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My Photo of the Day: Boisterous Lunch with Friends.

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I drove to Boulder today and had lunch with some fantastic friends at The Pinyon. It was such a great time with great food, but it was too short! Lots of laughs and that’s certainly good for the soul. Looking forward to the next time Jen, Butter, and Michael!

 
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Posted by on Thursday 12 January 2012 in a day in the life

 

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My Photo of the Day: Cornmeal Pancakes.

My husband really loves pancakes and since he’s not here whenever I make them, I think of him. I’m pretty sure he could eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if given the chance – with crispy bacon and a generous amount of pure maple syrup and butter. I like pancakes enough, but I can’t say that I love them as much as he does.

I was in the mood for some cornmeal pancakes this morning, after taking a walk in the snow that fell last night. I love how I can see my breath and the crunch of the snow underneath my boots. What better way to warm up than with a hot mug of café con leche and fresh cornmeal pancakes?

I didn’t use a recipe, I just eyeballed it. I used sprouted cornmeal flour, homemade kefir & butter, vanilla extract, a touch of baking powder, and sea salt. I wanted them to come out thin enough so that I could roll them, so the batter was runny. I rolled them up while they were still hot and topped them with butter and pure maple syrup. So satisfying.

If you need to use a recipe when you cook, here’s a cornmeal pancake recipe from Mark Bittman. I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks good.

 
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Posted by on Tuesday 20 December 2011 in @home, a day in the life

 

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My Photo of the Day: Gingerbread.

A friend of mine recently had a birthday and her husband made her some soaked flour gingerbread using a Nourished Kitchen recipe. I’ve had this recipe on my to-do list for a while, so I decided to finally make it.

I bought some whole wheat flour from Denver Urban Homesteading and soaked it overnight in homemade kefir. I actually added a half a cup more of kefir because the mixture looked dry. I also added some chopped crystallized ginger into the batter right before I put it in the pan to bake.

Our home smelled so good while the gingerbread was baking and I was impatient waiting for it to cool. Luckily I had things that I needed to do, so I was able to “forget about it.” When it was time, I topped a piece of still slightly warm cake with unsweetened raw whipped cream. This gingerbread is really good, richly flavored and dark and the bits of crystallized ginger adds a nice texture.

2012 is just around the corner and I for one am really looking forward to it. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and all the best for the new year!

 
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Posted by on Monday 19 December 2011 in @home, a day in the life

 

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