Banana Bread with Timtana flour

The experimenting with Timtana flour continues!  I’m about half-way through the sample package I received and so far, I’m finding I like this flour a lot in yeast-raised bread products, with one major exception… this banana bread!

But before we get into the recipe, here’s a couple of things you need to know about me:

I loathe the [...]

Mexican Standoff cocktail

Another Thursday Drink Night — Last night’s theme was nuts: liqueurs made from nuts, nut infused booze, and more nuts.  Go check them all out, make some for yourself and and vote for your favourite!

I’m not a big nut liqueur fan, usually finding them too sweet and cloying, so this was a bit more of a [...]

Timtana Bread

So I received a new flour in the mail a couple of days ago: Timtana flour, made by Montana Gluten-free Processors (in Montana of course!).  I’ve been waiting with some interest to see what it would look like and more importantly, what it would be like to bake with.

The Timtana flour comes from the seeds of [...]

Gluten-free Nanaimo Bars (or What are these strange Canadian treats of which you speak?)

So this month’s Daring Bakers Challenge was brought to us by Lauren over at Celiac Teen who threw down the gauntlet for folks to not only embrace the gluten-free, but also to embrace the uniquely Canadian treat known as Nanaimo bars (from scratch of course!).  If you haven’t done so already, go check out Lauren’s blog.  [...]

Lentil Soup

A quick lentil soup that is hearty enough for dinner!  While you can use plain brown lentils for this, do try and get the French Lentils (Lentils de Puy).  They have a richer flavour, and have a slightly firmer texture than the brown ones.  They look like beautiful little speckled stones in their uncooked [...]