Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

Yes you read that right, I just ate PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY :D. Nummy lol.
Also, I made bagels today which is suprisingly easy! It only takes about an hour and a half total (including baking and clean up ;) ) and they are AMAZING. Especially when you can´t buy a decent bagel! (Or any at all as the case is here, the decent bagel commet is reffering to the closure of ottos in Oly :( ). Here´s the recipe I used, you really should try it! I topped some with dried garlic, basil, and oregano, others with seasame seeds, and some others with cinnamon sugar (which is turning into a love affair here with Tita, a grandma like figure, :) ). Just add the toppings after you boil and before you bake.

INGREDIENTS
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 1/4 cups warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour


DIRECTIONS
In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the butter, sugar, salt and egg yolk; mix well. Stir in enough flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Shape into 12 balls. Push thumb through centers to form a 1-in. hole. Place on a floured surface. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes; flatten. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Drop bagels, one at a time, into boiling water. When bagels float to the surface, remove with a slotted spoon and place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

And here´s the link to the original http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Homemade-Bagels/Detail.aspx .

Life is very good here, I´m enjoying all the special Spanish things like cheap gummies in a zillion flavors from ´Kiosocs´(little stores with magazines, newspapers, candy, drinks and chips), Amazing CHEAP treats from bakery´s (€0.70 for a fabulous croissant, or a chocolate filled croissant like thing) which are also all over the place, probably one every two to three blocks!
The other thing I REALLY like here is the simple pleasure of goin up on the roof and looking out at all the palm trees and gorgeous water and sky and the buildings, and people, and mountains, and houses, and...the list goes on :). In one word, Gorgeous!