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HOW TO – Make hamentashen Purim cookies

HOW TO – Make hamentashen Purim cookies

More holiday making today… Here’s how to make hamentashen Purim cookies Hamentaschen, or Hamen’s hats, are triangular cookies to celebrate Hamen’s defeat at Purim (see the Book of Esther). In Hebrew, they are called Oznei Haman – Hamen’s ears. They are eaten at Purim and included in mishloach manot, the Purim mitzvah of giving food […]

HOW TO – Hamentashen Purim Cookies

Phil @ MAKE posted this recipe for how to make hamentashen Purim cookies. From the site: Hamentaschen, or Hamen’s hats, are triangular cookies to celebrate Hamen’s defeat at Purim (see the Book of Esther). In Hebrew, they are called Oznei Haman – Hamen’s ears. They are eaten at Purim and included in mishloach manot, the […]

Egg hacks, DIY eggs & more

Egg hacks, DIY eggs & more

This Sunday is Easter, so here are some MAKE-like activities involving eggs! Homemade easter egg anemometer. HOW TO – Easter Eggs dyed with onion skins. HOW TO – Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs. Laser-egg-etching. Egg art from Makers. Egg City. Naturally dyed Easter eggs. Electrocuting Peeps.

Petri dish desserts

Petri dish desserts

Mark Rehorst and his son Alex had a Cub Scout cake auction fundraiser to attend, and decided to make something a little less traditional than a cake. Mark writes: I’ve had a few microbiology classes and cultured many different types of bacteria on different media, and I happened to have a case of pyrex Petri […]