For anyone that regularly cooks using their Dutch oven, you may have noticed something about it. If you do not properly clean or maintain your Dutch oven, then its surface may end up getting and feeling sticky to the touch. And no matter how many times that you wash it, it seems that every time …
If you have ever owned a Dutch oven, especially one that is made from cast iron, you will probably have noticed something about it. Cooking with a cast iron Dutch oven, you may have smelled something off about the pot itself. The rancid smell could come from the food that has been placed inside of …
Most Dutch ovens that you can buy will not be pre-seasoned or treated. You will need to address the seasoning and preparation of your Dutch oven yourself. And you should be taking the seasoning of your Dutch oven seriously. This is because seasoning your Dutch oven is a critical part of keeping it well-maintained. Any …
What mother doesn’t love to bake? (That’s a rhetorical question. We all know a few of them, but thankfully for our childhood memories they’re the exceptions, not the rule.) With Mother’s Day fast approaching, the annual “what kind of gift would she like” question is once again front-and-center. There’s an obvious answer, though, at least …
Written for girls, ages 7 to 10, Claire and the Bakery Thief by Janice Poon (Kids Can Press, ISBN: 978-1-55453-286-5) is a sweet and charming graphic novel that girls will love to read. There are also five fun and healthy recipes at the back of the book for kids to try out. The Plot Claire …