While it is currently nowhere near plum season around here, digging out the last bags of plums from my freezer yesterday to finally turn into jam and fruit rollups has me dreaming of this plum streusel cake. Come to think of it, I have a few slices of it still wrapped and tucked in theRead more
Oats, Honey and Spelt No Knead Bread
In just over a month my little one will turn two. While there is a small part of me that feels like the time has flown by, another, much larger part of me still feels the weight of all the days that have passed, all the days that I barely made it through and allRead more
Whole Grain Spelt No Knead Bread
There is a long stretch of sunshine reaching towards me as I write this, spreading warmth and light across the room, making it almost too warm to continue wearing the thickly woven sweater I put on earlier today against the morning chill. If I crane my neck I can just see the tips of theRead more
Chocolate Hazelnut Spelt Cake with Lemon Whipped Cream
January 29th would have been my Mom’s 66th birthday. Earlier this week, when I sat down with a few minutes to spare before my little girl woke from her nap, I stared out the window wondering what I would write here. Memories took me back to the year she passed, then forward again as IRead more
Griesschnitten (Cream of Wheat Pancakes)
Somehow it has been almost a year since I have posted here. Time slipped away quickly and quietly as I watched my daughter grow and change into a quick toddler full of mischief. I’ve spent countless hours playing and digging and making wonderful messes with her (a tricky thing for this here Virgo). We’ve doneRead more
Chocolate Truffle Cake
The last 10 months have been the hardest of my life. Becoming a Mom was an initiation I felt ready for, yet looking back I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. Little did I know that my heart was going to expand so much I thought it would burst out ofRead more
Spelt, Einkorn and Rye Country Bread
Whew does it ever feel good to be back! It’s been a long 10 months since I posted anything here. Becoming a Mom last year completely changed my life. It has been one of the most amazing and rewarding experiences I’ve ever had, but my patience has been tested at every turn and a blindinglyRead more
Whole Grain Spelt Fruit and Nut Crackers
The sign of a great recipe is one that gets passed along from friend to friend to friend right? This one for whole grain spelt fruit and nut crackers is my take on a recipe called “Abbey’s Crackers” that a friend passed to one my Oma’s neighbours, who passed it my Oma, who passed itRead more
Spelt Streuselkuchen (Oma’s German Crumb Cake)
Easter feels very different this year. Quiet. Isolated. Just me and the hubby (and baby bump) taking our time this morning with a cup of coffee and a slice of spelt streuselkuchen. I dunk my piece deep into my coffee cup and take a bite. The flavours mingle in my mouth and the memories comeRead more
Very Nutty Granola Clusters
How is everyone doing out there? I hope you’re all taking care of yourselves and each other and most importantly being kind to one another. 🙂 Being isolated has been fairly easy so far. It helps that I’m a homebody by nature, but keeping the little one growing inside me safe is also a noRead more
Whole Grain Rye Sourdough Bread
It’s a weird world out there these days… last week when I saved Francesca (my rye sourdough starter) from the depths of my fridge to revive her, everything still felt relatively normal. This week there is a very different charge in the air. Everyone feels wary of each other, the lone neighbour we might seeRead more