Plum Tart

Preheat oven to 425
Crust
1 1/4 C unbleached white flour
2 Tbs demerara sugar
1/4 tsp salt
7 Tbs butter (well at least its not a whole stick, only 7/8ths, ha)

Filling
1 lb Italian plums, sliced
1/4 C demerara sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg

In food processor pulse all ingredients of crust until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 Tbs cold water, pulse for a couple seconds more. Press mixture into a buttered 7" tart pan. Bake for 15 minutes.

Fill crust with plum mixture. Lower oven to 350 and bake for 30 minutes.

Beet and Sunflower Pancakes

3 large beets
2 carrots
1 cup raw sunflower seeds
2 tsp fresh thyme
1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs

Shred beets and carrots. Coarsely grind sunflower seeds with a few bursts in a food processor. Combine all ingredients. Oil 2 baking sheets and preheat oven to 425. Using a serving spoon place mounds of mixture on baking sheet and flatten into pancakes about 3 inches across. Bake for 15 minutes. Flip over and bake another 15 minutes.