The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
Here’s a rather sophisticated take on a traditional summertime dessert, and a fun idea for 4th of July celebrating. Melissa and Nancy of Best Friends for Frosting lightly toasted marshmallows using a creme brulee torch, and then dipped them in chocolate and graham cracker crumbs. There’s a nice how-to on their blog. Any dessert involving […]
You know that friend of yours who knows the most about nutrition and health? She’s the person you call if you are curious about an obscure ingredient in a recipe, and you turn to her when you want advice on improving your diet? Well, mine just started a vegan food blog called vegan reira. So […]
If you’ve ever been curious about using edible markers to make designs on cookies or candy, look no further than this very detailed post from The Decorated Cookie. You’ll learn which markers work best with which kinds of food, and how to use them for the best finish.
With summer well underway, we’ve been consuming our fair share of ice cream. I’ve always wished we had an ice cream maker to whip up batches of homemade ice cream on our own, and this recipe from She Wears Many Hats makes me want one even more. See how she combines blueberry pie ingredients for […]
When you have a craving for cupcakes but don’t need a whole batch, here’s a great simple from-scratch recipe from How Sweet it Is for just two cupcakes.
If you’re in NYC this weekend don’t miss the 2011 Jell-O Mold Competition! Check out our video from last year. Help take Jell-O on a big adventure–out of the kitchen and into the world at large!–as a crack panel of judges including Allan Chochinov of Core77, Emily Elsen of Four & Twenty Blackbirds pie shop, […]
This video follows the steps that chef Dave Arnold takes to make The Burger of the Future. It is an elaborate process that includes sous vide cooking and a circular cookie cutter.
