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Archive for April, 2007

Sun Screen

Posted in bodycare on April 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I’m a red head so I get sun burn really easily. While I may be genetically predisposed to burn easily, I’m not convinced I burn worse than I would have because there’s an ozone hole. I’m not even convinced that the so-called ozone hole is a new thing. Just newly discovered.
One of the things that [...]

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Grilling; Buns

Posted in baking, bread, cooking, grilling, recipes on April 29, 2007 | No Comments »

The grilling season has begun! (Actually I’ve been grilling for a couple weeks now.) I like to grill pretty nearly everything. One of our favorite grilled vegetables is broccoli with butter, salt, and pepper (various squashes are also quite good). We also like grilled potatoes. Grilled corn on the cob is wonderful.
This is my first [...]

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Snack Bars

Posted in drying, recipes, sweets on April 28, 2007 | No Comments »

I came across a really neat recipe for snack bars. Today I made some of these with dates and crispy pecans. For those not familiar with Nourishing Traditions, crispy nuts are basically just nuts soaked in brine for 12-24 hours and then dehydrated till crispy. Not only are they more digestible, they taste significantly better. [...]

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The Cook’s Thesaurus

Posted in baking, cooking, websites on April 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I’ve been using The Cook’s Thesaurus for a few months now. It’s a very handy site. Check it out.

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Colorful Meal

Posted in cooking, recipes on April 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I made this colorful meal today for my kids and I (Shari was gone for the day). I was intending to make rice, but got back late and didn’t want to wait to cook it, so I dug up some potatoes. I only had two small potatoes, but noticed there was a sweet potato so [...]

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Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Posted in books, foodosophy on April 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I’ve been hearing about The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan for quite some time now, so I finally picked up a copy at the library.
The basic premise is that Michael takes us through his experience of four different meals ranging from a drive-through meal at McDonalds to a meal he hunted and foraged for himself. [...]

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Equipment Priorities

Posted in gadgets, kitchen logistics on April 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »

For those on a limited budget like myself, you have to prioritize what kitchen equipment you buy. Having been cooking traditionally for almost a year now, I have some opinions on equipment priorities for this style of cooking. Some people may find these useful. I’m assuming you already have a refrigerator, freezer, stove, and other [...]

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Nourishing Faith

Posted in faith on April 10, 2007 | No Comments »

While the focus here at Through the Cooking Glass is on physical nourishment, we cannot neglect mental and spiritual nourishment. The following paragraph from Prophets of the New Atheism hits the nail on the head.
Certainly, you can have an ethical individual atheist, an instinctively caring, generous person who happens to disbelieve in God. But an [...]

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