Face full of Flour… or is it Flowers for a face…

Facefull of flourThere’s actually a funny story behind that face full of flour!

Nico, my thoughtful son-in-law, decided to bring his soon-to-be-mother-in-law (that’s me) some flowers, or was that flour? I think something got lost in the transation somewhere, so here’s the breakdown…

French: farine, fleur
Spanish: harina, flor
English: flour, flower

See the similarities?

Oriental LilySo, when they asked me to pick them up at the metro station because they had some flowers to carry, I was expecting…well, something that goes in a vase, not in a mixer! To my surprise, he had gotten me a 50 pound bag of organic spelt flour! What a sweetie!

Spelt flour can be used instead of regular flour in most recipes, even for thickening sauces such as bechamels… It rises well, and is surprisingly light, not to mention all the health benefits of the whole grain, it is a great alternative to white flour! However, one thing it does not do well is go in a vase!

PS: the lillies are from my garden, one of my favourite flowers. I love their scent!

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