I’ve finally discovered the secret to amazingly good brownies: vigorous beating. Many recipes mention it, but in the past I’ve been lazy and skimped on any extended batter beating. I recently decided to be wild and spend an extra 8 minutes making brownies. That (and using spelt flour) is the key to light, fluffy, gooey […]
Spelt Banana Bread (Recipe)
Banana bread has carried me through the first weeks of being a new mom. I first made this particular recipe just before the Christmas holidays, but hadn’t ventured into using only spelt flour. I combined 1/2 cup all-purpose white with 1/4 cup spelt, and poured the batter into muffin tins. The banana muffins were a […]
Welcome Baby!
You may be wondering what I’ve been up to lately. I’ve been (and still am) in baby land. 2013 has started off with the arrival of a healthy, happy baby boy in our house. Since we didn’t find out if our little one was a girl or a boy until the big day, I started […]
How to Become a Tea Drinker
I have to be honest; I’m a new tea drinker. That doesn’t mean I never drank tea, and appreciated it, in the past – quite the contrary. When I was little, my favorite before-bed drink was Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime. I liked the picture of the sleeping bear on the box and was convinced it made […]
Ode to Oatmeal
Autumn is well on its way here in Paris. Most of the trees have turned yellow and winter veggies like squash, pumpkin, cabbage and Brussels sprouts have taken over the markets. That means oatmeal season has come to our house and I’ve been making lots of it lately. I tend to reserve it for calm, […]
Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade (Recipe)
Since September, it’s been just plain busy around here: back to Paris, back to work, back to Sunday morning market (and all the colorful autumn veggies), back to self-imposed projects (like learning to print digital photographs – not as easy as I thought it would be – hanging new curtains and re-organizing our office space)… […]