DIY Caramel Sauce
This looks so tasty – I’m wondering if I have any ice cream in my fridge right now!
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Laser-Cut Gingerbread House
Age-old holiday tradition, 21st century execution: Johan von Konow repaired a recently acquired broken laser cutter and then used it to precision-cut the walls and roof of his holiday gingerbread house (an exact replica of his summer house).
How-To: Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter
Flavored butter: yes! Make your own, freeze it, and slice off chunks as needed. This Michael Chiarello recipe for Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter looks fantastic.
How-To: Pot Handle Cozy
If you’re cooking with cast iron or metal-handled pots and pans, you’ll definitely want to check out this pot handle cozy tutorial that Abby from Things for Boys shared on Craftstorming!
How-To: Death Star Cake
Though there’s lots of inspirational cakeblogging out there, detailed tutorials are comparatively rare. And this is a pretty good one. It’s the work of Australian cakesmith Bernice Camlin, aka Smurfesque. [Thanks, Mom!] How to Make a Death Star Cake More:Space Shuttle Cake with Ice Cream Tank, Chocolate/Caramel BoostersDeath Star watermelonCome to the charred side of […]
Knock Down Pizza Oven From Bricks, Scrap Iron
Clever idea from Eric Rochow of GardenFork: [O]ur oven uses used clay brick and 24″ angle iron we cut from a old bed frame. You have to heat up the oven for an hour to get it up to temperature. The brick pizza oven has to be on sturdy sawhorses or cement blocks. We used […]
Experimenting with a Thermite BBQ
“I ignited four pounds of thermite made with aluminum / iron (III) oxide in a flower pot. The thermite reaction quickly formed liquid iron which dripped down out of the pot, and into a ceramic pan. I put a beef kebab directly onto the liquid iron, which cooked the food in under a minute. It was delicious!”
