The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
A salsa garden, consisting of cilantro, tomatoes, jalapenos, and onion, is a fun themed garden for the beginning gardener. If the thought of growing onions seems daunting, consider green onion variety. They are incredibly easy to start from seed, and if you trim them above the root instead of pulling them out of the ground, they will continue to produce all spring and summer.
The September class schedule is up at The Brooklyn Kitchen, a kitchen store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Some of them really caught my eye: September 8: Kombucha brewing with Kombuchman! September 9, 16, 23, 30: Knife skills September 10: Tasting tempeh September 15: Cake decorating September 21: Pickling with Bob McClure And that’s just some of […]
Anna at Cookie Madness shares her recipe for making dark chocolate Toblerone cookies. Anna writes: Toblerone is not for everybody, but I like it lot. Maybe because I’m part Swiss. The milk chocolate Toberlone bars are kind of sweet, but the dark chocolate ones worked perfectly and gave the cookies that little bit of chew […]
Making your own vinegar at home is simple, quick, and rewarding. Never buy red wine vinegar again once you make your first batch! You cultivate the vinegar mother and can even share it with friends.
Jessica at Zakka Life has the right idea with this cute project to make a cupcake pedestal. Right now, I’m also drooling over her s’more cupcake.
Mmmmmm… braaaiiinnsss. A cupcake fit for a zombie dinner party, by Pamela Frantz. It’s red velvet cake with vanilla cream cheese frosting and a chocolate brain (made from one of these molds). Via Street Anatomy.
I love that grooms’ cakes can be a way to interject a little fun into wedding receptions, especially when they perfectly capture a groom’s personality. This Pac Mac groom’s cake from The Domestic Scientist is a perfect example. Complete with a keepsake Sculpey topper, it was a huge hit with the groom. Read more about […]
