Dinner...was...

Fabulous! Not only did the bread come out nicely, it is puffy and light, oh so moist and because i cheated and used organic red fife and organic spelt flour in with the whole wheat...its hearty at the same time!
Turns out we didn't have halibut...so i used sole instead. Plain fillets with fresh cracked pepper placed in oven at 450F for 10mins...then simply served with a fresh cilantro/mint  chutney. delicious! I will post both recipes below. 
Also, never under estimate the simplicity of a soothing cup of tea after dinner! Tonight's tea was "raspberry earl grey" unfortunately it was also my last 2 tea bags :( Never fear, i have a bit of a tea obsession as well!

tonight's tea selection

Amish wheat bread

Water, warm, 18 tablespoons

1 pkg active yeast (if you buy the jar like me, its 2 1/4 tsps)

 Whole Wheat Flour, 2 3/4 cups (or hey mix it up, use different whole grain flours...its fun! but i warn you if you don't sift some of the "husks" out...it may not raise properly!) 

 Salt, 1/2 tsp (i never add salt...just sayin...)

 sugar 1/3 cup 

 Canola Oil, 1/4 cup (i used Olive Oil) 

 Egg, fresh, 1 large 

I also added 4 tsps of Vital Wheat Gluten (another poster had suggested it)

Now its supposed to be a bread machine recipe, and yes i have a machine...but darn it, i just love making it by hand, so i used the Kitchen Aid to do the hard work, it was a bit "sticky" so i sprinkled more flour in (most likely almost another 1/4 cup) then i turned the oven on broil for 2 mins, then shut it off to create the perfect warm place for my bread to rise...i did 3 30min rise times with a punch down at each 30min interval. Placed in a oiled bread pan, after rising the 3rd time i pulled it out, preheated the oven to 350F and then baked for 30mins. Voila, i think this is the best whole grain loaf i have ever produced (in terms of lightness and flavour)

Amish wheat bread

And for the fish...

Mint Cilantro Chutney

1 cup loose freshly washed mint leaves 

1/2 cup loose freshly washed cilantro leaves

half a lemon in juice

whole lemon in zest

1 tsp sugar (i used splenda)

1 tbsp oil (olive etc)

wee dash of sea salt

wee dash of fresh pepper

1 green onion 

process in blender/food processor until everything is mixed up and chopped to your preferred size. Dish out over freshly baked fish fillets and enjoy the flavours as they mingle on your tongue!

The recipe i used also said to add some hot peppers before chopping, i omitted that step, as i cannot stand hot things...Jackson would have preferred it with.

dinner is served!

remember, a well fed husband is a happy husband.