Archive for the ‘Kitchen’ Category
Friday, July 10th, 2009 270 views
Slip over your hands for dusting small spaces
Make knots along the length of an old tube sock for a dog toy
Slide small fragile items into them when packing for added protection from bumps and from inks on packing papers
Wet them and slip them over your hands to dust off large ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009 72 views
I initially made this dish with baby spinach and have found that more mature spinach, kale and swiss chard taste as good. The amounts are for 2 people, but are easily increased for additional servings.
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
spinach, chopped
pine nuts (or walnuts)
pasta (or couscous)
salt and pepper ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009 69 views
For most foods, pre-heating the oven is unnecessary. Meats, frozen convenience foods, casseroles can go into the oven as it heats up, saving time and the energy to heat an empty oven. This won't work for cakes, breads, cookies or other pastry items. These need to bake at a consistent ...
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Monday, June 29th, 2009 67 views
Sure you can add all sorts of water saving devices to your shopping list, make a trip to the hardware store, and then install them. But that will take time and won't cover the water that you use away from home. But what can you do right now or anywhere ...
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Monday, June 29th, 2009 68 views
What better motivation is there to measure our progress along the way and see that we've improved? You can measure your water footprint now at waterfootprint.org where you'll find a calculator to help you figure it out. Once you get an idea of your baseline water usage, you can make ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009 60 views
I confess that these aren't authentic scones. I adapted an Irish Soda Bread recipe in Recipes from a Vegetarian Goddess by Kerri Allrich (one of my most used cookbooks) but find a scone like shape is more convenient for a grab-n-go breakfast or snack. The recipe below is Allrich's with ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009 47 views
My mother is famous for her German chocolate cake, but years ago she had a series of failures where the cake was flat and pancake like. Suspecting it was either the newly opened bag of inexpensive flour or the leavening agent from the back of the cupboard, she bought new ...
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 58 views
Are you in the market for a new coffee maker? Consider a french press. Why?
Coffee made in a french press is tasty.
It can do double duty steeping tea as well which means one less gadget to buy and store and clean.
They tend to be smaller and easier to tuck away ...
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 61 views
I know a lot of chefs and foodies advise only keeping spices and dried herbs for limited times before using them up or tossing them, but to me that's just plain wasteful. I've searched out sources in my area for inexpensive spices and stock up when I get the chance. ...
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Friday, June 19th, 2009 61 views
Heating up your oven? Try to bake more than one thing at once. For example, planning to bake cookies the same week that roasted vegetables are on the menu? Plan them for the same evening. You'll save the time and energy to pre-heat the oven for the second item. You'll ...
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