How to Make Stock

...s about 45 minutes or so. When it’s done, strain and store, as above. Dashi Dashi is the traditional Japanese stock made with seaweed and dried fish, though you can do a veggie version with seaweed and mushrooms instead. Dashi is used extensively in Japanese cooking, and is so light and tasty, you might be tempted to use it in all your cooking. It’s fast and easy to make, but the technique is quite different than the stocks I’ve been discussing, s...

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Saturday Linkages: Soils, Prickly Pear and the Case for Going Outside

.../honest-food.net/2009/11/16/a-new-ingredient-prickly-pears/ … Is sous vide cooking safe? http://barfblog.com/2013/08/is-sous-vide-cooking-safe/ … Use thermometers says health reporter nearly killed by food poisoning http://barfblog.com/2013/08/use-thermometers-says-health-reporter-nearly-killed-by-food-poisoning/ … Waste: The Dark Side of the New Coffee Craze http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/waste-the-dark-side-of-the-new-coffee-craze/Content...

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047 Done is Better Than Perfect

...ed beds Hoop houses Crawl space vents for hoop houses Foraging for garlic mustard Bread Earth and Fire ebook Decluttering Beekeeping Honeybeesuite.com Mite treatment Keeping bees in the winter Mudsongs.org That Flow Hive thingy Bears! Birdhouses No-knead bread in a slow cooker Slow cooking and pressure cooking What to do with pallets If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimp...

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050 Who Wants Seconds?

...During the show we discuss: Secrets to vegan cooking Tips for healthy home cooking Roasting vegetables Making your own mayonnaise Involving kids in the kitchen The problems with cooking shows Working with leftovers Advice for throwing a party Jennie’s book Who Wants Seconds? How to not burn your soup Food swaps If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to [email protected]. You can s...

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New Health Food Trends at the Natural Products Food Expo West

...y have some sort of wheat allergy. However, someone tell me why we have to label products like tomato sauce and raw chicken as being “gluten free?” Most new gluten free products, everything from pasta to crackers to power bars, use quinoa. The Natural Products Expo’s own trade publication noted that the exponential growth of quinoa consumption in the U.S. has created a situation in which the indigenous people of Peru can no longer afford their own...

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