Food & Beverage

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

Cosmic Cooker Howtoon

Howtoons just released another great toon; this one lets your kids get in on the backyard BBQ action without starting any fires! The Cosmic Cooker Howtoon teaches kids about the physics of solar power, the geometry of parabolic reflectors, and the importance of a classic summer meal (I personally would also experiment with s’mores). The […]

Recipe: Berry Pomegranate Smoothie

By Katie Goodman I love smoothies for breakfast or afternoon snacks in the summer. They’re cool and full of great fruity flavors. While I definitely enjoy going to the smoothie shop occasionally (they do have a super duper blender that purees much better than mine), it does get expensive, and smoothies are really simple to […]

Hello Kitty Food

In case you didn’t love Hello Kitty to pieces already, now you can have this famous kitty as a snack with LoveBones’ inspiration with Hello Kitty mini pizzas and Hello Kitty bento box. A cute idea for kids’ parties or lunches. [via Tokyo Mango & The Daily Wh.at]

How-To: Black Garlic

If you’re wondering how the black garlic served at fancy restaurants is made, wonder no longer! Biology Bob on eHow has step-by-step instructions for fermenting your own black garlic at home. Image above is a Creative Commons-licensed photo by flickr user Aerokev.

How-To: Homemade Popsicles

By Marie LeBaron This summer is already turning out to be a hot one and we’re trying to find ways to cool off. It seems all you need is a swimsuit, bubbles, and a popsicle! So we’re making yummy homemade popsicles in all kinds of flavors. Using different ingredients to make our popsicles, we’re having […]