Hay Slow Cooker: .Forgotten savingsThe Hay Slow Cooker (hooikist) was invented in the Netherlands around 1900 and especially popular during the Second World War, when heating fuel was scarce. Nowadays it is forgotten, which is a pity as it can save up to…
A fireless cooker doubles the efficiency of any type of cooking device because it shortens the time on the fire and limits heat transfer losses
How to Make a Wonder Box Cooker/Cooler: A few years ago a friend showed up at a gathering with a frozen lemonade pie that had traveled quite a long distance and was still frozen solid. “How?” was asked and the reply was “My Wonder Box”. That was my first introduction to the W…
I love Honeyville Grain!! I have mentioned them quite a few times here on the blog, but they really are a great resource for food storage...
ナチュラルなリネン生地で鍋帽子を作りました。 今日の午後、義実家に行くので義母への母の日プレゼントに昨晩急いで作りました。間に合ってよかったー！（母の日には間…
Hay Slow Cooker: .Forgotten savingsThe Hay Slow Cooker (hooikist) was invented in the Netherlands around 1900 and especially popular during the Second World War, when heating fuel was scarce. Nowadays it is forgotten, which is a pity as it can save up to…
I like to stream videos while I work on a sewing project and have recently fell head first into the BBC Victorian Farm series . It is about ...
How to make a wonderbag stored heat cooker
This recipe booklet will provide somepractical tips for getting to knowyour wonderbag., as well as someinspirational recipes to help youbuild what we hope will be a lifelongrelationship with your wonderbag.
Adventures in Self Reliance has posted a great pattern and pictures of making a wonderbox: Building a Wonderbox Style Insulated Cooking Box Having enough fuel to keep warm and cook food in an emerg…
What you see above is not a bean bag chair or a sleeping bag. No, it’s actually a slow cooker. You might have even seen it around this last year or so as it gained momentum in the media. Designed by South Africa-based entrepreneur Sarah Collins, the mission behind the Wonderbag is to empower women in Africa. For every Wonderbag that you buy, another is donated to a women in Africa who needs help feeding her family.
A Wonderbag is much like a slow cooker, except for the fact that it has no extension chord. Try our four easy recipes made using a Wonderbag or slow cooker.
Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great Sunday. Have you ever loaned something to a friend and can't remember to whom you loaned the desired item? Recently, someone asked to borrow my pattern to make a Wonder Oven. When I went to get it....it was gone! Alas, I had to make one again, which is no small feat! However, I accidentally stumbled upon a way to create this pattern with a little less pain. You can find the directions to make a Wonder Oven on a variety of different sites. However, the pattern requires you to enlarge it and draw the pattern with a variety of specific angles. So, I decided to use Wrapping Paper as it was wide enough for the task. Much to my surprise, I found an easier way to make this pattern! The wrapping paper I chose had a wonderful grid on the back! I can't tell you how very quickly the process was done in a short period of time. The instructions require you to draw lines with very specific angles. Remember that protractor that you child had to have for a specific class....and now it just bumps around your house? Yes, get that Protractor and measure the angles. As you only drew one side, fold the paper in half. Measure twice, but cut once! See how quickly it was to make? Now, when someone wants to borrow any pattern, I think I will have a little form for them to sign so that I know where my items are. It also avoids the chance that I may have to recreate the wheel...... Try it !
ナチュラルなリネン生地で鍋帽子を作りました。 今日の午後、義実家に行くので義母への母の日プレゼントに昨晩急いで作りました。間に合ってよかったー！（母の日には間…
This is a Digital version of the HopeSaC thermal cooker pattern. A HopeSaC is a fabric thermal cooker. Like so many other traditional skills, the art of thermal cooking, also known as retained heat cooking, has been virtually lost to our society. For most of my life, I had no idea that such a wonderful device as a thermal cooker existed. After discovering the thermal cooker and researching it, imagine my surprise to learn that thermal cooking is not a new concept. In fact, thermal cooking, or retained heat cooking, has been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As I learned, studied and experimented with thermal cooking, I discovered a wide range of uses for the cookers. I love the get-up-and-go freedom the cooker gives me. I find myself using the thermal cooker just as much for everyday use as I do for special occasions. I love the money saving aspects the thermo cooker offers, from fuel savings to the grocery bill. I designed the HopeSaC thermal cooker in response to a need to share thermal cooking on a humanitarian trip to Mexico. There was such a great response I decided to offer the pattern for others who may be interested in making one.
It works on the same principle as wrapping a towel around a pot, but better.
Discover the 'wonders' of using a Wonderbag- cook slow cooked lamb curry or chicken biryani- the result is delectable. The process is energy efficient too!
Making greek yogurt just got even quicker with our new no scald greek yogurt recipe. By cutting out scalding this homemade greek yogurt recipe saves you an hour and a half of work and you don’t have to worry about the milk boiling over. In…
This is a Digital version of the HopeSaC thermal cooker pattern. A HopeSaC is a fabric thermal cooker. Like so many other traditional skills, the art of thermal cooking, also known as retained heat cooking, has been virtually lost to our society. For most of my life, I had no idea that such a wonderful device as a thermal cooker existed. After discovering the thermal cooker and researching it, imagine my surprise to learn that thermal cooking is not a new concept. In fact, thermal cooking, or retained heat cooking, has been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As I learned, studied and experimented with thermal cooking, I discovered a wide range of uses for the cookers. I love the get-up-and-go freedom the cooker gives me. I find myself using the thermal cooker just as much for everyday use as I do for special occasions. I love the money saving aspects the thermo cooker offers, from fuel savings to the grocery bill. I designed the HopeSaC thermal cooker in response to a need to share thermal cooking on a humanitarian trip to Mexico. There was such a great response I decided to offer the pattern for others who may be interested in making one.
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with a bit of new cooking technology that lets you slow cook the day away without wasting energy? Dubbed the Wonderbag, this clever little bag is here to save your electric bill.
Hay Slow Cooker: .Forgotten savingsThe Hay Slow Cooker (hooikist) was invented in the Netherlands around 1900 and especially popular during the Second World War, when heating fuel was scarce. Nowadays it is forgotten, which is a pity as it can save up to…
I like to stream videos while I work on a sewing project and have recently fell head first into the BBC Victorian Farm series . It is about ...
Check out our unique collection of Dutch Oven Camping Recipes to help ensure your family is fed hearty, wholesome meals, no matter where your RV adventures take you.
Schon Oma wusste: Die Kochkiste spart Zeit, Energie und schont Vitamine. Jetzt erfährt sie ein Comeback.
Have you ever heard of a Wonder Box?? I met a lovely lady at a Emergency Preparedness class. She was talking about Sanitation (I will post on that a little later). I felt inspired to talk with her. After a lengthy talk I discovered we had a lot in common. When I mentioned I enjoyed [...]
We can't speak for all of you, but we're in complete Crock-Pot recipes mode over here because of the weather. There's just something about being able to enjoy a delicious pot of chili or a rack of ribs with a minimal amount of effort. Wonderbag is a non-electric portable slow cooker that brings that sort
Een poosje terug werd ik gevraagd de Ecostoof uit te proberen. Eco wat? De ecostoof is de 2.0 variant van de oudewetse hooi- of dekenkist. Vraag het maar eens aan je moeder of oma. Een soort slow cooking, maar dan zonder vuur. Lekker en duurzaam koken met de Ecostoof, ik […]
This recipe booklet will provide somepractical tips for getting to knowyour wonderbag., as well as someinspirational recipes to help youbuild what we hope will be a lifelongrelationship with your wonderbag.
Every once in a while you discover a new product that will change your life. Not only has the Wonderbag made a difference in mine, but it helps others too.
How to make your own yogurt incubator. A fun home project that is helpful and easy to clean.
Julia Child described it as "certainly one of the most delicious beef dishes concocted by man." The movie Julie and Julia resurrected this "peasant" dish into something of a fashion statement - if you hadn't heard of Boeuf Bourgignon; if you hadn't made it; if you hadn't eaten it - where had you been?? Well maybe I had been living under a rock because although I had eaten this fabulously rich and powerfully robust dish on numerous occasions - I hadn't made it, ever! That is, until this weekend... When winter comes a-calling, my summer mind disappears and is replaced by a very one-track one that only wants comfort food! Slow cooked, delicious smelling, belly warming, toe curling yumminess - eaten close to a fireplace, preferably, while savouring a glass of red wine. Boeuf Bourgignon sums up winter in one dish. A few weeks ago, I was approached by a company called Natural Balance to review their product The Wonderbag, which is a heat retention/insulation cooker that looks like a hollowed out bean bag with a separate bean bag lid and a draw string. When I first received my Wonderbag, I wondered how this bean bag, with its expanded polystyrene (EPS) balls, would retain enough heat to cook the food in the pot. I decided to put the bag to the test, with what was going to be the best stew I had ever made. EVER!! Boy, was I impressed, The Wonderbag really works, hence the name - it is a wonder! All that is needed to be done is to bring the pot of food to the boil, a stew requires about 30 minutes on the stove or in the oven, and then to transfer the pot to the Wonderbag; sealing in everything tightly, so that the heat does not escape, until the dish is ready to be eaten. (Do not open the bag until the food is cooked as the Wonderbag will not be able to do its job correctly.) Not only does this amazing product save electricity, which is a huge benefit during winter in South Africa, (not forgetting the ever escalating electricity prices), but each one is manufactured by a previously unemployed skilled seamstress living in the Riebeek Valley. Every Wonderbag gives someone an income to feed and educate a family. It also saves energy, saves money and reduces the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere. Wonderbag is registered with the UNFCCC (United Nations Climate Change) as a CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) and is in a carbon trading relationship with Nedbank. By using a Wonderbag two to three times a week you can save: •1.6 litres of paraffin a week •13kWh of electricity a week •500 kg of carbon per year To find out more about this product, please visit their websites: Natural Balance and Goedgedacht. Saturday seemed like the perfect day to make my Boeuf Bourgignon - I wanted to cook is slowly for many, many hours so that the meat would fall apart and the gravy would be intensely flavoursome. *WARNING* Do not attempt to make this if you are planning on entertaining the same night - the best bet would be to make it the night before serving. The recipe I used is from Simply Recipes and is based on Julia Child's recipe. Boeuf Bourguignon (Serves 6 to 8) Ingredients: 170g bacon (I used 2 deboned pork rashers) 2 - 3 Tbsp olive oil (if required) 1.8kgs beef cubes (I used goulash), patted dry with paper towels Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 cups sliced onions 1 cup sliced carrots 1 bottle of red wine (pinot noir, shiraz)* 2 cups beef stock (I used Nomu) 1 cup chopped tomatoes, fresh or tanned (I used 2 Tbsp tomato paste) 1 medium bouquet garni: 8 parsley sprigs, 1 large bay leaf, 1 tsp dried thyme, 2 whole cloves and 3 large lightly crushed cloves of garlic (I used 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme, bay leaves, cloves and lightly crushed garlic all placed in separately) Beurre manié: 3 Tbsp flour blended to a paste with 2 Tbsp butter (I used corn starch and you may also use dairy free margarine such as Blossom instead of the butter) 24 pearl onions Chicken stock or water Butter/ margarine 680g button or porcini mushrooms *Contains yeast Method: Blanch the bacon to remove its smoky taste. Drop bacon slices into 2 litres of cold water, bring to a boil, and simmer 6 to 8 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water, and dry on paper towels. Remove the rind from the rashers and cut the rest into cubes. In a large frying pan, sauté the rind and cubes of bacon/ rasher to brown slightly (I didn't use oil here, I found the rashers had enough fat). Set aside. Brown the chunks of beef on all sides in the bacon fat and olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and put them into a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or casserole dish. Add the bacon to the beef. Remove all but a little fat from the frying pan, add the sliced vegetables and brown them, and add to the meat. Deglaze the pan with wine (Here I heated the entire bottle of wine in the pan to burn off most of the alcohol, after deglazing), pouring it into the casserole along with enough stock to almost cover the meat. Stir in the tomatoes and add the herb bouquet. Bring to a simmer, cover, and simmer slowly on the lowest heat possible, either on the stove or in a preheated 160°C oven, until the meat is tender, about 1 to 2 hours. (Here I put the casserole dish in the oven on about 180°C for half an hour and then transferred it to my Wonderbag to cook over night +/- 8 hours) While the stew is cooking (or the next day), prepare the onions. Blanch the onions in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking. Slice the end tips off of the onions, peel the onions and score the root end with 1/4 cm cuts. Sauté onions in a single layer in a tablespoon or two of butter until lightly browned. Add chicken stock or water half way up the sides of the onions. Add a teaspoon of sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer slowly for 25 minutes or until tender. The onions should absorb most of the water. If there is water remaining after cooking, drain the excess. Set aside. Prepare the mushrooms a few minutes before serving the stew. Sauté quartered mushrooms in a few tablespoons of butter and olive oil until browned and cooked through. When the stew meat has cooked sufficiently, remove all solids from the sauce (except the beef) by draining through a colander set over a saucepan. Return the beef to the casserole. Press juices out of the residue into the cooking liquid, then remove any visible fat and boil down the liquid to 3 cups. Off heat, whisk in the beurre manié, then simmer for 2 minutes as the sauce thickens lightly. Correct seasoning and pour over the meat, folding in the onions and mushrooms. To serve, bring to a simmer, basting meat and vegetables with the sauce for several minutes until hot throughout. Traditionally served with boiled baby potatoes, but can be served with rice or mash too Finally after about 18 hours of preparation and cooking I was able to taste the fruits of my labour. Trumpets began to sound and violins began to play as I slowly lifted the spoon to my mouth, breathing in the heady aromas, and took my first mouthful of the velvety, intoxicating gravy and bit into a tender piece of meat (my mouth is watering as I write this). Now, I see what the fuss is all about, Julia!! I am officially a self-cook Boeuf Bourguignon fan... for life. I will be trying out a different recipe soon - I can't seem to get enough and want everyone to experience this unique dish for themselves. It is well worth the effort!! Please cook this for the special people in your life; I can guarantee that they will love you forever :)
Everything Under the Sun Spanish Version Everything Made Simple
Buscando por la web "cositas", descubrí esta preciosa bombonera, me puse manos a la obra y aquí tenéis el resultado. Espero que os guste....
La MN de Catimini est basée sur le modèle de la MN d’Angèle. Dans sa cuisine, il n’y a que 2 plaques de cuisson. Grâce à sa MN, elle en a une 3ème ! Voici les étapes de la réalisation : Pièces : - “tonneau extérieur”: un grand fond en jean, un grand rectangle à carreaux - “tonneau intérieur”: un petit fond en jean, un petit rectangle à carreaux - Coussin supérieur: 2 petits cercles à carreaux - Isolation: laine (reste d’isolation) et 2 couvertures fines - Une paire de lacets pour bottine et Assemblage d’un “tonneau” - Monter le rectangle sur le fond - Renforcer le fond par une seconde couture Bord du “tonneau” - Replier le côté supérieur du “tonneau” - Répartir 8 boutonnières régulièrement sur le bord supérieur Un grand et un petit tonneau - Faire le second “tonneau” de la même façon que le premier Coussin supérieur - Assembler les 2 ronds pour faire le coussin, laisser une ouverture - Retourner, remplir de laine, fermer l’ouverture La MN prête à être utilisée - Isolation placée au fond (laine) et sur les côtés (2 couvertures repliées) - Les 2 “tonneaux” sont assemblés en croisant les lacets dans les boutonnières - Placer la casserole, poser le coussin, refermer la MN en tirant sur les lacets. Merci Catimini pour ce partage !
