Saturday Tweets: Plywood and Mean Cats

...ple) September 11, 2017 One of the original #FoodWaste tips – turn day old bread into salad. #ZeroFoodWaste from @LATimesFood https://t.co/Ckyno2OaTd — Ernest Miller (@RLMProvisions) September 11, 2017 My latest piece: Why is it still socially acceptable to burn fossil fuel? https://t.co/RgmEitCQCj — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) September 9, 2017 Flat-Pack Lantern Attachment for Any Headlamp (DIY Diffuser) https://t.co/7FKe9PjOmX — Root Simple (@r...

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Make Pizza in Your Oven

...t of synchronicity vortex. This past Saturday, after I finished teaching a bread class in which I used the same dough to demonstrate how you can make pizza in your oven with a cast iron skillet, I settled down on the couch to catch up with Eric’s YouTube channel. And guess what he was demonstrating? I first learned about this technique from Josey Baker. Basically, you start the pizza out on the stove top and finish it under your oven’s broiler. I’...

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How to Make Clear Ice

...with a block of clear ice. To cut the ice into cubes, score the ice with a bread knife and give the top of the knife a tap with a rubber mallet. I like to make large cubes for mixing old fashions but you can cut the ice into any size you like. Put the cut cubes in a bag in the freezer. 4. Invite your friends over for some high-end cocktails. One tip: try not to jostle the cooler in the freezer. If you do you might end up with some irregularities t...

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Root Simple: 2015 in Review

...Restoring a Built-In Ironing Board, Three Things I’ve Learned from Baking Bread with Whole Grain and How to Make Hot Sauce. Podcast Comments Due to the nature of the medium it’s difficult for me to gauge the reaction of listeners to our podcast but I think the two most popular may have been the interviews we did with Larry Korn (064 One Straw Revolutionary Larry Korn) and Robert Kourik (069 Understanding Roots With Robert Kourik). Half-Baked Thou...

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094 The American Woman’s Home

...We discuss many of Catherine’s specific recommendations including: butter, bread, terrariums, indoor plants, earth closets and art (she suggests everyone own a print of Eastman Johnson’s “Barefoot Boy” and Bierstadt’s “Sunset in the Yosemite Valley“). You can read the full text of An American Woman’s Home online here. If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com....

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