Aficiones de Vida

This Pan de Agua recipe, which translates to “water bread” is a traditional Latin American bread that is fluffy, dense, and the easiest loaf of bread you will ever make! There is something cathartic about baking bread. If you want some of my other favorite bread recipes then you have to try my Easy Rustic Olive Bread, Savory Irish Soda Bread, and Honey and Herb Bread. When someone tells you they make their own bread, you might think “wow they must have nothing but time on their hands.” And in some cases that might be true, however, one thing I can assure you of, you have time to make this recipe. If you have never made bread before this is the PERFECT recipe to start with. It’s quick, easy, only uses four ingredients, and it’s likely that all four are already sitting in your pantry. So, buckle up because once you make this recipe, and taste how amazing fresh bread is compared to the store-bought kind, you will never want to go back. As I men...

Healthy recipe for jalapeno cornbread using sprouted ingredients for easy and quick preparation with maximum digestibility and nutrition. This jalapeno cornbread is amazing as a side dish with this white bean chili recipe. Why make sprouted cornbread? It’s a great option if you don’t have the time to make traditionally soaked cornbread. If you find it difficult to source sprouted corn flour and meal, at the very least use masa harina which is pretreated with lime to release the Vitamin B3 (niacin), an important nutrient for detoxification. I also recommend always using organic AND nonGMO certified corn due to the widespread GMO cross-contamination of organic corn crops in North America. One other tip…it is a good idea to use gloves when you are chopping the jalapenos or your hands may tingle or even burn slightly afterward! Jarred chilis are fine to use as a substitute, but freshly chopped is more nutritious. Be sure to use any slightly soured raw milk ...

Today is a big day for me. It’s my 10 Year Blogiversary! On this day 10 years ago, I took a leap and started my own blog on WordPress.com. I published my very first post about “The Thinking Closet” of my early childhood where I would get lost in a creative project for hours. I ended that first post with an invitation to whomever was out there–whomever might be listening–to “come on in!” And to my surprise and delight, YOU DID! But you didn’t just visit The Thinking Closet, you cozied on in and made yourself at home. You listened to my stories, read my long-winded tutorials, some of you even tried them out, too. You giggled at my cheesy jokes, updated me on your life through our virtual coffee date emails, and left me the most encouraging comments. Without a doubt, it has been the steady support of my Thinking Closet community (ahem…that means YOU!) that has kept me going all these years–that has kept me writing, cre...

We’re honouring our landmark 40th anniversary with a collection of exciting new casks. Our ‘New Wave’ series celebrates new distilleries and hidden gems – a symbol of everything that the SMWS is all about. Trying new whiskies has always been part of the endless discovery journey for our members, and that’s as true today as it has ever been. Each bottling within the series has been illustrated by the Society’s original illustrator, Bob Dewar – the artist who was instrumental in defining our look when we started out 40 years ago, and whose artwork still adorns the ceiling of our spiritual home at The Vaults. Our ‘New Wave’ is a look forward, with an interpretation of flavour by our old master on each bottle label. FOUR NEW FLAVOURS…we’ve just released the first batch of bottlings from our ‘New Wave’ series. Click on over to our website to BUY NOW or keep on scrolling to discover more. NEW WAVE BOTTLINGS ONLINE SHOP The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles St...