The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
The last time we featured Vicky of Stasty’s work here on the blog, it was her brilliant pattern-changes-in-every-slice Rubik’s cake that had us mind-boggled and duly impressed. She’s at it again with another clever twist on dessert, this time with a bit of culinary trompe l’oeil. The entire content of this plate is actually a […]
Want to make fancy-looking cupcakes, but don’t have time for decorative frosting? Check out Brett Bara’s simple tutorial for creating pretty dot frosting patterns on her Manhattan Craft Room blog. This method reminds me of something my grandmother used to do when I was growing up, and I think it looks classic, simple, and elegant.
When I was at Eastern Market in Detroit last weekend, I almost crashed into one of these giant apples as I drifted toward the smell of cider and donuts. The MI Apple Trail is a celebration of southeastern Michigan’s farmers markets. Located across 20 markets in Wayne, Oakland, and Genessee Counties, the apples, made in […]
Come one, come all, science geeks, food lovers, Arduino hackers. Build a magical box with Arduino-inspired technology that will control the temperature of an appliance you hack, up to 0.1 degrees accuracy. October 15th at the BioCurious hackerspace in Sunnyvale!
I am probably flattering myself, taking any sort of credit for inspiring this sweet custom temperature controller built by Adafruit reader Mike to keep his beer-brewing fridge at a constant temperature. Like my recent project, it simultaneously controls AC-powered heating and cooling equipment to maintain a constant temperature, and is mounted in a CANTEX PVC junction box. But there the similarities pretty much end: Whereas I used a cheap off-the-shelf thermostat module from China, Mike built and programmed his own controller using an Arduino for brains, an Xbee for remote temperature control and data logging, and a cool multicolor LED display with letters that turn red when the system is heating, blue when it is cooling, and green when it is at the correct temperature.
The temperature dipped to right around 50 in NYC last night, which officially makes it butternut squash season! This butternut squash hummus recipe from Delighted Momma is making my heart sing with joy this morning, and I can’t wait to try it out!
I love the flavor of barbecue but don’t like adding sugar to my food, which is what makes this recipe so appealing. Takoeza at Instructables explains that “to ‘braai’ or barbecue meat is a South African tradition,” and with only drops of pineapple juice, balsamic vinegar, and some spices he shows us how to braai […]
