Now that the weather is perfect here in Maine, we have been cooking outside almost every day. The other evening I made some tacos and thought I would share the process.
I started with some fresh local pork that I marinated in a bunch of spices and water. Then I built a fire on the ground out of Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: BBQ, The Farm
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Sadly we have made the decision to tear down the old woodshed in the backyard. It’s falling down, hardly used and not worth fixing. I will continue to post pictures of this project.
We also just built a small greenhouse in the back yard by the raised beds. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Garden, The Farm
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Last night my mother called me very excited about something she found in the flower garden so today I went and took a look. There, in the 1% of the garden not buried in snow, were flowers!
Tags: Garden, spring, The Well Tempered Kitchen
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If you have been in our retail store in the last week you might have noticed our new Green Products Ratings cards around the store. This is an idea we came up with last year and spent a lot of time working on. We have postcard sized notes that we carefully review the products we sell and rate them. We think this is great for our customers, helping them make more informed purchases, and also good for us as it lets us take a hard look at the products we sell and how well they perform in our ratings. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Eco-Friendly, Green Products, The Well Tempered Kitchen
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My copper pan
Since the trend around here this week is posting about our favorite things I will write about one of mine: My copper saute pan.
At over 7 pounds this pan is a beast and with no second handle it’s a test of strength to swing around your kitchen with one hand when it’s full of food. But really that’s part of the fun. I’m the kind of cook that uses every burner, the oven, the grill outside, every pot and pan at the same time in a frantic whirlwind of culinary fury that often crushes weaker cookware.
Tags: cooking, copper, Eco-Friendly, favorite things, French, test kitchen
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I had never really thought much about potato mashers in the past. I had one that my Mom had given me years ago that worked ok for the job, but was always a little annoying to use. I decided one day that enough was enough and I was going to get myself a new masher. I purchase d the Kitchen Innovations Perfect Gourmet Blender. I thought that it was a little highly priced for a masher, but it just really seemed worth it. Read the rest of this entry »
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“These are a few of my favorite things…” No dancing in the Alps with the nun, please. Among the kitchen products that I have carried in my store for years, these three items endure because they are simple, good quality, and just work the way they ‘re supposed to. The French string bag is so very usable because it scrunches into a tiny space and then stretches to accommodate lots of groceries (or whatever). The French olive oil soap is a great combo of gentleness Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Czech, dishcloth, French, linen, olive oil soap, string bag
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We got pounded again by a huge snowstorm yesterday. Lots of people in Maine are still without power (myself included). On the bright side, our seeds are coming up! The picture is of some squash seedlings.
Tags: Garden, Snowstorm
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I noticed the other day that we sell 7 different garlic presses in the store and thought it was time to weed out some if they could not perform and find out which ones perform the best!. I personally don’t use a garlic press, i use a monster 10″ chefs knife and have the weight to smash garlic cloves with ease, but that is not the case for many cooks. Using a press also yields a more even fine mashed garlic that is useful in many cases.
So on with the testing! We brought in a huge bag of homegrown garlic and gathered our presses. We tested each on the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Garlic Press, Rosle, test kitchen
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Imagine feeling good about buying wood products for your kitchen! Everyone loves a great wooden cutting board, but you always wonder what tree was compromised for you to have that luxury.
J.K. Adams Co. has provided The Well Tempered with amazing wood products over the years and has announced its certification by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council). FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the worlds forests. If companies (and consumers) back this concept, and look for the FSC stamp on products when shopping for wood, the terrible over cutting and deforestation that takes place around the globe will be reversed and hopefully stopped!
So, stay tuned for some wonderful FSC certified wood products by J.K. Adams at The Well Tempered Kitchen!!!
Tags: Eco-Friendly, J.K. Adams, Wood
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