This recipe for chocolate energy bites has spent all summer quietly being moved in front of other recipes on my kitchen cookbook holder in my vain attempt to try and remind myself to make them. I thought these would be the perfect fix for my “I wanna bake something chocolatey” need since it was farRead more
Blueberry Whole Spelt Waffles
I’ve been holding out on you guys. I’ve had this recipe ready since the Summer but haven’t posted it yet because I’m just not quite happy with any of the photos I have taken of these waffles over the past few months. I even made my guy and I eat the “wonky” looking ones thisRead more
Buttermilk Spelt Biscuits
The first time I made these I was stirring a big pot of veggie chilli and it was as if someone had whispered in my ear, I suddenly said out loud “mmmm buttery biscuits.” There was no question, I had to make biscuits to dunk in this chilli. A quick scan online and through myRead more
Ancient Grain Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal
Sometimes I just want something warm and yummy without pulling out all the stops to make waffles or pancakes on a lazy weekend morning. This blueberry banana baked ‘oatmeal’ is just perfect for that… I say ‘oatmeal’ because I actually use Rogers’ Ancient Grain Porridge blend (which has oat, rye, barley, spelt, khorasan AND quinoa flakesRead more
Whole Grain Spelt Banana Bread
Banana bread recipes are a dime a dozen, but this spelt banana bread is close to my heart. It’s one that I’ve made umpteen times, tested and tinkered with, swapped out one ingredient for another… it’s one that I’ve made my own. And boy have I had plenty of ripe bananas to tinker with! When your man hasRead more
Authentic Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)
Don’t let those maraschino cherries on top fool you, this is nothing like a black forest cake you find at the grocery store and nothing like most of the recipes you will find online! Unlike the chocolate cake and maraschino cherry laden versions at the store, the recipe for this one originates from the back ofRead more
Traditional Plum Spelt Cake (Zwetschgenkuchen)
Down the street and around the corner is our 85 year old neighbour whose prune plum tree towers above the house and all the other fruit trees sprinkled around the backyard. Mom and I headed out in the heat of the afternoon with buckets and a box to scale the tree and pick ourselves sillyRead more
Heirloom Tomato Spelt Galette
Last summer I would have never begun to attempt making this. Too daunting, too much work, too tricky. But since I started this blog in January I find myself drawn more and more to the kitchen, to get my hands in dough, to try new recipes, new techniques, new ways of being creative. It happenedRead more
Blackberry Spelt Tart
It’s been just under 3 years since I arrived to stay on the Sunshine Coast, but I’ve been coming to visit my Oma and Opa since before I could walk. One of my favourite memories to this day is heading out in the summer heat to pick blackberries with my Oma. I would squeal withRead more
Blueberry Lemon Spelt Scones
An ode to summer, an ode to humongous organic blueberries, an ode to a farmer named Jacob. We arrived in the heat, the kind of heat that makes everything quiet. Here was this very tall, jolly looking man ready to show us around his farm… specifically his blueberries fields. Up onto the tractor and awayRead more
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Spelt Cookies
When the weather heats up I feel less and less like turning the oven on and making it even warmer, but we’ve been having an awfully mild summer over here on the west coast so I flung open the doors, cranked the oven on and whipped up a batch of these way too good cookies.Read more