I recently stumbled on an article comparing water filter pitchers, and surprise, ZeroWater came out on top. That wasn’t the notable part of the article, the notable part was that it did a comparison mash up of two very different filters: filters meant to remove as much as possible, and filters meant to maybe do…
Category: Cooking
Turn a single temperature dehydrator into variable temperature with a smart switch
I purchased this Presto Dehydro many years ago and have used it a few times. It works, and I thought I would be okay with the single temperature, but it was ultimately just disappointing. Foods tasted a little on the overcooked side rather than something, well, good. I mainly use it to dehydrate home grown…
Cornbread: gluten free & vegan/vegetarian
For vegan just don’t use any of the dairy and substitute another liquid & oil. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a medium size baking dish. Thoroughly mix the following in a bowl: 100g masa harina, or cornmeal as finely ground as possible 125g oat flour, or use raw oats and make them into a…
Gluten Free Bread Recipe made with Lentil (Urad) Flour
After many (mostly) delicious and nutritious experiments with leavening lentil flour to make bread, this is by far the best result. One of the ingredients, methylcellulose K4M, might seem a little unorthodox, but it makes all the difference. Methylcellulose, better known as Metamucil, has different gelling properties at different temperatures, enabling it to capture yeast…
Fermented lentil bread recipe
Previous attempts to make leavened lentil bread were kind of failures. It’s hard to get any kind of a rise without anything to capture the gas bubbles without gluten or gums. I decided to try letting the dough ferment a bit first to break it down and make it more elastic. The end result was…
Pizza with Lentil Flour Crust
Yesterday I wrote an intro to my experiences experimenting with lentil flour. Today the pizza recipe, start to finish, roughly 20 minutes. 1/2 cup lentil flour 1/4 cup H2O 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 3/4 cup spaghetti sauce reduced in half Cheese to cover Mix flour, salt, baking powder together Add water, mix…
Cooking with Lentil Flour
I’ve never met a lentil dish I liked – until I started experimenting with lentil flour. I have issues with digesting gluten and food gums (carrageenan, guar, agar agar etc…). There are plenty of gluten free flour mixes, and products out there, but most of them have gums to replace the gluten, and are fairly…
Homemade Habanero Hot Sauce
After a UNLV study came out listing my favorite habanero hot sauce to be chock full of lead, I tossed it and went looking for an organic habanero hot sauce, but simply couldn’t find one. A lot of them have organic components, but the habanero’s never were. I decided to make my own. I…