Wooden Spoon

Posted by Kitchen Shaman | Aug 29, 2007 | Equipment |

So I have a question for all you culinarians out there; Do you have a favorite wooden spoon?

I have several wooden spoons. One I use only for bread baking, and batter. It is large with a blue handle. One I found at the .99 cent store, it is a spatula type, and great for saute. And my favorite is the small one I got from my mother’s kitchen. It is old and used, and has a short handle, and great for gravies, and small batch sauces.

Tell Kitchen Shaman your favorite wooden spoon story. In the meantime, here are some other stories to share. read more

The Mystery of tomatoes

Posted by Kitchen Shaman | Aug 28, 2007 | Food Knowledge & History, Recipes |

I went shopping this morning with a plan to spend some time in my kitchen. I was thinking a fresh tomato sauce would be nice. They had some nice vine ripes at the market. There were some left over grilled veggies in the fridge that would add a nice smoky flavor to the sauce.

As I was boiling, peeling, and seeding the tomatoes, I thought to myself, “why do we go through all this trouble? I looked up one of the other culinary sites I have saved, and found this:

How and why we peel and seed tomatoes. read more

Latest Culinary Feat

Posted by Kitchen Shaman | Aug 24, 2007 | Recipes |

We had guests over the weekend. I like to cook for people when they stay with me. However, these folks were busy with a conference, so they were in and out all weekend. I figured Sunday would be a good day to cook for them. (I did not know that they would be having dinner at the conference as well).

I planned to make Spring Rolls, and an orientalish fried brown rice. A light but filling “snack.” I had all the ingredients but one. Red Fresno (or red jalapeno) chilis. I live in Southern Arizona, I ought to be able to find a fresh red chili somewhere. read more

Month: August 2007

Wooden Spoon

The Mystery of tomatoes

Latest Culinary Feat

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