Hawnuh Lee is the founder \/ designer \/ illustrator \/ writer \/ photographer \/ stylist \/ general food person behind Closed Loop Cooking. She\u2019s kicking off our latest series, by interviewing herself, for The Heirloom Kitchen, a quick look into process and pantry. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warm-on-the-side-of-hot water with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar<\/a> and a cut of fresh, organic ginger with the peel still on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A 32 ounce wide mouth, glass mason jar. For some reason everything tastes better out of glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love my dangerously sharp, 8\u201d Japanese MAC knife but I usually find myself reaching for the shorter 6\u201d utility knife with no name. Ol\u2019 reliable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My cast iron. I use that thing on a daily basis. It\u2019s incredibly versatile, easy to clean, and she gets me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our kitchen island. My partner designed and built a beautiful island for my birthday and it has become the centerpiece of our cooking space. A lovely shade of mint green with dual doors on either side, it carries quite a load with stacks of cookbooks, kneading, and hopeful experimentations. Feels very much a part of our everyday lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hoard glass jars of all shapes and sizes. My pantry is somewhat of a mismatched collection of dry goods in any number of glass containers, candy I hide from myself, and dehydrated experiments I can\u2019t bring myself to get rid of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A small, triangular microplane with neon green feet that does not work. A gift from my mom who was very well intentioned if not misled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bok choy! It was added to my CSA groceries, not something I would normally grab. Going to try roasting with loads of garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A nice flaky table salt for garnishing. Adds some beautiful texture and looks posh. Something like Maldon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hot sauce! I\u2019m a Cholula gal through and through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Basic yellow mustard or a jar of vinegered apples left in the back for too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clean as you go, absolutely. I can\u2019t stand a pile of dishes waiting for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trying out no-yeast bread recipes! There is a serious shortage of yeast at the moment, have to make due with what we have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat<\/em> naturally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Regrow your green onions! Save the roots and let sit in a bit of water so they can continue to grow. Plant them and start a small kitchen herb garden!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hawnuh Lee is the founder \/ general food person behind Closed Loop Cooking. She\u2019s kicking off our latest series with a quick look into process and pantry. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[567],"article_tag":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reads\/33544"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reads"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reads"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=33544"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/closedloopcooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=33544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Describe your preferred vessel to drink aforementioned beverage out of.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Go-to knife?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Necessary object \/ appliance \/ tool in your kitchen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Kitchen object with a story?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Describe how your pantry is organized.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Gadget you\u2019re not sure why you still have?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Last impulse produce purchase? Did you make anything with it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Top three pantry staples? And ideas for what to do with them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Special pantry item that\u2019s nice to have on hand?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Must have condiment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you were something currently in your fridge\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Clean as you go or save it for later?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Any current kitchen experiments happening?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Trusted recipe book or site?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Scrappy kitchen tip to share?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n