Sweet Potato Scones with Hints of Cheddar
If you follow me on Instagram, I posted a few days ago one of the reason from my quiet around here - not having a kitchen! These scones were one of the few things I actually thought about and baked in my kitchen. And, then, actually shot. So, here we are, as the festive season comes running up to us..
Torta di Farro
Spring has burst through here - in colors and warmth! The leaves are no longer shyly peeking out but bursting through with full vigor and a spirit to make a statement. And, then the flowers, gently lifting their faces and emboldening in vibrance and aroma. Running past a wall of violets in full bloom and inhaling deeply their fragrance gives me momentum and deeper spring to my step. I want to go out; I want to commune with nature; I want to find excuses to stay in the positivity of this season.
Yesterday, I was suddenly come upon an urge to bake. Perhaps, something within me wanted bursting out too. Since I am on the elimination diet, I cannot eat wheat and I do not have the access (and budget) for the other gluten free flours i typically use, like almond and oats.
I made a simple cake with farro, dates and nutmeg and topped with some seeds.
Baked Apple Spiced Oatmeal
Baked Oats are a fabulous make ahead family style brunch dish. It is warm and filling and a touch sweet, just right to start a relaxed weekend day. It is best served with a splash of whole milk and topped with fruit.
Winter Break
I am going to unplug for the rest of 2016. To reflect on the many amazing, insightful, mind-opening, trying, strengthening experiences I have had this year. A year in which, I lived in so many places, so many different lives, reinventing myself literally every 2 months. A year when I pushed myself beyond my comfort zone, but, yet to understand where that has taken me because I have not had the time to process. So, I am going away from the internet world for the last week of 2016... To bury myself in books and thoughts and come out refreshed in 2017!
But, I will leave you something to munch on of course... :)
Amazing gluten free seeded almond flour waffles!
After the Jump..
Ever since I got here to Italy, I have been hearing about how Sardinina is a little different from Italy. Like when most of Italy like to have a sweet cookie or cake for breakfast with the cafe, Sardinians eat salty bread. Also, Reggio Emilians have a savory breakfast, of Erbazzone or Chizze and capuccinoa (more on that in another post sometime). Then, it got mentioned again when I was working with Barilla on a project about breakfast cookies. It seemed an outlier to the normal Italian way of food culture and much talked about for that!