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Vintage Recipes
By DIY Maven
Have you've been looking for a good recipe for Forcemeat Balls and just can't find one? Maybe it's a recipe for Slipcoat Cheese or Bacon and Apple Roly-pol » READ MORE
State Fair Recipes!!
By DIY Maven
Today is the first day of the 2009 Minnesota State Fair. If you've never experienced a state fair, especially of the Midwest variety, you really haven't lived. Corn Dogs, Deep-Fried Oreos, Turkey Legs and anything you can think of that can be shoved on a stick...it's that time of year when people forget about cholesterol levels and caloric intake and PIG OUT! Since many of us can't make it to these festivals of food, here are some recipes to help you enjoy the state fair experience at home.
How To: Pie Pops.
By ChrisjobMy recent visit to the State Fair has taught me two very important new concepts: first, everything is better in mini (mini rabbits, mini cheesecake); and second, all foods are better on a stick.
And, oh buddy, do these Pie Pops capitalize on both. "Scoochmaroo says 'These little beauties can be assembled with pre-made ingredients or from scratch. I used this pie crust recipe and the following filling to utilize fruit in season at the time:
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Death by Cyber Chocolate
By DIY Maven
Flagrante Delicia should come with a warning. "Perusing this website may induce serious cravings." It's the pictures that does it. Like the caramel truffles shown above, for example. Or these dark chocolate lollipops » READ MORE
How To: DIY Inaugural Luncheon Re-creation.
By Chrisjob
Okay, so you didn't get invited to the luncheon yesterday, and didn't get a chance to help John Kerry and Chris Dodd catch Ted Kennedy. And you didn't get to taste the Lincoln-ish menu that was served to more than 200 guests.
But, you can re-create it on your own. The joint commission on Inaugural ceremonies has publised the recipes for the first course- Seafood stew- through the main dish- a duo of duck and pheasant- to the dessert - apple ci » READ MORE
Winter Rx: Grillin' Out
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Around my house, nothing lifts our spirits more than a tasty, healthy meal cooked out on a smokin' hot grill. We've adopted an untraditional tradition of grilling out on Christmas Eve. Whether it's burgers and brats, or a pork tenderloin, we feel like we've broken the rules a little bit.... » READ MORE
Homemade Household Recipes to Keep Money in Your Pocket During a Recession.
By ChrisjobClamping down on spending during tough economic times often means letting go of some extras, particularly some pleasant, but technically unnecessary, personal care products. So Gomestic offers this solution: don't buy them at all. Make 'em.
With recipes from DIY facial astringent to playdough and houseplant fertilizer, you can continue to have the things that make your life a little more beautiful.
- Facial Astringent
- Facial Scrub
- Laundry S » 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
Mad Scientist Mixology: Halloween Cocktail Recipes.
By ChrisjobA giant bowl of wispy punch is certainly festive, but a true ghost-host offers their guest customized cocktails that suit their own tastes. Here's a few ideas to get your fall festivities popping.
Garnishes: ANY mixed drink can get a scary-fun makeover with a frightful garnish. Simply mix up drinks per usual, but sink one of the following into your highball or martini glass:
- Plastic spider rings
- Gummy worms
- Novelty eyeballs
- A few drops of » READ MORE
Cordon Bleu, Bird Style
By lilybeeSo you've made your little feathered chums the hippest house on the block, now might be a good time to throw them a dinner party. With that in mind here's a few recipes that boids go nuts for.
Hors d'oeurve:
Pine Cone Nibbles
- pine cones
- peanut butter
- birdseed (your choice)
Spread peanut butter all over the pine cones and roll them in birdseed. Tie a piece of ribbon or string to the top of each cone and hang them on tree branches.
20 Recipes for Homemade Art Supplies
By DIY Maven
From glitter to sidewalk chalk, to edible peanut butter play dough, to disappearing paint and multi-colored crayons, this list covers just about every artistic medium known to kid-dom. A great way to stretch a dollar and spur creativity, this page is defiantly worth a bookmark!
'Cesco in Sidewalk Chalk' by Sakurako Kitsa, via Flickr.
¡Es el Cinco de Mayo!
By DIY Maven
Here’s a collection of some great sites that are sure to make your Cinco de Mayo fiesta muy excelente!
For a history of Cinco de Mayo and a great collection of recipes, visit fabulousfoods.com
The Food Network not only has some excellent recipe offerings, but the pics of the dishes are sure to make your mouth water.
Kaboose has some fun craft ideas for kids and adults alike.
Nothing spells fun like b-i-n-g-o, Cinco de Mayo bingo that is. Go he » READ MORE
Food for thought: Microwave cooking
By Ken Hoyt
The idea of cooking with radio waves is well over 50 years old. Sadly most us, myself included, really don't understand how to use a microwave oven for much more than heating coffee. Personally I like the idea of using the microwave, it saves power and it doesn't heat up the kitchen.
A bit more knowledge has been made available with through a few articles in the New York Times:
Food historian, scientist and great writer Harold McGee
A tuna salad by any other name...
By Ken Hoyt
Eric Ripert is quite likely the best looking chef in existence (What's worse? I interviewed him once and he looks great in person. as well). He's also a super-talented and very successful.
Because he's French he gets to call his version of tuna salad by the name, Tuna Rillette. To be fair rillette translates to plank in French, yet in the culinary world it most often refers to a meat paste.
Check out Chef Ripert's version (via the NY Times). » READ MORE
Celebrate Spring With Free PEEPS® Recipes!
By DIY Maven
It's the first day of spring, which means it's PEEPS® season! The sweet, fluffy marshmallow chicks and bunnies come in 5 festive colors and are the main ingredients in fun recipes like PEEP®Sicles, or PEEPS® Bunny Dips, or even PEEPS® Party Dippers. Visit the PEEPS® website for a many more, and for really big PEEPS® fans, check out Charity Ferreira's book, PEEPS® Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat.
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How to make knock-offs off your brand name favs!
By DIY Maven
Kitchen, Crafts & More has a fairly lengthy selection of copycat recipes of some of the nation’s brand name and restaurant favs. From Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia to Snapple Flavored Iced Teas to Olive Garden Fettuccine Alfredo sauce to the incredibly easy and yummy Poppycock Popcorn and Wendy’s Frosty recipes, there’s something for just about everyone. Defiantly worth a look-see!
Wendy's Frosty Recipe
1 c Milk
1/2 c Nestle's Quik
3 c Soften » READ MORE
FREE Gifts-in-a-Jar Recipes with FREE printable labels!
By DIY Maven
If you don’t know what gifts-in-a-jar are, let me explain. They’re usually consumables, like food mixes and bath salts. They make great, low-cost last-minute Christmas gifts and hostess gifts. Sounds good, huh? Well, organizedchristmas.com has twelve great FREE recipes to make these thoughtful gifts. You might even want to check out their journal-in-a-jar alternatives. When you’re done filling your jar, just go to the website’s FREE print » READ MORE
Holiday Recipes
By JHRivers I've posted several recipes and photos of great appetizers and desserts for the holidays, many of which are quick and easy to make. Drop by my blog and take a look! Jerri http://simplysweethome.blogspot.comZero-Guilt: Egg Nog Coffee
By Ken Hoyt
Christmas is a time of magic. But magic doesn't perform itself. Every holiday-loving home has one multi-tasking elf (at the very least) pulling some major overtime to make ready for revelry. All that merrymaking is, frankly, exhausting.
Eggnog Lattes are the preferred beverage of exhausted elves everywhere. Yummy, portable. and festive they are filled with the necessary caffeine to keep an elf up to speed.
Elves, like myself, that are counting co » READ MORE
Naked Cookie Syndrome: Now there's a cure
By Ken Hoyt
Banish the bare-naked cookie! The natural compliment to sugar cookies is a sprinkle of nonpareils
Cook's Illustrated recently published a solution:
Getting Sprinkles to Stick
Q. When I make butter cookies, I have the hardest time getting decorating sugar or sprinkles to stick to the top » READ MORE
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