Kitchen

Sunday is a big day for food in the VonHinken household. It’s the day I make a big thing of whatever it is we’re going to eat for lunch during the weekend, so naturally, it’s a big day for grocery shopping. But while I may say is a big day for grocery shopping, it’s...
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First things first: electrics are not essential. If pressed, I could do everything that these tools do, by hand, the old fashioned way. I could also spend the entire day in the kitchen and never leave the house. Since that would not be very fun for me (or very practical), I have small electric...
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When I started writing this post, I intended to write a guide to give you enough information to make a decision. Then I realized how long that post would be. It would have been ridiculous. So I’ve decided to just give my recommendations and let you see if it fits your life. If you...
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I’m still not sure if I consider myself a baker. Sure, I’m getting better at pastry dough and I did make all of the cakes for our wedding, but that was pretty small scale stuff. I’ve never baked for 100, but I’ve grilled for that many (oh man there will be a separate post...
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Good tools are very important when it comes to cooking, at Serious Eats has been running an essentials blog post lately, and that’s gotten me to thinking: what are the kitchen tools I reach for the most, what do I hate to be without? I worked part time at Sur La Table for a...
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I thought that for this evening I would combine the Sunday Food Interlude with with my home work for my photography class. This week, we needed to pick a subject and take 6 different photos of it in different situations and different perspectives, etc. My subject was straight from California and absolutely delicious: strawberries!...
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Since I often have nothing in particular to post about, I’ve decided to try out a new thing. On Sunday’s I’ll post something food related. Blame it on FSO Wannabe and his musical interludes for giving me the idea. Some Sundays it may be a recipe, some Sundays it may be a rant on...
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I have to say that March 1 is one of my favorite days of the year. Not only will Spring be here soon (ya hear that ya meddlin’ snow!), but it mainly means that February is over. We’ve made it through another $56 in February with…drumroll…$2.90 to spare! Well, at least according to my...
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We’re heading downhill on our $56 in February, and I just wanted to check in and give a report. As of right now, we’ve eaten $27 worth of food (exactly!) versus a budget of $30, to be under budget by $3. A typical weekday meal starts with oatmeal, followed by a chicken stew of...
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February starts on Monday, and so does another $56 in February. As of right now, we’re going to try for year three. So what am I talking about? For those of you who come here for Foreign Service related information, the next month might be a bit of a departure from the norm. As...
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