with Pancetta and Root Vegetables   Ingredients: 3 lbs. farro berries ½ lb. pancetta, cut in ¼ inch cubes 2 onions, quartered 2 stalks celery, 1 inch chop 2 carrots, 1 inch chop 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 2 sprigs fresh thyme 4 beets 3 turnips, 3” diameter or less (or, use 2 larger turnips) 12 cups …

Food blogger and photographer Leslie Uhl brings us this truffle honey-soaked Greek butter cakes recipe.  They look amazing! I had to experiment a lot with this one… Justin Marx at Marx Foods had offered a challenge: our choice of three ingredients to create something yummy with: I chose vanilla beans, coconut sugar, and truffle honey. …

Hi, this is Angela from Seasonal and Savory! I have been working on replicating the deliciously savory-sweet Olive Oil Tortas that I buy at the local specialty cheese shop, and when Justin presented his new ingredient challenge I had to give it a go. Tortas de Aceite are essentially a crispy, multi-layered flatbread that taste a bit …

Krystina of Basil & Wine guest posts below with an elegant spelt biscotti recipe (easily modifyable to use wheat flour).  Here’s Krystina: ————– Recently, Marx Foods offered to send me three samples of their gourmet food items to formulate a recipe. The trick? It had to include all three ingredients. I went fairly safe, choosing ingredients …

Sarah Wong, a culinary professor at the Seattle Culinary Academy debuts on our blog with the first of two Mangalitsa recipes.  Sarah, you are delicious, and welcome here anytime.  And, lucky for us, the next time is on Saturday.  So come back to check out her next creation. ———– Southern style biscuits flecked with Mangalitsa …

Crystal Grobe created her blog, Cafe Cyan, four years ago in an effort to share her adventures in food and inspire others to start cooking.  She loves discovering new ingredients and trying fun recipes. ————- When I received a bag of spelt flakes from the always-generous Marx Foods, my mind started racing with recipe ideas.  I started …

Refresco de Avena is a refreshing oat based drink consumed in South America & the Caribbean.  Apart from oats and water, the ingredients can vary quite a bit from place to place.  This is my version…I’m not sure how authentic it is, but it is tasty. Cold with mango this drink is very good indeed, but …

Melissa of the-wynk.net (My Own Little Dust Pile) was kind enough to take some of our organic rolled spelt flakes out for a spin, with delicious (and humorous) results:  —————- I’ll admit, I’m something of an oatmeal fanatic. I have been known to eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (well…not all in the same …