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I love weekends! The little bit extra time to putter in the kitchen is truly enjoyed. This weekend I attempted my maiden aquafaba voyage. Aquafaba is basically chickpea or garbanzo bean brine from the can discovered by a likely desperate-for-meringue-egg-allergic-genius. The history of aquafaba still contains more mystery and legend than fact. But there is science […]
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Harvard beets are a vintage recipe quite popular for good reason in all the guild, church and society cookbooks: tasty, simple and flexible. Many of you know I have a love of vintage cookbooks but today I share with you a quick updated version using your pressure cooker; taking the stovetop simmer from at least 40 minutes […]
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Playing with slime or more ‘scientifically’ oobleck is fun for all ages but is a great messy sensory play experience with a 16 month old (and a multi-decade old person). Oobleck is slime or more specifically a fictional non-Newtonian fluid precipitate (yes, properties of both a liquid and solid) made famous by the pen of […]
Read MoreFun child room full of curated and created items.
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I have been spending the last four months getting acquainted with my stovetop pressure cooker. This recipe is (right now only slightly) adapted from The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book, which by far and away is the best recipe book for really making the most of your cooker. I have yet to find a recipe […]
Read MoreThis recipe truly is speedy but also simple, flexible and tasty. on’t be turned off by all the canned items in the ingredient list. This just makes it pantry friendly, but I frequently use fresh ingredients.
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Odds & Hens : Ramblings. Creations. 