Today would have been my Mom’s 62nd birthday. And this Hazelnut Mocha Spelt Torte would have been her birthday cake. Why? Because every year when my Mom and her sister were little my Oma would make two of these cakes (albeit smaller versions) to celebrate their birthdays which are a mere 20 days apart. OmaRead more
This is my Opa. For as long as I can remember slices of his Sourdough Rye Bread would be front and centre in the breakfast table feast when we came to visit. Surrounding it I would always find wedges of sharp cheese, thin slices of cured meats, a soft boiled egg or two, homemade jamsRead more
One of the last things I went through of my Mom’s was her recipe book. Recipes are like little treasures to me so you can imagine how much my Mom’s recipes mean to me. In that moment I was on the hunt for a recipe I knew existed, but that no one has made forRead more
Last year around this time I heard my Mom mention the word “Hutzelbrot”, that she was going to make it and that is was one of my Oma’s favorite Christmas goodies. Of course, I was intrigued. I remember how surprised Oma was, she practically squealed with glee to receive it. However, after I found outRead more
It’s been quite some time since I have posted anything. The past few months (and all of 2017 actually) has been a terrible roller-coaster ride of hopes and fears as I watched my Mom’s life slowly slip away. I didn’t bake anything for a long time, but with Christmas fast approaching I started feeling theRead more
Where have the last two months gone? It sure doesn’t feel like it has been that long since I’ve posted a new recipe. I have certainly been baking since April, but have had ZERO energy to put into this blog. I know my Mom’s ongoing struggle with recovery from cancer has definitely had an impactRead more
Me and pretzels go waaaaaay back. I remember my first pretzel from a German delicatessen in Vancouver, still warm from their ovens and slathered with cold butter. I remember my Mom buying frozen pretzels from that same delicatessen to bake fresh on a Saturday morning, savoured with a little sausage, some strong cheese, coffee forRead more
Little green shoots and buds are FINALLY starting to appear around these parts and with it a renewed sense of inspiration within me to give my blog some love. This carrot juice, currant and walnut no knead spelt bread is one I’ve had in my roster of recipes for some time now, but until recently IRead more
I’ve been struggling for days now with what to write about this Bavarian Walnut Spelt Stollen. It started out all happy and joyful until I realized that what I was writing was not in alignment with how I felt. To be honest, the past few weeks have been rough. Between the ups and down of homeRead more
Although it’s slowly getting lighter a little longer in the evenings, this dark-at-5pm business is making me feel sooooo uninspired to bake or write or do anything much at all except maybe snack on these Seedy Spelt Flatbread Crackers. They are so easy and so tasty it will be hard to go back to storeRead more