The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
By Elise Bauer According to Wikipedia, chutney is an Anglo-Indian word derived from Hindi and Urdu, and describes a wide class of spicy sauces and condiments to serve with a main dish. Chutneys vary by regional specialty and can include coconut, tamarind, tomatoes, or even prunes. To many of us Westerners, however, chutney means just […]
Last week after I posted the CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide 2009: For the Foodie, Skip to My Lou sent us a terrific sounding recipe for homemade Irish Cream Liqueur that I wanted to share. And this reminded me that we’d also run a really easy, impressive, and most appreciated Vanilla Syrup recipe. Both would be […]
Hi Crafters! Happy Thanksgiving from the team at CRAFT and our little mascot, Lulu the pom! She’s getting into the Thanksgiving spirit with her tiny pilgrim hat. Enjoy all the food tonight! If you’re still in need of some recipes, here’s our feature this month for a Thanksgiving Feast: Thanksgiving Feast: How-To Brine & Roast […]
By Katie Goodman Making homemade turkey broth is relatively simple after your Thanksgiving feast. And it tastes absolutely delicious and rich. You can control what’s in it — that means no MSG and lots of flavor — when you make it yourself. This recipe for broth assumes you have already picked off any remaining meat […]
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times reports that New Mexico expats (and those in the know) can now find good quality green chile in the freezer section of grocery stores in southern California. I’ve checked up here in northern Cali, and we’re not so lucky. So, as a good NM native living elsewhere, […]
In our house, preparations for the Thanksgiving meal are already underway. Groceries have been purchased, and a schedule for cooking and baking is in place. As the hustle and bustle in the kitchen commences, we have the oppotunity to pause and take a moment to think of our friends and neighbors. The National Tie One […]
I always head in to the holiday season with grand ideas of baking cookies for decorating with the kids and giving to friends and neighbors. And, yet, I always seem to get slammed by the craze as we get close to Christmas and never make it happen. That’s why I’m so glad to see these […]
