How-To: Pumpkin Pie Leather
From carving to adorning to eating, pumpkins are one of autumn’s many perks. And Ooey Gooey Knits shows us one more way to enjoy them: pumpkin pie fruit leather. Time to find a pumpkin patch!
Food & Beverage
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
Chevron Cookies
Who says baked goods can’t rep the latest design trends? Not me. These chevron cookies by The Secret Adventures of Sugarbelle look good enough to eat AND wear!
Star Wars AT-AT Walker Pancakes
3D pancake master, Jim, is back with a most awesome new creation: a Star Wars AT-AT Walker. I absolutely can not let my son see this, or he’ll be demanding one every morning. [via @Bonniegrrl] More: Pancake Dinosaurs Crochet AT-AT Walker @Craftzine.com blog Star Wars AT-AT Wedding Cake Death Star Cookie Death Star Watermelon
How-To: Chocolate Spiderweb Cake in a Jar
It’s not too early to start thinking about what kind of spooky treats you’re going to serve at your Halloween party, and these chocolate spiderweb adorned cakes-in-jars from i am baker would be a huge hit with anyone. It’s also got me thinking that, come winter, you could switch it up and make a spice […]
Recipe: Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse
Grouchy about the start of sweater weather? I think this this candy corn cheesecake mousse recipe from Glorious Treats will fix your autumn blues!
Jake’s Laser-Cut Sous-Vide Controller
Jake Spurlock, our resident I.T. ninja, built this STC-1000-based water bath temperature controller from my recent Make: Project guide. Jake, who works from MAKE HQ in Sebastopol, was able to misappropr…er, borrow some time on the office laser cutter to make the front panel, instead of relying on the drill, saw, and files I had to use. (No, I’m not jealous. What gave you that idea?) Jake reports success with sous-vide eggs, and is moving on to steaks.
How-To: Decorate Glass Jar Lids
Here’s a simple little tutorial for decorating the lids of glass jars using spray paint and decals, from Dottie Angel. I love storing leftover food in glass jars. But when I lived with my sister, she would save pretty much EVERY glass jar that found its way into our kitchen, and then it was impossible […]
