Food & Beverage

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

How-To: Dried Fruit Rolls

Instructables user tcup120 writes: Fruit rolls are fun to eat, and not too hard to make. Inspired by Fruit Rollups and Fruit Leather, I made a fresh variation with no sugar added. WIth my families allergies, sack lunches were almost always in order. But what to pack? These are cute and healthy options that will […]

Recipe: Honey Barbecue Ribs

By Andrew Lewis Sometimes, the simplest recipes are the best. These succulent pork ribs are great at barbecues and can be served cold at picnics, yet they only take a few minutes to prepare. Although this recipe calls for pork ribs, the marinade works equally well on belly draft, pork chops, chicken wings, or even […]

How-To: Homemade Samoas

Girl Scout Cookie devotees rejoice! Craftster user, bethntim, shares her recipe for making homemade Samoas (now known as Caramel deLites) that can help you get through the year between Girl Scout cookie sales. Now if someone would come up with a version of the Peanut Butter Patties ….

How-To: Freeze Food

By Katie Goodman Do you ever have an extra bit of something (in this case, rhubarb) and want to freeze it for later? How do you avoid freezer burn or a big block of stuff all stuck together? Here’s my tried and true method for freezing food without the unpleasant side affects. Step 1: If […]