I've been using date syrup as a sweetener in my baking. I just puree dates with water until it has the consistency I am looking for. Great for throwing in hot cereal, stews, whatever needs a touch ...
I just bought a Breville (lightly used for $75) and have been juicing every day since! My current favorite is green kale, apple, pear, ginger, and turmeric root. Sometimes I throw a couple of garli...
Wow! Who knew that a little pastry charity would spark such controversy? I was inspired to participate in my city's vegan bake sale thanks to this post. As a person of modest means, donating a tray...
langostino: treat em just like shrimp. the coconut milk can be used as a poaching liquid. If you've got some thai curry paste: perfect. whisk the two together, add some pineapple, red pepper and th...
Coq au vin with chanterelles and buttered egg noodles, vegan brownies, wheat free banana date muffins, blackeyed peas with mustard greens and eggs, and a fridge & pantry clearing soup. Starting the...
I will 3rd the aeropress. But it doesn't make a ton of coffee- just like 2 or 3 cups. But i've found it's the best method for traveling and enjoying delicious coffee.
Yay to GOOD smoked cheese. I love smoked Irish blarney. And Idiazabal. And a good smoked mozzarella is a beautiful thing all melted in a grilled cheese. But some smoked cheeses just taste like some...
A light, warm, golden sunny yellow (like Benjamin Moore's sunnyside up) would look nice with the grey (and the burgundy, which is hardly even there. I wouldn't paint the cabinetry, though. I like t...
Just made my stock yesterday after doing a big cure-induced freezer purge. The season's last peaches were cut and frozen in anticipation of my ginger peach pie last week. I've also got my menu pla...
My husband and I bought our 1961 rambler in January and this poor little house spent about 30 years totally neglected. The kitchen is a decent space -- not huge, not a ton of counter space. We boug...
Love the lights, and love the guys at Graypants! I've had the pleasure of seeing the scrap lights in person, and they really are gorgeous and elegant- much more so than the materials would imply.
I think 3 dales for breakfast would taste " furry, mealy, and doughy". :)
I'm totally torn between Keller and Bayless as well: Hubert seems to wow the critics, but seems to miss with t...
I work nights, so when I'm home to cook dinner, the house has thankfully already cooled off significantly. But during the day, I've been keeping to cool breakfasts of kefir and fruit and chopped sa...
I've got a 5 page list of to do's since we bought this house- change handles on the kitchen cupboards, doors on bedrooms, new mailbox, hem curtains, etc... But thanks to your little inspirational p...
I've got a santoku and a bread knife in the more pastel-y colors. The santoku I've had for a couple of years (3 ) now and the coating is now chipping in some places. Not as sharp as it used to be, ...
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Gonna second the magic eraser! Great for the exterior stains as well.
This is what I've been making with them. Super healthy, and delicious to boot!
I've been using date syrup as a sweetener in my baking. I just puree dates with water until it has the consistency I am looking for. Great for throwing in hot cereal, stews, whatever needs a touch ...
I just bought a Breville (lightly used for $75) and have been juicing every day since! My current favorite is green kale, apple, pear, ginger, and turmeric root. Sometimes I throw a couple of garli...
Wow! Who knew that a little pastry charity would spark such controversy? I was inspired to participate in my city's vegan bake sale thanks to this post. As a person of modest means, donating a tray...
langostino: treat em just like shrimp. the coconut milk can be used as a poaching liquid. If you've got some thai curry paste: perfect. whisk the two together, add some pineapple, red pepper and th...
messing around with dungeness crab, actually.
Coq au vin with chanterelles and buttered egg noodles, vegan brownies, wheat free banana date muffins, blackeyed peas with mustard greens and eggs, and a fridge & pantry clearing soup. Starting the...
I will 3rd the aeropress. But it doesn't make a ton of coffee- just like 2 or 3 cups. But i've found it's the best method for traveling and enjoying delicious coffee.
Dungeness Crab. In fact, it's in season right now. Yum!
Yay to GOOD smoked cheese. I love smoked Irish blarney. And Idiazabal. And a good smoked mozzarella is a beautiful thing all melted in a grilled cheese. But some smoked cheeses just taste like some...
A light, warm, golden sunny yellow (like Benjamin Moore's sunnyside up) would look nice with the grey (and the burgundy, which is hardly even there. I wouldn't paint the cabinetry, though. I like t...
Just made my stock yesterday after doing a big cure-induced freezer purge. The season's last peaches were cut and frozen in anticipation of my ginger peach pie last week. I've also got my menu pla...
My husband and I bought our 1961 rambler in January and this poor little house spent about 30 years totally neglected. The kitchen is a decent space -- not huge, not a ton of counter space. We boug...
Love the lights, and love the guys at Graypants! I've had the pleasure of seeing the scrap lights in person, and they really are gorgeous and elegant- much more so than the materials would imply.
dinner tonight: done! thanks!
I think 3 dales for breakfast would taste " furry, mealy, and doughy". :) I'm totally torn between Keller and Bayless as well: Hubert seems to wow the critics, but seems to miss with t...
I work nights, so when I'm home to cook dinner, the house has thankfully already cooled off significantly. But during the day, I've been keeping to cool breakfasts of kefir and fruit and chopped sa...
I've got a 5 page list of to do's since we bought this house- change handles on the kitchen cupboards, doors on bedrooms, new mailbox, hem curtains, etc... But thanks to your little inspirational p...
I've got a santoku and a bread knife in the more pastel-y colors. The santoku I've had for a couple of years (3 ) now and the coating is now chipping in some places. Not as sharp as it used to be, ...