Favorite Finds - Crockpot Bread and Purple Daylily

This week I had a victorious moment. I made homemade bread. It rose. It tasted delicious. I am still reeling from the shock. I am not a bread baker. I just can't seem to make it work. I made this recipe in the crockpot. I am going to post it here because I think, if I can do it -- well anyone can do it. It does come out shaped like a round cake and is a really hearty bread. But hey, I can't make cake either so, I feel like I just killed two birds with one crockpot.

Honey Whole Grain Bread.
2 Cups warm whole milk (not hot)
2 TB canola oil
1/4 Cup honey
3/4 tsp salt
1 pkg active dry yeast
3 Cups whole wheat flour/divided
3/4 to 1 cup all purpose unbleached flour, divided.

Spray 1 quart casseerole, souffle dish or other high sided baking pan w/nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl or electric mixer combine milk, oil, honey, salt, yeast, 1 1/2 cups wheat flour and 1/2 cup flour. Mix at medium-low spped for 2 minutes

Add remaining 1 1/2 cups wheat flour and 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup flour. Here is the trick, getting the right amount of flour. I add the flour slowly until the dough is less sticky. Transfer dought to prepared pan. Place pan in slow cooker; cover and cook on High about 3 hours or until edges are browned. Remove from slow cooker and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.

My second favorite find this week is my deep purple daylily. I love day lilies. My yard has them in at least eight different colors. I like to find things that are a little different.

Last year I ordered these purple daylilies and they just bloomed for the first time a week ago. They are gorgeous. I ordered them from a catalog/online gardening site which has some unique flowers.
Here is the website www.waysidegardens.com
This particular daylily is called jungle beauty. They have some amazing varieties of standard plants.