Category Archives: Esse woodstove
And now for something a little different
Click on any image to launch the slideshow. Most children have some kind of fascination with fire; I suppose we are all drawn to it in a primeval way. Our youngest was super keen to burn something other than wood … Continue reading
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Our Esse Ironheart daily burn
‘What do four good sized logs look like?’, you might ask. I’ve mentioned in a number of posts, including yesterday’s about the positioning of our woodstove, that on a typical winter’s day we would go through four good sized logs. … Continue reading
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Positioning our Esse Ironheart woodstove
I’ve been meaning to do a post about how we decided to position our Esse Ironheart woodstove, but have been reminded by a new reader who is about to purchase an Ironheart and is curious about how best to site … Continue reading
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Ironheart recipes: Gingerbread cake
We’ve been experimenting with cooking and baking on the Ironheart woodstove this winter, and have assembled a list of tried and true recipes that are working for us. One of these is a recipe for gingerbread, the cake that is. … Continue reading
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Velvety fennel and kabocha squash soup
I really had no idea how good this soup was going to be. Let’s call it a happy accident. It started with a meander through the fridge and the vague knowledge that I had some fennel floating around, and a … Continue reading
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The month in wood
We have learned an awful lot about our Esse Ironheart woodstove this winter, our first one heating our home exclusively with it. We have more learning to share, more recipes to post (including my husband’s tried and true bread recipe … Continue reading
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At least he’s feeling better
I may still be grouchy about living with lice at the moment, but it’s good to see this boy at his full strength again. I know that this boy is fully recovered from his bout with mono as he asked … Continue reading
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Winter mornings and breakfasts
That was the view outside my window this morning when I woke up. A white world. It wasn’t a lot of snow that we got last night, but enough to dust everything just so. That purple exercise ball is the … Continue reading
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Sunday baking on the Ironheart
Today has been a good day for cooking and baking on the woodstove. I started late this morning with a banana-coconut cake, while also boiling up a fresh batch of chicken stock (thanks to the wonderful roast chicken we enjoyed … Continue reading
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Temperature ranges for the Esse Ironheart woodstove
To the handful of loyal readers that I have for posts about our Esse Ironheart, I do apologize – this temperature chart has been longer in coming than expected. My husband actually made it up a good month ago, now, … Continue reading
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