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Grist & Toll Farmer Feature

Introducing Mai Nguyen, aka Farmer Mai,

and two landrace wheats grown by her:

Wit Wolkering and Chiddam Blanc de Mars

A blog post featuring a California farmer and specially selected wheat varieties has been a …

Stollen is one of my favorite holiday breads. There is a lot to love: fruit, nuts, almond paste, powdered sugar topping – Yum!

A quick preferment of milk, yeast and flour gives the dough a nice depth of flavor, and …

People Who Live in Spice Houses

Linda Civitello for Grist & Toll

Sweden’s pepparkakor (pepper cake) is pfefferkuchen in Germany, speculaas to the Dutch, gingerbread to the British, and pain d’épices (spice bread) in France. Notice a theme? All …

How We Roll at Grist & Toll

By Linda Civitello

What History Has To Say About Nan’s Mother’s Buttermilk Crescent Rolls

From the “It Just Wouldn’t Be Thanksgiving Without This” Department

Crescent rolls had been around for centuries before the …

I am very pleased that author and food historian, Linda Civitello, will be contributing to the website from time to time. We have put our heads together, lining up topics and recipes drawn from history that resonate with how we …

Please listen to this broadcast to hear Nan discuss wheat and the truly amazing difference of fresh flour.

http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/good-food

Also, enjoy listening to our friend Amy Halloran who joins the show before our spot.…

Grist & Toll Classic Whole Grain Biscuits

Yield = 6 one-inch high, 3-inch wide biscuits

*See notes for turning this formula into shortcake at the end

Ingredients:

2 cups (9 oz) Sonora or your favorite G&T whole grain flour

2 …

G&T Blog Post: Spelt Carrot Cake with Cardamom, Pistachios and Coconut

I really love carrot cake, but many that I buy are a disappointment: too sweet, too dense, too rich. Perhaps I’ve only been in love with the idea of …

Union’s creamy polenta with mushrooms

Sometimes, it’s easy to predict the dishes that will achieve cult status on restaurant menus.…

G&T Recipe: Thanksgiving Swirl Pie

Yield = two 9-inch pies

I just couldn’t decide which pie to feature for Thanksgiving this year. The cheese pie recipe below was the very first pie I learned how to make, so it has …