
Isla’s First Birthday
Baby, Cakes, Eco + Conscious Living
Last weekend we celebrated Isla’s first birthday. I love birthdays and celebration and this one came with a lot of emotion for me. My challenge to myself is to make…
Recipes that tell us to waste food like “discard half of your sourdough starter” are a big thumbs down. I care about food waste not because it’s a hypothetical idea, but because I care about people (about you) and food budgets and feeding people.
We all waste food. Food waste happens. I get it. My family wastes food by mistake, but we are doing our best to minimize that. Wasting food by mistake is one thing, but opting to throw it away (i.e. sourdough discard) is another. Here’s to us saying “no” to throwing away sourdough starter! It’s food, and there are so many ways we can use it to nourish ourselves and/or our families. Plus, it’s a great excuse to make chocolate mug cakes 😉
They’re not the sweetest “cake” and you can add and extra ounce of honey if you want them more sweet, or add 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips. We all love them like this, a sweet chocolate bread meets mug cake with a slightly sour edge we love.
Single serving chocolate cakes (not sourdough)
Sprouted Chickpea Chocolate Hummus
Last weekend we celebrated Isla’s first birthday. I love birthdays and celebration and this one came with a lot of emotion for me. My challenge to myself is to make…
We have about 4 breakfasts over here that we rotate without any extra creativity. We always eat it, and we always eat it together before the day starts but it’s a…
This is the basic formula for every cake I’ve ever made. So here’s a little lesson from inside my mind, and the way I was taught as a child, to…
Basically, another brunch = another form of banana bread. I make them all the time and they often involve chocolate. But here’s another one that everyone devoured if you want…
I wanted a good English recipe for St George’s Day to take to lunch with friends. Usually (always) if I make a cake it’s a good simple chocolate cake but…