How-To: Fix a Cracked Cheesecake
Learn to use an offset spatula with some hot water to fix a cracked cheesecake in this tutorial by Bizango.
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How-To: Orange Vanilla Liquor
Lee of Leethal shares her recipe and process for making orange vanilla liquor. She had me at “It tastes just like an adult creamsicle in liquid form!”
Smoothie Recipes for Kids
My friend Heather has posted up three great smoothie recipes for kids that will surely taste good and give your kids all the great vitamins they need. Recipes are for strawberry granola crunch, orange julia, and pink-a-licious. I love the tip of putting nuts in smoothies for a more creamy, pudding-like texture. (Make sure kids […]
How-To: Pop Rocks
If you have a little time and a lot of nostalgia for crackling candy, learn to make your own Pop Rocks with this Instructable from chickflix. Most of the ingredients are easy to find, and you’ll need a blunt object such as a hammer to break them up into pebbles. Enjoy your freshly-made candy while […]
Dragon Birthday Cake
My son’s second birthday is coming up, so I have birthday cake on the brain. I’m totally inspired by this great children’s cake roundup by Lyndsay of Coco Cakes. The dragon cake in particular knocks my socks off. If you haven’t seen her work before, you should check out her Very Hungry Caterpillar cupcake train, […]
Faux Meatball Cupcakes
My pal Melanie, a London food blogger originally from the Mitten, tipped me off to this post from the U.K. Groupon blog – a recipe for fake meatball cupcakes. I wasn’t sure at first, but once I saw truffles were involved, I was sold. Thanks, Mel – I think I’ll have to make these for […]
How-To: Make Your Own Hot Sauce
Learn to make your own hot sauce in this how-to video by Etsy filmed at The Brooklyn Kitchen.
