Food & Beverage

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.

Sprouts Salad

Brussels sprouts are one of the hottest trends in food right now. No, seriously! I’ve seen them on the menu at a billion hip restaurants. Everyone does them differently, but the common thread is slicing them and then browning them. The crispy caramelization is a far cry from the mushy steamed Brussels I ate (and […]

Visit The Twinery

Calling all bakers and lovers of kitchen twine – check out The Twinery. This shop offers a variety of colorful kitchen twines to keep you busy. They’ve also got a blog with craft ideas as well as a Flickr group. Check out this creative way to store your kitchen twine.

How-To: Gorgeous Rose Cake

Early last week, Amanda of i am baker posted a gorgeous rose cake she baked and decorated for herself for her birthday. I loved that she took such care and time to make something special for herself, and was even more excited to see her mention that she just might follow up with a how-to […]