Tools & Equipment

Slow Cooker Rolls for Summer

Edited from a 2014 post and still relevant! Slow cooker rolls are just what you need for summer.

My idea of a perfect summer meal is a great salad and home-baked bread. But who wants to turn on the oven on the hottest days of the year?

Food, Tools & Equipment

Sous Vide Cooking in My Kitchen

January is a time when I return to the simple in my kitchen. After 6 weeks of feasts, cookies, pies, more feasts, and all the glitter of the holidays, it’s time to simplify. This month I want to eat down the freezer,

Food, Tools & Equipment

Really Fresh Bread: #Mockmill

Everybody loves fresh bread, right? It tastes amazing. Now imagine really fresh bread made with freshly ground flour – flour that you grind yourself. And imagine it being easier than you ever dreamed of.

I was offered a Mockmill to work with –

Tools & Equipment

Tools: Microplane Elite Box Grater

I’ve been asked by my readers to write about something ‘hidden’ in my kitchen: the equipment and tools I use day to day. They’d like to know how I cook, and if I use a fancy piece of equipment, if there’s some low-tech tool they could use instead.

Food, Tools & Equipment

Rice Cooker Apple Cake

When you’re cooking only for one or two, desserts can present a problem: many recipes make way, way too much.

This gem of an upside-down cake is a lovely solution. I use apples here, though you could easily vary the fruit to your taste.

Tools & Equipment

Experiment: Sous Vide Cooking

I’ve been intrigued by the sous vide cooking technique since I first heard of it: what if I could cook things in water, which transfers heat so much better than air does, as in the oven? What if I could keep the food dry,

Canning & Preserving, Food, Tools & Equipment