Finally…
…grown-up cookware.
Over ten years ago, as my husband and I drove across country moving from Chicago to our new home and life in New York, we stopped off at an outlet mall in Indiana to purchase T-Fal pots and pans.Ā It felt like a big deal at the time because when we married we essentially filled our kitchen with family hand-me downs.
Over the past year and a half I’ve planted myself firmly in my kitchen to make and create delicious vegan food. I take cooking classes at the Natural Gourmet Institute, Organic Avenue and, mostly recently, at The Christina Pirello School of Natural Cooking and Integrative Health Studies Three-Day Intensive Study Program.Ā Each time I walk out of a class I have serious cookware envy.
At the age of 45, I have purchased grown-up pots and pans.
Why Gunther Wilhelm cookware?Ā Because Christina recommended it.Ā Okay, wait, I’m not that impressionable. I actually asked her for recommendations with varied price points and she offered four suggestions. We then did the research on our end and opted for Gunther.
I immediately put those pots and pans to good use.
Kasha, Macaroni and Veggies (PRINTABLE RECIPE)
(Inspired by Christina Pirello)
Serves 6 – 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat groats
- 1/2 cup Kamut elbow macaroni
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 small onion
- 2 small carrots
- 2 stalks of celery
- Sea Salt, to taste
- Fresh thyme, to taste
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in one pan.
- In another pan, toast buckwheat over medium heat for five minutes.
- Add a pinch or two of salt, onion, carrots and celery to the boiling water. Boil for 3 minutes.
- Add macaroni and boil for 3 minutes.
- Slowly add the toasted buckwheat and bring to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat, salt to taste and serve with fresh thyme.
This is a classic macrobiotic breakfast dish but, because I’m a bad girl, I enjoyed this brunch with packaged Fakin’ Bacon.
And the cookware? WOW.Ā I couldn’t believe how quickly the pots and pans heated up (so much so that I learned that you must take the food out ASAP because it will keep cooking even off the flame)!Ā The handles do not get hot, which is a bonus, and the lids have props that sit up on the counter.Ā I felt like I was big deal cooking up that macro brunch!
What’s in your kitchen that screams grown-up?
19 thoughts on “Gunther Wilhelm Cookware Unboxed (Plus a Kasha-Macaroni-Veggie Recipe)”
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Beautiful cookware JL! I’m always like a little kid in a toystore when I walk into a cookwarestore… I can’t help myself and want to take everything, really if it would help I would even cry (though, it doesn’t help, unfortunately).
I’m still living in this small rental appartment that I started to hate, but in a few months we are moving to our own house.. Still not much of grown-up kitchenitems, though I bought a big Le Creuset pot 2 months ago, there were half the price and that’s a big difference for Creusetpans.
Loved the before and after shot of the cookware. Very pretty upgrade. š
It’s been 10 years?!!!!
Girl, can you believe it? 10 years flew didn’t they?
New cookware is so exciting! Ā My “grown up” item(s) are getting good knives. Ā My Shun knife in particular rocks my world. Ā Added bonus: they make a LEFT-HANDED knife! Ā
Oh, a Shun knife! Would love one!
JL, it is so awesome that you bought that cookware! It looks absolutely gorgeous. When I switched from a cheap fry pan to an All-Clad the difference was huge. I can only imagine using Gunther Wilhelm! Very nice. š
We figure if we’re going to buy cookware every 10 years we could “go for it” š
I am sooo jealous. Especially of your kitchen scale, but really of everything. I could really use some new cookwear right about now. Enjoy! š
Actually, that thing that looked like a scale is an induction cooker! It came with the set. I have no clue how to use it š
Ooh, so shiny! Very nice indeed. I bought some Paderno pots a few years back and they have served me well. Latest grown up purchase was a ceramic knife. Enjoy christening your pots!
Oh, Paderno! Very nice! Aren’t ceramic knives amazing?
Love the cookware, very nice! My kitchen has become more functional with just the appliances I need and a huge island for food prep since getting more involved with my food prep. Before it was more centered around style – but an Excalibur dehydrator isn’t very stylish. š
LOL about the dehydrator! It makes for nice fruit and veggie “countertop” storage!
“What’s in my kitchen that screams grown-up?”Ā My rice cooker, which I recently purchased and looks just like yours.Ā Now I have cookware envy (along with garden envy.)
Don’t you love the rice cooker?! I made some great lentils in it over the weekend. And rice, too š
I just found your blog today. I have recently gone vegan and am looking at training for a triathalon. I thought we might have something in common. I look forwarding to reading what you have to say. You can find my food based blog at http://rd-wanna.blogspot.com.
Your new pots are shiny and beautiful. I am still working with the family hand-me-downs I got when I got married. š
Sarah, so glad you found the blog and said hello!
Great cookware!Ā In my kitchen – hmmmm, that’s probably the Vitamix that my husband just bought for me with part of his bonus!Ā Such a sweetheart!
Wow, a sweetheart indeed! Bet you’re loving that Vitamix!