> 400 g whole wheat flour100 g white bread flour75 g each of amaranth and chia seed1 Tb dry yeast1 Tb honey1 Tb olive oil1/2 Tb salt350 ml water I put all the ingredients in a bread maker on the pizza function so it mixes, kneads and goes through one rise. Then I knead the…

> Roast equal portions of almonds, cashews, pecans, brazil nuts and sunflower seeds (total 6 cups) for 10 minutes at 180 C. In a large pan, bring the following to a boil: 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1/3 cup water, 3 Tb light oil. Add nut mix and cook until all liquid is gone, about 5…

> Richly sweet pork spare ribs with smoked paprika cocoa sauce These ribs are richly sweet and succulent.  The marinade and sauce have a brown sugar base with a hint of smoked paprika and cocoa.  You could almost imagine covering the pork in pastry and serving with ice cream.  For approximately 2.25 kg (5 lb.)…

>My first attempt at a blog.  I had never thought of having a blog, mostly because I haven’t spent time reading blogs.  But then someone suggested that I start a blog (thanks Jemima!), and I thought, ‘well, most of my updates in Facebook are about food, and it’s hard to catalogue these thoughts.’  So, here…