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Vinter kartoffel tårn / Winter potato tower

By On 24 November, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Design, Dirt, Kitchen, Projects

We really miss having a garden of our own and sometimes we raise potato starts in our apartment for no other reason than that they make us happy and keeps our intimate knowledge of how to do this close at hand.

I was cleaning out some old pots we had in […]

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Tofu with dandelion greens and ginger

By On 4 April, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Kitchen, Neighborhood, Tofu

This week’s tofu pressing includes dandelion greens from the neighborhood, Lichtenberg, we are staying in here in Berlin, and ginger. We have been looking for ways to get a better sense of where we are in relation to the local ecology and how people use their city spaces. Gathering dandelions is a good […]

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Tofu med purløg / tofu with chives

By On 19 March, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Kitchen, Tofu

Here is this weekend’s experiment with tofu. We used both lime and lemon juice as the coagulant to make the soy milk curdle.

We are very happy that spring is upon us and couldn’t resist using a couple of flower pots to both shape and press the tofu. First we put […]

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Seed starts + simple kitchen reuse

By On 11 March, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Growing, Homesteading, Kitchen

It’s March and spring is slowly coming around. The start of spring means preparing seedlings for the coming growing season. We may have an outdoor garden this year (crossing our fingers) and in the hopes of that we are starting seeds in our kitchen window.

We always have a surplus of 1 liter […]

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Tofu med jordnødder, basilikum, og sojasovs / Tofu with peanuts, basil, and soy sauce

By On 9 March, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Kitchen, Tofu

Here is our latest experiment with pressing our own tofu. We made a paste of crushed peanuts, soy sauce and shredded basil leaves. The paste is in four layers in the tofu. We spread the first layer in the press, put in some curd, followed by another layer of paste, then more curd, […]

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Tofu with grated carrots

By On 2 March, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Homesteading, Kitchen, Tofu

We have become obsessed with making tofu. We have heard from a few of you as well that you are making your own tofu. Please send us pictures of your tofu!

Here is our latest experiment: we pressed shredded carrots into the tofu. We haven’t cooked it yet. We think that maybe if […]

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Homemade Tofu

By On 20 February, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Homesteading, Kitchen, Tofu

Brett has been making tofu, from scratch.

His investigation into this labor intensive process started because the store bought tofu selection in most Danish grocery stores is expensive and not so fresh. In fact, the selection, such as it is, includes one brand of lumpy grey tofu in a jar and […]

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Passive herb watering

By On 1 August, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Growing, Homesteading

Indoor plants require attention. You are the weather system. Sadly, I often forget to water the plants I am trying to grow indoors. I have created many an artificial drought from inattention. I get busy with my daily life and soon I have a sad, little wilted plant that is past the point of saving.

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Vinter kartoffel tårn / Winter potato tower

By On 30 November, -0001 · Leave a Comment · In Design, Dirt, Kitchen, Projects

We really miss having a garden of our own and sometimes we raise potato starts in our apartment for no other reason than that they make us happy and keeps our intimate knowledge of how to do this close at hand.

I was cleaning out some old pots we had in the apartment and found […]

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