How-To: Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Laura of Nelkin Designs shows us how she makes her oven-dried Sungold tomatoes. I love her recipe for an easy spread that is great on a baguette or on crackers.
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How-To: Lip Smackin’ Peanut Butter Bars
These peanut butter bars, covered in chocolate from Callie of Make it Do look absolutely amazing. Don’t expect them to hang around long. They disappear just about as fast as you can make them… I can see how that would be true! I may have to make some of these this weekend.
Beet Stamp
I’ve heard about potato stamps for little kids to play with, but using a beet stamp for char siu bao pork buns gives it a grown-up twist. Way to go, Kitchen Sidecar!
Brandied Cocktail Cherries
While Brookelynn was visiting me in NYC recently, we made some brandied cocktail cherries to go with our Manhattan cocktails. Watch the CRAFT Video to learn how, and read on for the exact recipe and a great cocktail to serve with it! Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or […]
Mandala Record Clock
Forgive me for this obvious pun, but records have been getting a lot of play here on CRAFT. Of all the re-purposed record crafts I’ve seen lately, my favorite is this awesome hand painted clock. It’s clever and modern and delicate and cool. For the less skilled painters, I bet you could make one with […]
How-To: Heart Pin from a Straw
I remember making these at summer camp as a kid, it’s a heart pin/hairclip made from a drinking straw!
Lego “Empire Strikes Back” chess set
Brandon Griffith of Los Angeles’ Lego User Group LUGOLA built this mind-boggling Lego chess set with the pieces depicting characters and scenes from Episode V. My favorites are the mini dioramas detailing the bishops: bounty hunters and Han-in-carbonite for the Empire, Chewie w/busted C3-PO and Lando with his Bespin cronies for the Rebel Alliance. The […]