How-To: Roast Garlic
Here’s a great Instructable which illustrates three different ways to roast garlic. It’s great just spread on bread or in any number of other recipes. All this talk of roasted garlic is making me hungry!
Food & Beverage
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Recipe: Mixed Berry Tart
Felicia Sullivan shares her recipe for mixed berry tart — a wonderful fruity treat!
How-To: Necklace Cupcake Toppers
Jennifer Perkins shares several ideas on how to make customized cake toppers, but I think my favorite are these necklace cupcake toppers she created with illustrations of her husband’s band members. I love the idea of a topper that doubles as a party favor!
CRAFT Recipe: Spinach and Yogurt Borani
I was bemoaning my hatred of spinach to fellow Craftzine blogger Goli Mohammadi the other day, and she revealed one of the secrets of the universe, a really tasty spinach recipe her mom makes! It couldn’t be easier and you get loads of important nutrients. I called it “spinach yum” until Goli informed me that […]
Recipe: Corned Beef and Cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this recipe for Corned Beef and Cabbage from Chow.com. I never knew about the corning process for meat! From Chow.com: The term corned refers to the tradition of using large salt granules the size of corn kernels to preserve the meat. The corned beef you buy in the store, ready […]
Stain Removal Tips
A few years ago, I wrote a stain removal article for our sibling publication, MAKE magazine, and I thought I’d re-post it here with some updated tricks in the spirit of Mending Month! Both absent-minded and a klutz, I have had my fair share of debilitating stains over the years, and have had to cultivate […]
Real Simple Food Calculators
Real Simple magazine has some helpful interactive tools on their site. Of my two favorites, one is the Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Tool, which not only tells you what produce is in season, but also tells you how to buy, store, and cook each fruit and vegetable. The Food Expiration Tool helps you look up […]
