The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
Fruit cobbler is the perfect way to celebrate the late summer fruit harvest. This recipe is the one that my grandmother always baked, and I think she learned it from her mother. She always used to make it with canned peaches, or blackberries, but I like fresh peaches myself. The cobbler is cakey and a […]
My sister found out recently that she’s allergic to gluten, so when we went on a family trip recently, I decided to try my hand at making some gluten-free zucchini bread. The recipes I found online were all pretty confusing (mixing flours, xantham gum — I threw up my hands!) so I decided to just […]
If there’s guac at a party, you can usually find me standing next to the bowl. Wedding photographer Raya Carlisle shares her recipe for guacamole on design*sponge where I am sure that photos alone in this post will make your mouth water. I like to make mine without cilantro but don’t mind it if it […]
Laura of Nelkin Designs shows us how she makes her oven-dried Sungold tomatoes. I love her recipe for an easy spread that is great on a baguette or on crackers.
These peanut butter bars, covered in chocolate from Callie of Make it Do look absolutely amazing. Don’t expect them to hang around long. They disappear just about as fast as you can make them… I can see how that would be true! I may have to make some of these this weekend.
I’ve heard about potato stamps for little kids to play with, but using a beet stamp for char siu bao pork buns gives it a grown-up twist. Way to go, Kitchen Sidecar!
While Brookelynn was visiting me in NYC recently, we made some brandied cocktail cherries to go with our Manhattan cocktails. Watch the CRAFT Video to learn how, and read on for the exact recipe and a great cocktail to serve with it! Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or […]
