Do you Love Food?

While cooking in my kitchen moments ago, I had an epiphany: I am a food geek. I love watching people cook on TV, I really enjoy reading cookbooks, I think it is so fun to peruse cooking stores, and I'd rather cook then go out to eat (any day of the week). Chances are, if you're reading this, you are a Food Geek, too (or on the quick path to becoming one). I use this term with the utmost reverence and love, because food is everything. It's nurturing. It's health. It's medicine. It's illness prevention. It's grounding. It's uplifting. It's growth. It's awareness. It's life. It's pure energy that feeds your brain, your body, and your soul.

I LOVE FOOD!

With that said, I have got to share with you a recipe I've been cooking all fall and winter: Pumpkin Bread. I know, it does not sound like rocket science, and I certainly am not the first person to cook such a wonderful, nurturing "staff of life." (I swear, this is a synonym for bread. I just looked it up. Here's the link if you don't believe me:http://www.synonyms.net/synonym/bread).

It's typical of a home cook to not write down recipes. Even though my good friends always ask/tell me to, I get so caught up on the creative process that I just do what feels organic (Hence, the term "glob" used several times in my previous post). However, because this pumpkin bread has been so consistently spectacular, today I measured.

Here is how it goes:

2c whole grain spelt flour

1/2 t salt

1/2 t baking powder

1/2 t baking soda

1/2 t nutmeg

1 t cinnamon

1 can pumpkin puree (yep, I use the WHOLE thing)

2 T Ghee, melted

2 eggs, lightly scrambled

2 T Maple Syrup (grade B)

2 T Black Strap Molasses (So healthy and full of iron)

1/4 c sugar (Add more sugar or don't add any; it's up to you)

1/2 t vanilla extract

Mix the dry, mix the wet, then mix together. Here at altitude, they take about 25 minutes to bake at 350 if I use a muffin tin. Otherwise, in a bread pan, they may take well up to 50-60 min.

Wholesome, delicious, life-giving bread. Pumpkins are full of beta-carotene, potassium, zinc, and fiber. I eat these with a peaceful mind, because they truly are a food geek's dream.