A Shortbread for Sharing
It’s mid-May 2021 and as the mask mandates are slowly being lifted, it’s time to begin looking forward to gathering again with family and friends. After more than a year of longing for dinners out, is it odd that the …
Blueberry Cónico Azul and Coconut Sourdough Muffins with Chiddam Blanc de Mars
Yet another delicious recipe created for us by Sarah Owens! One of the most beautiful things about collaborating with Sarah is her flour intuition. Yes, that’s a thing! I’d like to encourage you to pay attention to your own flour …
Introducing the SoCal Flour Share
California-grown and -milled flour
Farmer to miller to you
A Grist & Toll and Farmer Mai Nguyen Collaboration
What is the SoCal Flour Share and why do we need it?
Creating a California wheat flour economy based on ecology, fair …
Holiday Pancake Recipes
Our new 2020 holiday gift set, Pancake Extravaganza, includes Amy Halloran’s wonderful The Pancake Papers, which is rich with regional grain information and includes both sweet and savory griddle cake recipes. However, since more is never enough where …
2020 Holiday Cookie Tin – Fundraiser
Cookie Tin sales go live 12:00 noon, Monday, December 14, 2020.
Grist & Toll Owner/Miller Nan Kohler is joining 15 other Los Angeles pastry chefs to create a one-of-a-kind cookie box to help raise funds for the Georgia senate runoff …
Lemon Poppyseed Polenta Cookies
As I enter this post, it is Saturday, November 28th 2020, Small Business Saturday. It took a village to create the cookie recipe below. I am forever grateful for the work of other small businesses: Farmer Mai Nguyen …
Sourdough Cheese Crackers
It’s the end of October in L.A. and as we finally break free of 100 degree weather, rounding the corner into fall much later than other states, it’s time to look forward to winter soups, oven roasted dinners and holiday …
Marquis Wheat
A taste of history and the path to modern breeding
Marquis wheat is an heirloom variety that holds special significance in the history of wheat breeding and cultivation in North America. The name Marquis first began to appear on my …
Whole Grain Coffee Cake with Wit Wolkoring
I love coffee cake, especially one with tangy sour cream in the batter and a crunchy streusel layer in the middle. I love it even more now that I have this recipe created by Sarah Owens just for us, featuring …
Brown Butter Einkorn Zucchini Bread
When a bit of malaise or lack of inspiration hits us here at Grist & Toll, we often turn to the beautiful books written by Sarah Owens: “Sourdough”, “Toast & Jam” and “Heirloom”. They never fail us, always delivering inviting …