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Everything you need to know to make yogurt
If you are going to make yogurt at home, I should introduced you to the Yogourmet yogurt maker.
Straight from the harsh winters and glorious summers (and, yes, those wacky Canadians don’t have winter all year long although they like to pretend so in front of hapless foreigners) of deepest, darkest Quebec, home of poutine and [...]
Everything you need to know to use a rice maker
I just made the best rice I have ever had outside of a Chinese restaurant.
You know the rice I mean: Fluffy, light, not mushy or crisp. And truly delicious.
And I made it using fuzzy logic.What is fuzzy logic and what does it have to do with rice?Fuzzy logic is a methodology that deals with the [...]
Where form meets function and Two Fat Ladies
My ideal kitchen items combine form and function.
By form, I mean they are beautiful. Beautiful to look at, beautiful to touch. By function, I mean they are equally beautiful to use: Simple, fast, perfect.
And I’ve found two companies whose products do just that.Can you improve the common dishrack?A long, long time ago, in a newspaper [...]
Essential Knife Skills at Sur la Table
Four hours before I took the Essential Knife Skills class at Sur la Table, I sliced through my thumb with a paring knife my husband had sharpened the night before.
I sliced my thumb because I was working my way though a cutting board loaded with vegetables. Something, good almost vegetarian that I am, I do [...]
My husband’s next favorite vegetarian recipe
My husband’s favorite vegetable dish is potato wedges (what is it with guys and potatoes?). I make a healthy version that is baked instead of fried. He loves them.
His second favorite vegetable dish is whipped carrots. No, it’s not some sadomasochist event, but rather carrots that get the mashed potatoes touch. As in, super easy [...]
A recipe to help an almost vegetarian keep cool in all this heat
This is how I deal with this sweltering heat: With popsicles. The best friend of everyone this summer.
Now, for all of you that have not advanced beyond the frozen-orange-juice-in-a-dixie-cup stage, have I got a treat for you. Not one, but two recipes to make your own yummy (and super easy) popsicles. Nom nom!I got the [...]
The greening of the bathroom: Almost vegetarian goes organic
This week, I’ve been looking at how the almost vegetarian can create a home spa. We’ve looked at soy candles and body creams, at fragrance sticks and exfoliants. And, today, we’re going to look at more almost vegetarian spa goodies.
Then, next week, we’re back to food because after all this research I’m starving for something [...]
FDA lifts salmonella tomato warning and a vegetarian recipe to celebrate
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “… fresh tomatoes now available in the domestic market are not associated with the current outbreak.”
This lifts the warning they issued ten days ago.
They are still concerned, however, with both the raw jalapeño and raw serrano peppers currently available in the domestic market, advising [...]
The greening of the bathroom: Gorgeous almost vegetarian spa bodycare
Yesterday I started talking about healthy products to help you turn your bathroom into your own home spa.
I talked about fragrance sticks which use fragrance oils to delicately scent the air. And I talked about biodegradable soy candles as an alternative to traditional petroleum-based paraffin candles.
And today I want to talk about more spa products. [...]
The greening of the bathroom: Spa products for the almost vegetarian
Last month, I took a break from food and did a series on green, organic, or downright healthy items for the skin and hair and face. Like formaldehyde-free nail polish and sodium laurel sulfate-free shampoo and … well, go on back to June if you want to read more.
And while I was doing my research, [...]