Posts tagged: cooking
How To: Organize Your Thanksgiving.
By Chrisjob
AOL's DomestoBlog ShelterPop has created a very helpful Countdown to Thanksgiving checklist to help you spread the amount of work over the next few days and to guarantee you won't forget anything! So, sure, they presumed you started three weeks ago, and you may have - but whether you've already got your placecards set or are headed to the grocery store this weekend to plan your menu, take these tips from Judy Ketteler with you.
For Example:
Mond » READ MORE
Homemade Candy Corn Recipe.
By Chrisjob
Candy corn's the kinda thing that divides loved one's right down the middle. Either you hate it, or you love it. And like all good things, if you love it, you should make it. And like those very all good things, the homemade version tastes even better.
Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup salted butter
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/3 cup powdered milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
red and yellow food coloring
What's your favorite thing to do with candy corn. Me? I combines 'em with peanuts. Tastes just like a Payday.
How To: The Meat Hand.
By Chrisjob
Wow.
Just....
Wow.
Armed with a post-it note of inspiration and an appendage-shaped gelatin mold, Megan from NotMartha has made herself a hand. Of meat. With fingernails. And a wrist bone. It's awe-quaking. And perfectly disgusting.
How To: Fabric Covered Magnetic Knife Rack.
By ChrisjobSo incredibly simple, and so fantastically effective. With a simple Ikea ASKER knife rack, a hot glue gun, and fabric, the Farm Chicks show you how to create a custom kitchen organizer that puts a little flair in your functionality.
What to do with Cherry Pits!
By SustainableSuppers
Hiya!
I'm piggybacking a bit here on Chrisjob's fantastic Cherry Jubilee Week posts. They've been fantastic.
Once you're done preparing your cherries for all of those scrumptious creations, what can you do with the pits? Plenty, it turns out.
You can doctor your vinegar into something gourmet.
You can make a heating pad.
You can make cherry hooch!
Go here for more, or just click on http://www.SustainableSuppers.com
Ciao!
Cherry Jubilee Week: Bourbon Cherries and Manhattan Floats.
By ChrisjobCherry Jubilee Week, Part III: Bourbon Cherries and Manhattan Floats.
Check out Part I: Easy Cherry Syrup and a Sparkling Cherry Cooler and Part II: Canned Fresh Cherries, Perfect Over Ice Cream.
With basic canned cherries accomplished, I thought it might be fun to try a twist on preserving the rest of the cherries. I'd seen 'bourbon cherries' in gourmet shops...fresh whole cherries swimming in bourbon, adding that smoky oakiness to the cherr » READ MORE
Cherry Jubilee Week: Canned Fresh Cherries, Perfect Over Ice Cream.
By ChrisjobCherry Jubilee Week, Part II: Canned Fresh Cherries, Perfect for Ice Cream.
Check out Part I: Easy Cherry Syrup and a Sparkling Cherry Cooler.
So....with more than five pounds of cherries left from syrup making, I realized I was gonna have to get these dudes processable so that, come winter time, I'd be to able use them in a variety of ways. Creating pie filling for freezing was an option, as well as just throwing the cherries whole into the » READ MORE
Cherry Jubilee Week: Easy Cherry Syrup and a Sparkling Cherry Cooler.
By Chrisjob
So, on Saturday, I went to pick up my weekly CSA harvest, and the wonderful young lady pointed to an enormous box of bing cherries, and said, "Also, you're welcome to take as many of those as you want, but they're super ripe, so they gotta be used today."
"Really?" I said, as I grabbed a produce bag.
"Yeah. Take the whole box if you want..."
Well, I DID want, so I took the box, and realized, as I popped my third into my mouth on the walk hom » READ MORE
Curbly Video Podcast: How To Make Simple, Delicious Compound Butters.
By Chrisjob
Compound butters combine the best of both worlds - the bright and bold punches of fresh herbs and seasonings with the velvety wonderfulness of whole butter. And with the grills a-blazing and the summer-fresh produce this time of year, there's every reason to create all sorts of 'em to keep on hand.
10 Ways to Soften Hard Brown Sugar.
By Chrisjob
Though my personal trick is to try to prevent it from getting crunchy in the first place, it happens anyway. Brown sugar, no matter what you do, tends to end up rock hard. So, here's ten ideas from TipNut to give it new life.
- Seal with fresh bread.
- Add water and restore.
- Re-moisten with a damp cloth.
- Store with an apple.
- Wrap in foil and plastic wrap.
- Use damp pottery.
- Quick Tip #1: Microwave with water
- Quick Tip #2: Bake
- Quick Tip #3 » READ MORE
Knock-Off Dean & Deluca Spice Rack
By DIY Maven
You know that seriously awesome Dean & Deluca, $150 spice rack? Well, Melinda decided to make a knock off and for a fraction of the cost, I'm guessing. What I especially like about the DIY version--besides the cost-savings--is that you can assemble only the spices that you'll actually use and not the ones D & D think you should use.
Dandelion Syrup. Has Anyone Ever Tried It?
By Chrisjob
This recipe from 5OrangePotatoes calls for 250 dandelion tops and 12 hours of simmering and reducing. That's quite a collection of resources and time. But more interesting, what does it taste like? Like dandelion greens (which I adore)? Like other edible flower-based foods? A floral hint to an otherwise simple syrup?
Anyone have any thoughts before I spend twelve hours collecting dandelion tops and another twelve cooking them down?
Post your thou » READ MORE
Make Your Own Colored Sugar.
By ChrisjobPrice check: 12.3 ounces of colored sugar = $10.00. 16oz of pure, white granulated sugar = $1.00.
Oh, but it's not colored, you say? Well, not yet.
Instructable-r StarshipMinivan offers an unbearably easy tutorial for creating your own colored sugar. And most likely, you already have everything you need in your pantry.
Supplies:
Sugar
Food coloring
Fork
Bowl
Plate
Just mix the food coloring into the sugar with a fork. Spread it out, allow » READ MORE
Curbly Video Quick Tip: Easily Keep Wine and Stocks on Hand For Finishing Recipes.
By Chrisjob
A splash of wine, or deglazing with a broth or stock, can take an average home dish to saucy deliciousness. But, it's impractical to open a new bottle or carton just for a few tablespoons. So watch this video for a fresh idea. » READ MORE
The Chocolate Bar Brownie Pan
By DIY Maven
Choclate, good. Brownies, good. A brownie pan shaped like chocolate bars, gooood. New from Williams-Sonoma, this most excellent 13 1/2" x 6 3/4" x 1 1/4" non-stick, 'chocolate' embossed bakeware item can hold your favorite fudge brownie mix or a flourless chocolate cake. Its downside is that it'll set you back about 30 bucks, but its upside is it's made in the USA and it's totally awesome.
How To Make President Obama's Tuna Salad
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Now that we got him sworn in, I'm going to make an Obama Tuna Salad Sandwich, snuggle up in front of the telly and watch the rest of the festivites. Later on, » READ MORE
Vintage Quick Tricks Using 7-Up.
By ChrisjobTipNut has scanned a vintage cookbook from 1961 offering some clever and alternative uses for 7up. I imagine they'd still apply with a bottle of fresh soda.
* Tangy 7up Cubes
* Pork butt or ham glaze
* Mock champagne punch.
* 7up basted fish fillets
* Chocolate sauce for ice cream
* Zip up fresh fruit
* As liquid in fruit pies
The Tea Bag Coffin.
By Chrisjob
"Where do tea bags go to die?" Your saucer? Napkin? Awkward pile with sugar packets on table?
Nope, says Jonas Trampedach. Give it a proper burial where it belongs, under your teacup.
Clever, useful, and just macabre enough.
RIP.
How To Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes.
By Chrisjob
I gotta admit: I appreciate the smells of sage-infused dressings and carmelized sweet potatoes and spiced cranberries, but every year at Thanksgiving, it's the mashed potatoes which occupy at least half of my very-stretch stomach.
So whether they'll fill up the vegetarians in your family, or you just need a place to use up all that gravy, perfect mashed potatoes are easy and obtainable for any home cook.
- Proper Preparation
- Flavor Twists
- Kee » READ MORE
Turkey Alternatives
By DIY Maven
If a recent news conference by a certain future ex-Alaska governor has you horrified--especially with Thanksgiving next week--I thought some turkey alternatives might be in order. Follow the jumps for recipes of these ideas:
Standing Rib Roast
Ham
Crown Roast of Pork
Boneless Beef Rump Roast
Roasted Duck
Italian Roll
Steaks, including rib-eye, t-bone, porterhouse and filet mignon.
If the video has put you completely over the edge and you’ve finally d » READ MORE
