Carla Ramsdell
- Mar 23
Food Physics - Cooking up a Global Climate Change Solution!
My apologies for the gap in blog posts - online instruction has provided much opportunity for learning new skills and so my energies have...
Carla Ramsdell
- Nov 19, 2020
8 Unique Ideas for the Best Socially-Distanced (and Sustainable) Holiday Ever
There are many reputable sources urging us the break tradition for the sake of the world’s health and rethink Thanksgiving this year (ref...
Carla Ramsdell
- Oct 1, 2020
Carla Ramsdell
- Sep 9, 2020
The Kitchen gadget under $10 that will improve your cooking efficiency… Double-Decker cooking!
“Single-Pot Cooking” usually involves dumping a bunch of ingredients together into the same pot like a stew or rice mixture. This...
Carla Ramsdell
- Aug 21, 2020
Skip the cereal box – make super easy, low cost, environmentally friendly slow cooker SUMMER GRANOLA
My morning “go to” breakfast is a bowl of homemade granola with some nuts, fruits and yogurt or milk! But, during the summer, turning on...
Carla Ramsdell
- Apr 20, 2020
Wait … do you really need that PAPER towel? Try UN-PAPER towels & napkins!
Next time you reach to rip off a paper towel from the roll, pause to consider if there may be a better material for this purpose. Ok,...
Carla Ramsdell
- Apr 11, 2020
What’s the most sustainable skillet?
Many years ago, when I began my work as a food physicist, I became intrigued with the range of choices available when buying a new...
Carla Ramsdell
- Feb 2, 2020
The Instant Pot is a Super Hero of the Energy Efficient kitchen!
OK, so now that you got an Instant Pot for the holidays, what, exactly, do you DO with it? First of all, you should take a minute to...
Carla Ramsdell
- Dec 18, 2019
The physics of the Instant Pot – Cheap food, energy efficient, healthy, easy and YUMMY!
With the holiday season upon us, I get a lot of questions about electric pressure cookers such as the Instant Pot. These cooking...
Carla Ramsdell
- Nov 17, 2019
Travel Mug Pasta! Fun, easy, fast food cooked “passively”!
If you own an insulated travel coffee mug, you have a powerful pasta cooking tool at your fingertips that can cut cooking and cleaning...
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