Monthly Archives: December 2010

Homemade English Muffins

Homemade English Muffins

English Muffin Recipe, photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman

I asked two friends, Emilia and Marlene, for help in developing an English Muffin Recipe for the first in a few more #fromscratch challenges.  This single challenge was more daunting than expected. There's not much out there in the way of English muffin recipes, and the ones we found were lacking and even our original attempts weren't appealing. I first had a look at Jane Grigson and Elizabeth David, returning to the source of English muffins, just called muffins, of course, along with their sibling, the crumpet, which should have holes in the surface. Both recipes used what amounted to a standard 5:3 bread ratio that was cooked on a griddle. Marlene worked with a buttermilk version for flavor.  We had ...

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Question Domestic-ness

The term "domestic" is linked to the female persona set by our culture.  Think about all the cooking, preserving, upkeep, and care you do throughout the day.   It is just about choice and living the way you want to live, via Grist.org

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Acorn Applications

Acorns are all around us.  Use your foraging skills and make some acorn flour, but learn how to remove the bitter tannins found in the nut, via The Atlantic.

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A Lot of Latkes

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Kitchen Tools I Love—Inexpensive Gift Ideas

Benriner Mandolin

Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman

My number one pick for a great inexpensive gift to give a cook is a Japenese mandolin, aka a Benriner (the brandname). This is a tool virtually all cooks own, used for all manner of slicing, julienning and brunoising. Gnarly sweet potatoes become gorgeous chips. Under 20 bucks—can't beat it. My most used small appliance is the hand blender, or immersion blender, a fabulous tool for pureeing soups and sauces, making vinaigrettes and mayos. Wouldn't want to be without one. (The above link is to an inexpensive CuisinArt blender, here's the KitchenAid version nearly 3 times as expensive but some feel it's worth it.) If you're really in to cooking, these round cutters come in handy for all kinds of baking, cooking, plating needs. I recently bought this ...

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