these days...
by fig + fauna farm on 09/04/12
Feathers found in every room . Swimming often . Little one, not so little now . Sunday morning crepes ( Heidi's Rye Version ) . Luscious grass for those who want it most .
Simply Wholesome ~ Plum Pancakes
by fig + fauna farm on 08/30/12
The talented Emma Robertson of Emmadime invited me to create a Simply Wholesome recipe for her food series. Plums have been my go to fruit this month and it couldn't have been a better addition to these nutty spelt flour pancakes. See the whole post here. Enjoy!
PLUM PANCAKES
You will need:
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1 cup Spelt flour
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1 tbsp light honey
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2 tbsp baking powder
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1/4 tsp baking soda
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1/4 tsp sea salt
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1 egg, beaten
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1 cup milk ( I used goat milk)
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2 tbsp cooking oil (melted butter, ghee or coconut oil)
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2-3 plums, halved and sliced thinly
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt in a lrage bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, oil and honey. Now add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture. Stir until everything is moist ~ try not to over stir, small lumps are good.
Heat a lightly oiled cast iron skillet over medium low. Pour 1/2 cup of batter on the sizzling skillet and gently place the plum slices on the top of the pancake. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve with honey or maple syrup.
* Makes six medium pancakes
All new, again
by fig + fauna farm on 08/25/12
In Florida, it's that time again; time for gardeners to pull out the seeds and begin planning a fall/winter garden. Many of you are now wrapping up a summer of tomatoes, peppers and juicy melons ~ my mouth waters at the thought of baskets filled with fresh harvests. I've had two months away from my garden and while my home has been cleaner and laundry is done, nothing quite fills our day as beautifully as a working garden. Last year, Dane had just turned two when we began our plot. She was starting to become interested in the wonderful world of dirt and plants. By interested I mean: I carefully planted seeds and she plucked them out behind me. She was also fond of tomatoes, only she loved the green ones and picked them more then I like to remember! She showed me the beauty of happy accidents...Green Tomato & Radish Salsa anyone?
Today, I'm quite sure that she has a greener thumb than I and undoubtedly she will love to see the garden in all of it's stages. Dane has been giving the most delicate of care to our seedlings in nearly every window of the house. Randomly throughout the day, I'll remind her to check on them and in the first mention of the word "seedlings", her eyes light up and she runs to them to see how they've grown.
This garden has become a reminder to me of how she's grown too.
The thing that I love about this process is how new it all feels each time; like buying your pencils and textbooks for a new school year. It's really the same materials, but what you will learn in the year ahead is what's so exciting. I learn from each garden, each season, each plant; how it will fare the weather and bugs and how I choose to tend it. Dane will learn so many things as well. Most of all we will be together in this thing, that is all new again.
Friends, do you know a poem or song about gardening that you can share with me?
