Taxes!!

I love doing taxes! There are alot of people who think I have lost my mind when I say such things, but it's the truth. I filed my first taxes on my own in 1986. I like the forms, the simplicity of the numbers going where they are supposed to and I love the tax laws. I love knowing what you can and can't claim. Learning the changes that happen each year, including what can and can't be claimed. I even love working with the accounting firm Morrow Co. and passing completed financial statements onto them for some of my clients to have their taxes done by an accountant.

I have done both full service bookkeeping, payroll and personal and small business tax returns since the early 90's. I remember when I was a single parent with two small kids, I would help other parents do their taxes.

I am now available to help people with their taxes. Please feel free to contact me if you or someone you know needs their taxes done. thespeltbaker@gmail.com

I look forward to this season and helping those who do not want to do this on their own.

Baking Day.

The life of a spelt baker did not come about because I hate to bake, it is because I love to bake and today was baking day.

I made four different types of cookies all with organic Spelt flour of course.

Double Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Seed Butter, Almond Butter and a new creation - Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. I am pretty sure that I ended up making over a hundred cookies, but only baked 48 for taking to a friends house and having some at home. The rest I scooped out and froze the dough in balls. Cookies for later.

I love sharing cookies so much that I am going to share my newest cookie recipe with you today.

Here it is:

Spelt Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup of butter or Earth Balance
1/2 cup almond butter
1/2 cup organic cane sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg - well beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup white spelt flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips

Soften butter/Earth Balance and cream.

Then add sugars, vanilla and the egg.

Whisk until creamed.

Add dry ingredients

Mix until smooth and fully blended.

Scoop onto tray using a small ice cream scoop. Press with fork.

Bake at 350 degrees for 9 to 12 minutes.

ENJOY!!!!