Scones!!!

These are not just any old scones. These are fresh vegan scones that you can cook and eat while they are still hot. They are delish and so so easy to make. I like to make them with blueberries or chocolate chips, but I bet anything you add in will taste great.   3 cups […]

Dense And Delicious German Sourdough Bread (Pumpernickel)

This is a richly flavoured, traditional German sourdough bread, naturally leavened without yeast. Dark and tasty, it is less sweet than commercial pumpernickel and more closely resembles the German black bread, schwartzbrot. It’s slow cooking time ensures that it will keep very well. PREPARATION TIME: a few minutes FERMENTING TIME: 16-20 hours COOKING TIME: 5-6 […]

Punjabi Baked Flatbread (Naan)

This popular leavened bread, especially enjoyed in Punjab in north-west India and Pakistan, is cooked in a traditional coal or wood-fired clay oven called a tandoor. Many versions of this flat bread are found throughout central Asia, from Iran in the East to the Soviet countries in the North. The breads, enriched with milk, yogurt […]

Italian Fried Corn-Bread (Polenta)

Polenta is a yellow maize or cornmeal popular in northern Italy. Regarded there as a staple food, it can be used in many ways after it has been prepared as a rather thick porridge. In Australia, polenta is prepared from a special strain of corn grown in Queensland known as Yellow Dent. Plain boiled polenta […]

Herbed Bread Rolls

In this recipe, small bun-sized pieces of herbed and yeasted dough are arranged in a quiche pan or shallow cake tin fairly close together, then baked. They come to the table joined together in a singular circular cluster, and diners can break off a roll as desired. Preparation time: about 30 minutes Dough resting time: […]

PIZZA POTATOES

Serves: 4 Some steamed broccoli and a large tossed salad complete this simple meal. Ingredients: 4 large baking potatoes 1 cup marinara sauce, or more as needed 1 to 1/2 cups grated part-skim mozzarella cheese pizza sauce mix 1 can of chopped tomatoes or 4 medium tomatoes cooked skinned and chopped 2 tble spoons virgin […]