Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Update: I have remade this cake using sprouted spelt flour, coconut oil, and with Rapadura (evaporated cane juice) as the sweetener. Delicious! See: Spelt Lemon Cake. We haven’t enjoyed this delicious and very lemony cake since going gluten-free over a year ago. I miss it! It calls for whole wheat pastry flour. I am thinking [...]

Whole Wheat Graham Crackers

original recipe from Country Life Vegetarian Cookbook modified by Wardeh Harmon 1/3 cup barely melted coconut oil 1/3 cup unsulphured molasses and raw honey, combined 3/4 cup oat flour (whizz oats in blender until fine) 1-1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all [...]

Halawa – Halvah

Halawa – Halvah Original recipe by Bruce Weinstein, modified by Wardeh Harmon Makes about 1-1/2 pounds Wardeh’s note: In the Middle East, both Jewish and Arabic people love this dessert. Arabic people call it Halawa and Jewish people call it Halvah. Everyone calls it healthy and yummy! The commercial varieties, however, are NOT healthy. This [...]

Shaping Whole Wheat Bread Loaves

This is how I shape Whole Wheat Bread loaves. *In the following pictures, you will see only my left hand, because I lifted the right hand from its working position to take each photo. During loaf shaping, my right hand is usually adjacent to the left hand, doing the same kind of work. I put [...]

Attempting Whole Wheat Farina

I took my own advice and ground up all my flours for the week’s baking last night. I even measured out the flour and yeast for two batches of bread so all that was needed this morning was to pour the warm water in and let the sponge begin. The dough is on its first [...]

Baked Burritos

We had lots of taco fixings leftover from having guests on Sunday. For Monday’s dinner and lunch, we had baked burritos. Perhaps you know about them already, but for us, we have just discovered them and love them! I’m planning to have a tray of them ready for Haniya to pop in the oven next [...]

Carob-Coconut Pancakes (Revised Recipe)

I made changes to my pancakes this weekend to make them lighter and fluffier. Here's the revised recipe. Carob-Coconut Pancakes 2 cups soft wheat berries, ground (or about 2-1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour) 2 cups rolled oats, ground (or about 2-1/2 cups oat flour) 1 tablespoon aluminum-free baking powder 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (optional) [...]

Carob-Coconut Pancakes

Revised on 6/13/06 Carob-Coconut Pancakes 2 cups soft wheat berries, ground (or about 2-1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour) 2 cups rolled oats, ground (or about 2-1/2 cups oat flour) 1 tablespoon aluminum-free baking powder 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (optional) 1/2 cup raw carob powder 1/8 teaspoon stevia powder 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 4 [...]

Natural Tollhouse Cookies

Natural Tollhouse Cookies modified by Wardeh Harmon 1 cup butter or coconut oil, softened 1/2 cup honey 2 eggs OR 1/4 cup flax seed meal + 3/4 cup filtered water 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon sea salt (omit if using salted butter) 2 cups sprouted spelt or sprouted wheat flour 2 [...]