Stonehouse Cooks Contest: Recipe 18 Cranberry Pancakes

Contest Rules Photo due: April 23, 2011I first made these pancakes over an open fire for one of our June al fresco breakfasts. Cranberry Pancakes 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda3 tablespoons white sugar1 egg1 ¼ cup unsweetened cranberry juice3 tablespoons olive oil1 cup dried cranberries Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients. Add wet to dry and stir until just blended. Fold in cranberries. Pour…

Troubles with Kobo

It came to our attention yesterday that Kobo had arbitrarily started discounting eBooks by indie publishers and authors who distribute through Smashwords, the sort of discounting that lurks within Amazon’s manipulative corporate strategy. The discounting, apparently, was such that publishers and authors were only to be paid the net on Kobo’s set retail, not on the publisher’s retail (agency model). Much to our astonishment, when Five Rivers checked on that allegation, we were astonished to…

Stonehouse Cooks Contest: Recipe 17 Corn Bread

Contest Rules Photo due: April 22, 2011Corn Bread 1 cup water1 cup frozen niblet corn2 tablespoons olive oil2 ¼ cups white flour1 cup corn flour1 cup corn meal1 jalapeno pepper chopped finely (seeded if you wish less heat)1 cup grated cheddar cheese1 ½ teaspoons salt1 tablespoon sugar2 tablespoons fresh, chopped coriander (cilantro)2 ½ teaspoons yeast (or 2 teaspoons quick rise yeast) Place all liquids in your bread machine pan. Add all dry on top. Make…

Alicia Hendley Appears in Kitchener

Alicia Hendley, author of A Subtle Thing, appears at Chapters, 135 Gateway Park, Kitchener, ON this Saturday, April 16, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. She will be signing copies of her debut novel. For further details, visit the Facebook Events Page. What reviewers have said about A Subtle Thing:Alicia Hendley captures the essence of humanity, in all its glorious faultiness…. — Emily Rae Robles, The Ambitious Ambigue.A Subtle Thing is a gritty and raw novel…

Stonehouse Cooks Contest: Recipe 16 Yogurt Spelt Bread

Contest Rules Photo due: April 21, 2011For those who have a bread machine. Yogurt Spelt Bread 1 ¾ cup natural no fat yogurt2 tablespoons olive oil3 tablespoons buckwheat honey4 cups spelt flour½ cup white flour1 ½ teaspoons sea salt½ teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoons quick rise yeast Place all wet ingredients into the bread pan. Place all dry ingredients on top of wet ingredients. Make a well for the yeast and add the yeast into the…