Sunday Cinema Roundup- “The Secret Life Of Bees” With A Recipe For Gluten Free Hot Honey Cornbread

I know its practically fall but I am a summer girl at heart so I will so just about anything to keep summer around as long as possible. Who’s with me? So, I thought I would get one last hurrah in, and I have a great Sunday movie for you for this weekend. As we all transition to fall I am always finding myself planning ahead and its never too early. Is just me or has the world of slow living enthusiasts (myself included) become obsessed with bees? I think the fear of bees in the yesteryear has been swatted away by the ever concerning “vanishing” of our population bees which has riled the environmentalists, activists, the animal lovers and now the lovers of all things honey and flowers. I mean- I love me some honey but never understood bees until more recently after watching an episode of “From the Source” on the Magnolia Network. It’s really interesting! I love flowers so much that now I have a curiosity to the valuable part bees play in maintaining our ecosystem, food chain and flowers. Anyway, maybe I will do a deep dive about bees sometime. Without further ado, I introduce to you my Sunday movie pick for you all, “The Secret Life Of Bees”. I love this charming , feel good movie starring Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah and Alicia Keys. I really enjoyed this movie on a slow Sunday with some honey cornbread in hand and a cup of tea! After you watch the movie tell me your favorite part.

Sources

Beekeeping starter kit | Bee decorative object | Honeycomb cake pan | Turmeric Striped bedding | Bee skep basket

Yellow Neck scarf | Straw hat

Sources

The beekeepers Bible | The lives of Bees | It Starts with a Bee- Childrens book | The Secret Life of Bees |

The Honeybee- Childrens book | Bees and their keepers | Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners

” ….Women make the best beekeepers because they have a special ability built in to them to love creatures who sting. It comes from years of loving children and husbands. ”
The Secret Life of Bees

Gluten Free Hot Honey Cornbread

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

1 1/3 Cup buttermilk (For dairy free- can sub with almond mil mixed with 1 TBLS of white vinegar and let sit for 5 min)
2 eggs
1/2 Cup Honey (can use regular honey or hot honey for extra spice)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 Cup Gluten Free All Purpose Flour with xanthan gum (I use Cup for Cup or Gluten Free Jules for this)
1 1/2 Cups Cornmeal
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 Cup butter melted
extra 3 tbls butter for pan
cayenne pepper for sprinkling
extra honey and 1 TBLS of butter for drixxling

NOTE: To make this regular cornbread jut do regular flour and regular honey instead of hot honey and omit cayenne

To Make:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees and grease a cast iron skillet with 3 tbls of melted butter
In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, sour cream and honey
Then add flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, salt and mix until combined
then pour wet ingrdients into the dry ingredients and mix
Pour batter into prepared cast iron pan ( I usually use a 10-12″)
if desired, sprinkle the top with cayenne pepper to taste for an extra kick
Bake for 20-25 Minutes or until fork comes out clean from the center
Once its pulled out of the oven , melt another TBLS of butter on top and drizzle each cut piece with additional honey