Sparkle Stories Blog

Good jam can be a bit like good poetry, can’t it?

Blueberry Grunt is a dish from Nova Scotia, where blueberries are really abundant. It’s clever and easy, and it’s comprised of dumplings, boiled in a sweet berry mixture.

In the story, the children disappear into the kitchen and make their daddy something extra special while he rests his broken toe. They call the treat “Banana Rafts.“

The Wagonwheel is a playful take on the familiar Western Omelette. We use traditional Western Omelette ingredients, but you could fill it with just about anything.

Popovers are totally new to the Sparkle Kitchen. We’ve marveled when other friends made them for us, but never actually tried making them ourselves. So a few weeks ago, we gave it a go. And, as is the norm for our kitchen, we whipped up the gluten-free variety. And they were really good.

Alabama Toast is a regular breakfast in Martin and Sylvia’s house. It’s a version of French Toast, with a delightful “Alabama” spread, made with good ingredients from the southeastern United States: peanut butter and molasses.

The main ingredient is buckwheat groats, which you can buy roasted or raw. If we’re feeling particularly ambitious, we’ll purchase the raw groats, and then soak, sprout, and roast them ourselves. The pre-roasted groats are delicious too, and a lot easier.

*“Sandwich sticks,” said Momma proudly as she entered the forest. Martin and Sylvia came out of their stick house to investigate.* “What is a sandwich stick?” asked Martin with a smile. He peeked in the tray. Find out just how to make them in this kitchen post!

Toppings is the perfect thing to make when you need to come up with a creative snack because everyone’s tired of the same old apple & peanut butter, but your kitchen cupboards seem bare.

There’s definitely something enchanting about peaches in late August. Whether you pick them from the orchard or the grocery store, their sweet, heady smell is one of summer’s last gifts.