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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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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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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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Esse woodstove challenge 2011

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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