Did he say “cheesemakers?”
MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty has his five minutes of creativity fire-starting with this recent presentation of “Blessed are the Cheesemakers,” at Ignite Sebastopol II. Take a whiff of “the feet of God.” Ignite
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Homemade Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream By Jennifer Perkins and Chris Boehk Every fall my husband Chris whips up a batch of his world famous pumpkin pie ice cream! This year we served it at a Halloween party and are planning to take it to a Thanksgiving potluck! Since this is his special fall creation, I […]
Thanksgiving Feast: Pumpkin Pie with Caramel Pecan Topping
Thanksgiving Feast: Pumpkin Pie with Caramel Pecan Topping By Katie Goodman I have had so many failures with pie crust — too sticky, too dry, full of cracks — that for a while I just resigned myself to buying either frozen crusts or those ones you roll out and shape yourself. But that’s really not […]
How to make your own caffeinated alcohol beverage
If San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera gets his way a generation of club goers will miss out on the sickly sweet tang of caffeinated alcohol beverages like Sparks, Four-Loko, and Joose. Yet, all is not lost. A group of enterprising practitioners have seized the opportunity to handcraft a batch of Bathtub Sparks in an attempt to recreate the extreme libation.
How to Brine and Roast a Turkey
Get ready for the holidays with this classic turkey recipe.
How-To: Sculpt Pumpkins from Almond Paste
It’s easy and fun to create adorable edible pumpkin decorations in no time. Just use delicious almond paste, or marzipan to sculpt as if you were working with clay. Almond paste just blanched almonds and sugar, ground into a paste. Marzipan is almond paste, plus flour. Either one will work perfectly for this project. I […]
How-To: Build a temporary wood-fired pizza oven
Most wood-fired pizza ovens I’ve seen are built to last. The folks over at Machine Project built this temporary oven for a recent event and self proclaimed pizza fanatic Mike Senese of Catch It Keep It fame was kind enough to document its construction.
