Monthly Archives: August 2009

Vegan BBQ: Easy Sauces

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Hot Knives

Can you freeze beer? Can fungus be made to taste like Deep South pulled pork? These were just a few of the tricky chemistry questions Hot Knives tackled this month in throwing our first installment of a roving kitchen we … Continue reading →

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Silver Bullet

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Hot Knives

Type Silver Bullet into your favorite search engine and (awesomely enough) it takes more than a few pages of vibrators, monster fighting advice, and Healthcare freak-outs to get to the Coors website. While the old dogs at Bubble and Fizz … Continue reading →

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Summer Campfire Gruel

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Hot Knives

Somehow, the summer sun set and a blanket of glittery stars replaced it while we attentively stirred this risotto on the camp stove, and we don’t think we missed a thing. Just look at that great glob! Now we know … Continue reading →

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Pine Needle Juice

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Hot Knives

Yeah. Pine needle juice. And with a little rye whisky… a pine sap-arac. On our recent U.S. National Forest expedition, Hot Knives broke a Golden Rule of camping and broke off a piece of nature to take with us. Relax, … Continue reading →

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Gnosh With Us Sunday!

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Hot Knives

We cut our teeth on summer barbecues, so we are super-psyched to make this announcement: For the next two Sundays, Hot Knives will be hosting a vegan BBQ at Verdugo bar in Glassell Park… Vegan BBQ on Sunday Aug. 9 … Continue reading →

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Tentiquette: Campfire Cooking

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Hot Knives

Whether its desert glamour camping or subzero firewood gathering, we come prepared. Neither of us made Eagle Scout or anything, we just love to plan. Also, we like to eat a fat-ass variety of complex carbs in the wilderness. So, … Continue reading →

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