cooking
Cooking on a wood stove
This weekend we vacationed in Greg’s ancestral town. The town bears the name of a famous Roman. Although they pronounce it differently. The Old House of Birds is still there, though a bit run down. However a wonderful Aunt is working to restore it. Since it is still furnished we decided to stay there. We jumped back in time to somewhere in the earlier part of the 1900’s. Heat from wood stoves, only cold running water in the kitchen sink and a wood cook stove for cooking. (obviously)
First Loaf from the wood cookstove
With the new to us wood cookstove now installed it was time to try it out. Our first attempt was a loaf of homemade bread. There's nothing like the smell of homemade bread in the oven and we wanted that smell.
The Cookstove
Cookery and the ability to prepare healthy and nutritious meals is an ongoing challenge out here beyond the grid. Nope, we are not smoking possum nor braising 'coon. In our efforts to avoid heart disease and other debilitating ailments, we have become vegans. Our goal is to grow and cook our own foods and basically avoid consuming anything with a face.
Alternative Appliances
Just how simple can your lifestyle be? Well, I took this picture in December to illustrate that it can get pretty darn simple. What you may recognize in this picture is a small barbeque mounted on a folding workbench and a cooler sitting on the step. You may not recognize them as our stove and fridge but that is what they were.
