Black Bread and Honey

Everyone’s had the experience of savouring a bite of food and being transported to a different time or place. Something in the taste or texture of the food triggers a memory, say from childhood or when you first fell in love.

But the taste can just as easily trigger some revelation in the present. A sunset can be transformed into something more sublime than it has otherwise been.… Continue reading

Our Daily Bread

A mid-summer open-face sandwich with a slice of Happy Monk Einkorn bread, a slather of mayonnaise and a juicy tomato. Finished with a few grains of salt and a twist of the pepper mill. This picture courtesy of Carla Babcock. Note the fine Japanese bread knife used to slice the bread.

Anne Sullivan earned a soft spot in our heart last week.… Continue reading