Tag Archive for 'cooking'

Amazing Fuel-Saving Wonderbags Keep Cooking Food Long After You Turn Off the Heat

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DIY: How to Make Homemade Organic Cheese Crackers

Want to introduce your kids to baking and avoid spending money on store-bought snacks? Here’s a recipe that’s fun, relatively easy, and is guaranteed to be a hit with the kids. These homemade organic cheese crackers are of course fresher than the ones you might find at the supermarket, and when you make them at home, you can skip the excess packaging, food coloring, ... weiterlesen...

Improved Cooking Technique Slashes Coal Use. Is Funded Through Carbon Offsets (Video)

Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training. weiterlesen...

Six Delicious Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

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Thieves Across the US Create a Black Market for Used Cooking Grease

There’s a new hot commodity on the black market these days and you’d never guess what it is. It seems thieves across the country are cashing in by stealing used cooking oil from the back alleys behind restaurants, and reselling it to recyclers who then process it and sell the processed biodiesel to someone in the transportation industry. You’d think someone wou... weiterlesen...

Nation’s First Cooking Oil-Fueled Commercial Flight Takes Off from Seattle

And I'm on board. Right now. weiterlesen...

Modern Bufalino Camper is a Miniature Home on Wheels

This brilliant Bufalino Camper is a minature home that’s perfect for the minimalist voyager seeking to lead a contemporary nomadic lifestyle. The compact vehicle is kitted out with all of the essentials a modern camper may need – a bed, a basin, a cooking area, and a laptop desk. German industrial designer Cornelius Comanns wanted to provide a space for people on the... weiterlesen...

Four Cooking Stove Designs That Can Save The World

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Wilson Solar Grill Stores the Sun’s Energy for Nighttime Fuel-Free Grilling

Many of us will be firing up our grills this weekend for some well-deserved barbecue time. After all, barbecuing is one of America’s greatest past times, but it certainly isn’t one of our most environmentally friendly. Whether you prefer charcoal, wood chips or propane, grilling releases emissions and contributes to poor air quality. Up until now, solar powered grill... weiterlesen...

Weekday Vegetarian: Green Beans, Potatoes and Spinach in Coconut Curry

Photo credit: Kelly Rossiter I know there are lots of people who love Indian food, but find it a bit daunting to cook. I think it's often because there are so many spices involved in each dish, and it makes the recipes look long and complicated. I've been reading through Vij's At Home, Relax Honey, a new cookbook by Vancouver chef Vikram Vij and his wife and restaurant partner ... weiterlesen...

Solar Grill Stores Latent Heat for 25-Hour Cook Time at 450F

Image credit: Derek Ham/Barbeque Lovers We've seen a DIY solar cooker built from old CDs, and we've seen plenty of commercially available solar ovens too. We've even seen one solar-powered grill. But we haven't seen many solar cooking options that can store heat for longer cooking times or hotter temperatur...Read the full story on TreeHugger weiterlesen...

Cooking With Solar Power Inside Your House

Images credit Solare Bruecke One of the inconveniences of solar cooking is that it is, well, inconvenient to have to go outside when you would rather be in your kitchen, doing other things while the pot is cooking. Kris de Decker of No-Tech magazine shows a very clever design from Solare Brücke, which was founded in 1992 " to contribute to balancing global inequalities and to... weiterlesen...

Finnair to Launch World’s Longest Biofueled Commercial Flight Today

Today Finnair is set to break a world record as it launches a cooking oil-powered flight from Amsterdam to Helsinki – the world’s longest biofueled commercial flight to date. Commercial airlines have been jumping on board with biofuels lately – many have been making test flights in hopes of transitioning to alternative fuels in the near future. Read the rest o... weiterlesen...

Weekday Vegetarian: Polenta with Tomato Chickpea Sauce

Photo Credit: Kelly Rossiter I have always been a proponent of healthy eating, and I've done a lot of cooking of legumes and vegetables over the past few years, but all caution has been thrown to the wind on my trip to France. Who can resist walking down to the boulangerie every morning for a baguette that is still hot? I feel virtuous because I have succumbed to the allure of ... weiterlesen...

101 » An Introduction to Restaurant Design

by Bethan RyderEating has always been a sociable event, from primitive campfire cooking to reclining on lectuli at lavish Greek and Roman banquets. However, although taverns and inns had always existed, the restaurant as an institution didn’t fully emerge until the 17th century. The word “restaurant” initially appeared in the 16th century, meaning a restorative ... weiterlesen...

PHOTOS: The Best Green Designs at London’s New Designers Graduate Show

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Chulha Stove Could Help Stop 1.6 Million Smoke Inhalation Deaths

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The Mushiki Modular Storage Cabinet is Positively Steamy

The Mushiki storage system is a simple cabinet that has been inspired by a traditional Japanese cooking vessel. Designed by Spanish designer Tomas Alonso, the large, circular-shaped containers are constructed from sustainable bamboo reminiscent of its inspiration, or an Indian tiffin box. Modular in make, you can stack one upon the other to form one very smart and stylish stora... weiterlesen...

FRY POWER: Thomson Airways Launches the UK’s First Airplane Powered By Cooking Oil

Cooking oil has been used in the past to power cars and buses, but UK-based Thomson Airways just became the country’s first airline to launch fry-powered planes. Starting next month, the airline will operate a jet service from Birmingham to Mallorca, Spain that is powered by a 50/50 blend of Jet A1 fuel and hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) fuel. Read the r... weiterlesen...

Pineapple Mojitos and 8 More Surprising Recipes to Make on the Grill (Slideshow)

Photo: Jaymi Heimbuch The grill is one underrated machine. If you have never ventured beyond meat-heavy classics like hamburgers and hot dogs or think creativity is a grilled eggplant or two, it's time to take another look at this slow food method of summer time cooking. And what better time to do it, with Fourth of July around the corner? From pizza, to salads, fruit, even... weiterlesen...