Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I made these loaves -  Bird Seed Bread - for the #BreadBakers' March event. See the bottom of this post for more information about this great bread baking group. Our hostess this month is Karen of  Karen's Kitchen Stories . And she picked SEEDS for this month's theme. I opted to make a seeded loaf with black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, and chia seeds. Ingredients 1 T active, dry yeast 1 T organic granulated sugar 3/4 C warm water 1 1/2 C organic plain yogurt, whole milk 3 T honey 2 T hazelnut oil 1 t freshly ground salt 1 T black sesame seeds + more for garnish 1 T white sesame seeds 1 T flax seed meal 1 T pumpkin seeds + more for garnish 1 T sunflower seeds + more for garnish 1 T chia seeds 1 T ground almonds 1/2 C  rolled oats 5-1/2 C whole wheat pasty flour olive oil Procedure Place warm water and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Float active d...

I wrote this for the WE Cooperative CSA newsletter this week and thought I'd share it here, too. All of these terms are ones I hear, but I was never sure of their exact meaning and implication for my food. Here's what I found... We read and hear a lot of different terms in regards to our fruits and vegetables - heirloom, organic, hybrid, and GMO (genetically-modified organism). I thought I'd give you a brief run-down so you can begin to decipher what it all means...and why you should search out some and avoid others.  Let’s take a look at a few definitions so we can better understand what an heirloom seed is compared to a hybrid or genetically modified seed. Heirloom 'Heirloom' - like your great-grandmother's brooch or your great-uncle's cello -  generally refers to something passed down from generation to another. Heirloom seeds are from a plant that has been passed from one generation to another, cultivated and preserved because of its value. The...