. The slightly overcooked loaves are okay, but on the dry side. They'll make good toast. But the excess heat caused them to explode significantly beyond what I've gotten from other batches.

The slashing is better this time, even with the 'splodeyness.
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