Tag Archives: baking
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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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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New life for old things
My older son was baking recently and sighed as he pulled this old glass measuring cup out of the baking drawer. The original markings are basically gone and I really use it now to eyeball wet measurements (I do also … 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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Esse Ironheart and baking temperature
While out on our own for a glorious two hours on Saturday afternoon my husband and I found the oven thermometer that we’ve been needing to put inside the oven box of our Esse Ironheart. Why? So that we can … Continue reading
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Kids cooking up a storm
So, this past weekend three kids took over my kitchen: our 13 year old son, his oldest friend – also 13, and our eight year old. What started out as a cooking session for the two older kids turned into … Continue reading
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Breadmaking – father and son
Making leavened bread is the job of menfolk at our house; here’s my husband kneading a batch just after our older son made soup the other night. Our youngest often dips into the breadmaking process and came in on this … Continue reading
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Cinnamon buns
It’s a weekend with family and friends visiting, so my husband is being pressed into service to make cinnamon buns, a family favourite that he established after first making them earlier this year. My husband’s go-to baking bible is The … Continue reading
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Cooking on the Esse Ironheart woodstove
In late 2010 we moved into our new ICF (insulated concrete form) home: it’s a bungalow with a walk-out basement that was built into the side of a hill and to maximize southern exposure. Although we installed a natural gas … Continue reading
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