Amy Chaplin

Brown and sweet rice to go with everything

POSTED ON August 8, 2009

I had promised a couple of weeks back to give you some recipes for simple grains to eat with all the condiments you now have in your fridge. Having cooked grains on hand makes it so easy to prepare healthy meals in minutes!

continue reading ->

Homemade granola

POSTED ON July 31, 2009

Posted in Breakfast, Gluten free

It’s funny how you just do things and don’t ask your self why; I thought this as I automatically brought ingredients to make this granola before going to the beach last weekend. It’s another thing my mother made before went on a trip when I was growing up, and I’m only just realizing that [...] continue reading ->

Blooming hill farm

POSTED ON July 22, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized

Last weekend we went up to Guy Jones’ Blooming Hill Farm. I love this place and think of it as the next best thing to having a country house. Located about 60 miles from the city, it only takes a little over an hour to get to.

continue reading ->

Sprouted spelt bread with seeds

POSTED ON July 18, 2009

Posted in Baked Goods

“Sprouts represent the point of greatest vitality in the life cycle of a plant.”

Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods

continue reading ->

Spelt blueberry muffins

POSTED ON July 15, 2009

Posted in Baked Goods, Breakfast

This one is for my father. If you saw his comment back in June he hasn’t had a decent muffin in very long time. I broke out the frozen organic blueberries (that I preserved in the freezer from the summer before) xmas morning and whipped up a batch for him. Although it was years ago, [...] continue reading ->