Summer Siesta

Hi friends,

Summer is fully here, and I have a feeling it's only going to get hotter soon!  That means we can cook our brains, or delight in baking.  I choose the latter.  Inspired by Gunilla Norris' poem Summer I baked up this honey rich, multi-grain bread.  I doubled the recipe, so while Norris' poem calls for 3 hearty spoonfuls of honey, these summer kissed loaves have 4.

In the thick heat of summer I say kick back, enjoy a slice of deliciousness and savor the lazy days.  Here are some beautiful words to enjoy over your tasty treat.

Summer
Gunilla Norris


Let the golden honey run
out oft he jar.  Let the water
be sweetened in our mixing bowl.


Three giant spoonfuls
of Summer - nectar, sunshine,
the hum of bees, warm nights,


and ourselves in the grass.
Three giant spoonfuls of Summer
sweetening the water in the mixing bowl.


We need this liquid gold
to remember the goodness
of life ... the taste of honey.


The memory of Summer ...
that it returns, that at the center
the open flower is sweet.


That at the center
when it opens, we too are sweet,
and love, like a swarm of bees,


can fly into us ... ecstatic,
nectar-drunk and
powdered with pollen.


Our bread will have this
poured-from-the-center
rich gold ... three giant spoonfuls.


I hope you have a sweet summer day