Reviving the original centuries old Newfoundland way of making breads

Newfoundland has many different festivals this time of the year, the weather is beautiful, people’s spirits are warm and these festivals are a wonderful way to be reminded about the old ways of living and being and the rich history that everyone feels part of.  In one of the festival a woman walked up to…

Aah! Fresh ground Coffee why not Fresh ground Flour?

It’s time for a reminder! Let’s face it who doesn’t like the smell of a freshly ground Java brewing? And although I’m not a coffee drinker for various reasons…,you’re free to discuss with me, I completely agree with the Coffee aficionados that Coffee made from freshly roasted and ground beans is in a completely different…

Sour Dough?

The importance of sour foods Sour taste is good for stimulating the digestive power and is good for the heart and digestion. It fuels the appetite, increases salivary secretions, enhances the secretion of digestive enzymes, stimulates metabolism overall and is generally cleansing. According to the Ayurveda, the Indian “science of life”, an ancient system of…

Flour Health

Many of us bake with flours that we can find easily at a supermarket, health food store or online supplies but rarely check the quality of the flour.  In other words, if we were to ask….when was this flour ground? How long has this flour been on the shelf? Are there any preservatives or flour…

Gluten-Free?

Udi’s Gluten free breads were named as one of the best gluten-free breads in Huffington Post. Let’s take a look at the description and ingredients in their Rye Bread Udi’s Rye Bread (From their website http://udisglutenfree.com) Description New Rye-Style bread with caraway seeds from Udi’s Gluten Free will make your taste buds sing. This bread’s…

Why Living Breads

      We use only wild living, bubbling sourdough cultures, created using ancient old world techniques that use long slow fermentation methods combined with stone ground organic or better whole grains that are ground into the freshest possible flours, minutes before the fermentation process. This assures that we provide the best possible foods to the wild…