Food & Beverage

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.

Homemade Spam

Homemade Spam

The other night, having dinner with my parents, we started talking about Hawaiian food — specifically loco moco. Then someone wondered aloud about homemade Spam, and so I had to find it on the internet. Lo and behold, Morgan of Morgans Menu has a post up about her successful attempt to make the canned meat […]

How-To: Tattoo a Banana

How-To: Tattoo a Banana

This brilliant how-to from Phil Hansen of Phil in the Whaaat? is an insanely simple way to turn a banana in to a piece of art. Of course, it’s a piece of art that will rot before your eyes, but that’s kind of the cool part, right? Do yourself a favor and check out Phil’s […]

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day!

For U.S. residents, today is a day to remember those men and women who have died during service to our country. To those people and their families, we say Thank You. This beautiful patriotic rose cake from i am baker is a lovely way to bring red white and blue in to your Memorial Day […]

Recipe: Pancakes on a Stick

Recipe: Pancakes on a Stick

Pancakes are a frequent weekend delicacy in our house, and I can only imagine how my kids would flip out if I prepared them lollipop-style. Melissa from No. 2 Pencil has a recipe over on Tatertos and Jello for making pancakes on a stick, perfect for special occasions or just a random weekend morning. More: […]