This pull-apart style sweet bread is a show-stopping riff on a classic cinnamon bun. As it bakes, the cinnamon-sugar filling caramelizes and gives the bread a wonderfully sweet and crunchy coating, while the interior remains soft and tender. It's a special breakfast treat that will disappear in a flash.

I’ve always loved celebrating solstice, if only because there’s zero pressure to do it. There are no gifts to buy, no parties to throw, no cards to send. No one expects you to decorate your house or rent a special venue. And if you remember to celebrate, great, but if you forget, no one will ever kn

Today is the winter solstice here in the northern hemisphere, also known as midwinter or the...

Blooming Sunflower Bread looks so yummy. It isn’t difficult, but much easier than you imagine. You can make this as part of your daily meals if you enjoy making your own bread, or you can save it for special occasions. What you will need: 300 g of flour 400 g of strong flour 250 ml of […]

Mix egg yolks with sugar, salt and oil.

A stunningly beautiful (and easy to make!) sweet bread to mark the return of the light on the solstice, flavored appropriately with summery cattail pollen. This post also includes a meaningful ritual to celebrate the light in your life.

Inspired by the French tarte soleil, this shareable, tearable centerpiece bread looks impressive but is very easy to pull off. The durum flour imparts a beautiful golden color and gives the bread its crisp-yet-light texture. The filling is a creamy, savory mixture of cream cheese, Parmesan, quick-roasted garlic and herbs de Provence (or the spice or herb blend of your choice). It doesn’t need a dipping sauce, but garlic oil, pesto, or even warm marinara wouldn’t hurt. View our entire…

(Amazon link) Sun Bread by Elisa Kleven ( The Lion and the Little Red Bird , Abuela [illustrator]) is a wonderful picture book f...

Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer or Estival Solstice, occurs when when one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. This is a day to celebrate the sun at its full expression. The Sun is the life force of the Earth. We celebrate all of the provisions that the Sun graces...

Advent Advent is observed the four Sundays that lead up to Christmas. If you aren’t christian, you may choose for your advent to lead up to Hannukah, Yule, Solstice, etc. Advent means “anticipation” so you might use this time to meditate on the season and its meaning to you. Advent celebrates the bringing of light...