Pear Muffins

this morning, for breakfast i woke up at the crack of dawn and prepared some muffins.
okay, okay, so twas a little later.

i got this recipe from cookie madness, but of course i changed it in my very own special ways. :)
so the first step is to grind the flour (i am using only the best organinc whole spelt, i can assure you)
so after grinding up the flour, you measure 2 cups and put it in you second (i'll explain later) favorite mixing bowl with

-2 tsp. salt

-some cinnamon (~2tsp)

-nearly 1 tsp of baking powder and

-1/2 tsp. baking soda

after mixing the dry stuff, you move onto the PEARS!!

Go ahead - wash 4 pears, dry them, remove the stickers (oops - looks like i forgot to do that) but just do me one favor, dont peel 'em!
i know the characteristic gritty graininess may be a lil unpleasant, but, there are so many nutrients packed into the skin! so save yourself, save the skin.






then chop them, remove the cores and stems with love

okay, you'll want to add 4 TB of coconut oil to the pears that you are about to puree, and if you're feeling adventurous, pour in 1 tsp. almond extract.

then, uh .... puree, till smooth!

Below is what it should like like

pour the pears into a bowl, and mix in 2 eggs.

then, mix in the flour mixture (this is the fun part)

then the batter is finished! all you have to do now is grease some muffin tins

then pour in the batter

this look like one blue muffin, maybe he knows that he is about to be cooked in a 375 F degree oven.

so there they are! they take around 20-30 minutes,

just check them every once in a while, alright?

And finally, the finished product!!

Yum! 'specially with some butter

wheat(spelt)grass cont'd

so. the spelt is still good. here are some overdue updates...


so right to the left you can see the spelt is sprouting! i transfered the grains to a grilling kind of cookie sheet (it has hole-like open panels on the bottom) that i had padded with a damp tea towel. after a few days it started sprouting, and we just keep on spritzing it with water.

more sprrrrouts!

Okay, i finally uploaded some photos :)
so, fist i soaked the wheat overnight (NOT 24+ hours - it can drown the poor grain!)


Then, i left it in our colander for about 2 days and just kept wetting it and lettin is sprout away.( you can see in the pic that the wheat germ is starting to sprout--they're the roots)




And that is about all for todays post!!

Project numero uno!

Objective: to Sprout wheat/spelt or whatever i end up using, to make wheatgrass juice, then, dry the trimmed wheat and make sprouted wheat tortillas!!

though my previous attempts at sprouting have gone sour (literally) i am prepared to face this challenge, even if it goes moldy. i will go step by step through this project, and let anyone out there know how and what happens to it. i have never made anything with sprouted wheat before, so if this turns out, i can add it to my cooking resume :)

Kenya

P.S - the kefir made me throw up. in the early morning after eating a delicious peach kefir smoothie. it is important,
i realized,
to sterilize everything!

patience

Good things usually take a long time. Kefir is a good thing. Kefir takes a long time. yikes. every 30 minutes i have to check the mason jar inocently sitting on the corner of the counter, but nothing has changed.

so, i will try to get it out of my mind for the next few days. Grow, you cultures!!

Glorious Cinnamon Rolls

the best rolls i have ever made :-)

i have to give a whole post to these fabulous, scrumptious, gourmet, delightful cinnamon rolls i made. i have never really been one for modesty..... hahahah. feast your eyes on these babes! i wish i could remember where i got the recipe from...

its ONLY a couple months old......

Yay for seasons!