How-To: Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
How do you make a chocolate cookie better? By putting a marshmallow in the middle of it, of course. Get the recipe and how-to over on No Biggie.
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How-To: Confectioners’ Sugar Lollipop Molds
This confectioners’ sugar lollipop mold tutorial from King Arthur Flour is one of those great ideas that totally stopped me in my tracks. Instead of getting hard candy stuck in molds, why not just use confectioners’ sugar to make your own? Plus, depending on what object you use to make the indentations, you can get […]
How-To: Stuffed Berries
If it’s way too hot to turn on your oven, here’s a no-bake, super easy dessert for the weekend. Craftster member Batgirl shares her recipe for stuffed raspberries and strawberries. They look tasty! And they’re made with ready-made ingredients, so you don’t even have to mess up your kitchen. Much. More: Deep-Fried Strawberries How-To: Cake-Stuffed, […]
How-To: Chocolate Bowls
Bakerella shows you how to use balloons to create cool chocolate bowls that are great for special desserts and a fun way to get kids involved in the kitchen. [via The Kitchn]
Experimenting with a Thermite BBQ
“I ignited four pounds of thermite made with aluminum / iron (III) oxide in a flower pot. The thermite reaction quickly formed liquid iron which dripped down out of the pot, and into a ceramic pan. I put a beef kebab directly onto the liquid iron, which cooked the food in under a minute. It was delicious!”
How-To: S’Mores Pop Tart S’Mores
S’more recipes are always a huge hit around here, and this new quickie recipe from Jessie of CakeSpy takes the classic treat to a whole new level. Consider it s’mores … squared. If your impulse is to protest “too much!”, I must gently correct you: “just enough”. The usual S’more is bookended by even more […]
Recipe: Butterless Sponge Cake
By Andrew Lewis Summer is the ideal time of year to sit and enjoy a slice of light, fluffy sponge cake and a cup of Earl Grey tea. Unfortunately, it’s also the time when the ample curves of my masculine figure are most visible. Thankfully, this sponge cake recipe has been used in our family […]
