2020 Rides
Active outdoors through the first waves of Covid-19 epidemic.
Active outdoors through the first waves of Covid-19 epidemic.
Lists of mistakes in the kitchen: Kelli Foster, 10 Common Mistakes That Every Cook Makes, 2015-04-15, Kitchn Web article Ann Taylor Pitman and Tim Cebula, Common Cooking Mistakes, CookingLight Web article Such lists usually are written to help the hapless home cook and don’t mention problems with recipes, writers and publishers: Truly bad recipes with …
The book is Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook which was published in in 2003 and republished in 2014. The authors are Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne. The publisher is Sasquatch Books of Seattle. The error in the recipe for Tamale Pie, at p. 113 in the 2014 edition, is saying this is a recipe that …
Much “whole wheat” bread is a multigrain blend – 50-90% high protein white flour with whole wheat flour, and carmelized sugar products (e.g. molasses) for wheat flavour, brown colour, a touch of fiber and right to appear to be wholesome and virtuous That kind of whole wheat loaf can be baked in a bread machine …
Original or classic cyclometers measure and display distance, time and speed. The monochrome displays were visible even in bright sunlight and under low light condition. The devices could be powered by durable button cell batteries. These units have a magnet that clips onto a spoke which rotates the magnet past a sensor. They count rotations …
The Nafufians, hunter gatherers in Jordan, were making bread with wild cereal 12,500 BCE. The master formula for ancient bread is to grind dried grain into a paste or flour, add water and yeast, let the stuff ferment, tear it in pieces and cook the pieces on a hot surface. People know how to grind …
The white chickpea is a staple dry legume in thecuisines of regions from the Meditarranean to India. The Romans named it cicero; the Italian word is ceci. It is also known in America as the garbanzo bean. In India it is known in as chole or chana. The Hindustani name is kabuli chana – the …
Lentils and other small dry legumes are usually sold as dry grain, although canned lentils are available. Whole green and brown lentils and split hulled red/pink/salmon lentils grown in the US or Canada are widely available in grocery stores. Other small dry legume may be availabe in stores specializing in selling supplies for South Asian, …
An Instant Pot can be used in the pressure cooker program for simple cooked legumes, and some curries and prepared dal dishes. The pressure cooker program will be the better choice for some dishes. The pressure cooker program is also useful to cook or quick soak dry legumes for slow cooker dishes. Laura Pazzaglia has …
Gravel bikes are safety bicycles; modern, multi-use, hybrid. Sheldon Brown did not have an entry for gravel bike in the 2008 version of his Bicycle Glossary. (His blog is maintained, and the site is updated, with many modern contributions from John Allen and other friends of cycling). RenĂ© Herse Cycles (formerly Compass Cycles) and Cycling …