A couple of weeks ago I moved to a new apartment. Unfortunately the oven is crap and needs to be replaced. While I was waiting for the landlord to deal with that, I got a craving for brownies, so I started looking around for stovetop cake-baking recipes. That led me to Chinese-style steamed cakes, which led me to this recipe for a vegan chocolate ( Read more... )

...I'd burn things in the morning, I'd burn things in the evening, all over this land.

I've finally acquired a small kitchen torch and I really want to use it, but I'm not sure what to make (especially given the season), Share your favorite torch recipes, please!

I am starting a Vegan Cookbook Review Blog. Not a Vegan recipe blog, even though I'll sometimes post recipes, but detailed reviews of the cookbooks themselves ( Read more... )

I am in the market for a food scale and i noticed that today's gold box deal (one day sale) on Amazon a Kitrics Digital Nutrition Scale (Black) and a Kitrics Digital Nutrition Scale (Silver). They list for $49.99, but are on sale today only for $22.99. I'm just looking for a basic food scale and these look good. Does anyone have any experience ( Read more... )

Hey Guys, I'm making my pumpkin pie today, I'm making my own pumpkin puree.  But i need to strain it through cheesecloth before I bake it.  I don't think I have cheese cloth here.  Is there anything else I could use?  Maybe like a paper towel with a strainer or something?  Thanks guys!

Anyone here have a Wonder Mill (fka Whisper Mill ( Read more... )

After years of threatening to do so, I've bought a grain mill. I got a Family Grain Mill from Pleasant Hill Grain. Currently, when you buy the mill with the motorized base they throw in the hand-crank base for free. It arrived today, so tonight I tried the hand-crank base.


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I'm on a muffin kick. The store-bought varieties are too sweet for my taste, and I really want a healthy start to my on-the-go mornings. A few days ago, I asked about freezing batter, and a consensus was reached that it's better to freeze the baked muffin and reheat it ( Read more... )

My old blender burned out and died around St. Pat's day. I finally got a new one about a week ago. But in doing so I told my boyfriend that I needed to make something using it in the next 2 weeks (as I'm notorious for getting all excited about kitchen gadgets and then not continuing to use them ( Read more... )

Has anyone had any experience with a good pasta roller? Im looking for one for my grandmother and Im not sure what Im looking for. I don't think automatic is necessary. Suggestions?