The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Michelle Mitchell writes: Hetta, a Swedish company, takes lengths of cork and strings them together alternately with beads to create these long, beautiful, functional treats for the table and the minute I saw them I said “Wow!” Followed by “I can do that!” I think I say that about […]
Jen at PieKnits decided to take advantage of all the inexpensive cherries this time of year and made the Cherries and Cream Pie from Baking Bites. Now, I want to go buy some cherries.
Apartment Therapy: The Kitchn shares a great-sounding recipe for Fresh Shell Bean and Sage Spread, perfect for serving with toasted bread. Pick up the ingredients at your local Farmers Market this weekend!
Wise Craft shares a fun tutorial you can do with kids, which shows you how to make your own rock candy. I’ve also seen these used at tea parties–stir your tea with the rock candy and it will sweeten your drink!
Here’s a neat recipe for making your own gummies from fruit juice and gelatin. I’m sure vegetarians could fanagle the same thing with agar agar. (Thanks, Patti!)
Shelterrific whipped up this tasty-looking Asparagus Gruyere Tart from a Martha Stewart recipe–looks like it’s super simple to cook up using frozen puff pastry for a quick and easy dinner.
Jessica wrote in about this look at the making of one pretty impressive R2-D2 cake made by Mark Joseph Cakes. I love red velvet cake, Star Wars and rice krispies treats so it looks like the best of all galaxies. Related R2D2 Cake
