If you're a beer lover, you can enjoy your passion even more by incorporating your favorite beer flavors into your next cooking experiment. Beer can be included in recipes for meat marinades, frying batter, chili, soups, bread and even dessert. And if you're concerned about getting drunk from these recipes, fear not—most of the alcohol will evaporate in the cooking process. But your dish will be left with a rich, earthy flavor that can only come from beer.
"Chef" Marilyn isn't the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the infamous blond bombshell. Yet a recipe featured in Fragments, a compendium of handwritten Marilyn artifacts, has led Marilyn-o-philes to believe the icon was in fact more domesticated than one may think.
Kentucky Fried Chicken is one of those things that nearly everybody loves. But if your craving is strong and you want to make it yourself, think again – the Colonel’s not keen on parting with his top secret recipe. According to KFC’s official site, “one company blends a formulation that represents part of the recipe while another spice company blends the remainder. As a final safeguard, a computer processing system is used to standardize the blending of the products to ensure neither company ...
Don't have an ice cream machine? No kitchen aid stand? No worries. I will show you how to make a delicious avocado sorbet in 5 minutes. (This does not count pre-freeze time).
Infographics are lots of fun, so how about illustrated recipes? Recipelook currently indexes 67 recipes and growing. There's a whole range in quality- a selection of my favorite drawings below.
Want to mix up the flavor profile of the food you are feeding your dog? Show your pooch some extra love with homemade dog treats recipes that are healthy, organic, and do not use any weird, overly processed chemicals in the ingredients.
This street vendor cooking how-to video demonstrates two very simple, different versions of Pad Thai, but that's not all. The possibilities are endless when it comes to Pad Thai--you can use your imagination to tweak the recipe to your own taste. Here, the first version uses boiled chantaboon rice stick noodles, and white vinegar with black soy sauce as the main sauces. The second version, Pad Thai without noodles (Pad Thai Mai Sai Sen) is quite popular. We also have our own favorite version ...
Aoli is a term for a flavored mayonnaise. Typically all Aolis will start with garlic and lemon and your imagination is the limit for the flavoring from there. Making an Aoli is a simple and tasty way to spruce up a sandwich or canapés. I have also used a spicy Aoli with Quesadillas that was great. I like a flavor herbaceous flavor for sandwiches so here is my recipe for Tarragon Aoli:
Christmas just wouldn't be the same without cookies. Besides the gifts, it's the one thing that keeps the family (not to mention Santa) coming back each year. As with any family gathering, there's bound to be some chaos this holiday season, but as long as you've got a good supply of Christmas cookies, there should be peace and harmony.
For the next time you have a severe chocolate craving but a) don't want to go through the trouble of going through an elaborate recipe and b) don't want to go through the trouble of going to the supermarket, make yourself a microwave brownie in a mug. All you need to do is six very simple ingredients plus water, mix them up in a microwave-safe mug, nuke everything for one minute, and enjoy.
Bourbon is the ultimate American spirit, considering the barrel-aged distilled spirit was originally produced in an area known as Bourbon County, Kentucky. To meet the legal definition of bourbon, it must be produced in the United States, must be created with at least 51% corn, and aged in new oak barrels. There are two types of bourbon whiskeys—straight and blended. Straight bourbon means that the bourbon has been aged for a minimum of 2 years, and has no other coloring or flavoring added. B...
Can you really make an explosive from salt, sugar and weed killer? Does glycerol and water actually recover text from burnt paper? Is it possible to develop film with a first aid kit and some orange juice? MacGyver says yes.
Cakespy's latest concoction is briliiant. Leftover pie dough deep baked as finger food "french fries". All I have to say is YUM.
Next on the baking agenda? An exploding Volcano Cake, in honor of the recent Eyjafjallajökull eruption.
Easy as 1, 2, 3. Dorm room cooking reaches new heights with this simple gourmet-esque potato chip recipe.
You just ran out of shampoo, but need to give your hair a quick wash. Use baking soda! You can make an emergency shampoo paste from 1 part baking soda, 3 parts water, then work the paste into your hair, allow to sit for a few minutes, and rinse out with warm water.
This is the Harpo Marx tutorial. We have several recipes for silly putty in our index... with sound, but this version (from our friends at YouTube) is more colorful. We just like it the best. It is aesthetically more appealing than the others; conceived for the visually minded.
Looking for something a little more exhilarating this Thanksgiving? Something with a bit more kick? Forget traditional roasted turkey. If you've got the stomach for it, try turducken, a wonderful triplex of turkey, duck and chicken with sausage stuffing and Cajun seasoning. Or go for good ol' American fried food, the deep fried Thanksgiving bird.
Jim Lahey's no-knead bread is my favorite easy bread recipe. I've written an article about it, with a slight adaptation of Lahey's recipe here. I'd love to see the instructions drawn out Yumi-style!
Dress up your standard PB&J with Serious Eats' recipe for peanut butter sushi. Who knows, the little kid in you just might enjoy the peanut butter version better than the fish version.
No processed food for you? Then try this recipe for cloning the classic Hostess Cupcake:
We've featured lots of fun lollipop recipes (Pop Tarts, pie, and more), but ahhhhh!!! This is the best yet! Sorry, I really love pizza (c'mon, don't we all?). And bite-sized pizza lollipops sound perfect. Especially when you can sample lots of different toppings.
If you want to go with something a little less deep fried heart attack for your trick-or-treaters this year, try Bakerella's recipe for Yummy Mummy Cake Pops. No reason not to have dessert-on-a-stick all year round!
Ming makes delicious looking cupcakes, cookies and savories, which are beautifully presented in "recipe card" form on her site. Ten I wouldn't mind trying below; click though for more.
Today Farmville updated some of the user interfaces for crafting and farmers market! Changes
Check out MY quick intro and some tips for the Crafting building then watch my video for more in depth, live action information! This post is NOT copied from the Zynga boards, so it's unlike any you have seen yet!
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a southern fried chicken recipe. The ingredients required for this recipe are: 20 oz of chicken tenders, 1 cup of self-rising flour, 3 eggs, 1/2-1 cup of hot sauce, 1 tablespoon of black pepper and 1 tablespoon of salt. Simply apply all the ingredients on each chicken tender and them in a deep fryer. Fill the deep fryer 1/3 of the way through with vegetable oil and set it at 350 degrees. Cook the chicken tenders for about 5 minutes each. This ...
You may follow a recipe for cake, but not really know why beating an egg turns it fluffy, or how to get the right amount of moisture for your cake. This article gives you a better understanding of cake and what makes a cake work. Maybe it'll help you out in your next recipe!
Oh boy, these can't be good for you. But, man, I am a sucker for cookie dough. Via recipe creator, Annie Eats:
Another recipe via Smitten Kitchen. This cake is so pretty! I might just have to make it as a ... VERY ... belated birthday cake for my friend, Elizabeth. I'll post images of my attempt next week.
The Recipe A quick search online will show you that there's no shortage of homemade laundry soap recipes: Here's one from The Simple Dollar. And we've got 10 more at Money Talks News. But below is one that seems to work pretty well. You'll need:
Wow, ToastyKitten, you found the recipe !! Awesome.
Extremely easy vintage chocolate cake recipe with a secret ingredient: ice cream. It's not how it sounds... the ice cream goes in before you bake it.
Ok, so it's not a cake recipe, but this summer shake looks soooo good, i couldn't resist. Besides, a strawberry shake tastes pretty nice with a slice of chocolate cake.
WonderHowTo has seen it's fair share of strange cakes. Semi-gruesome cakes (brains), downright stomach churning cakes (cigarettes and meat), and playfully disgusting cakes (Star Wars spilled guts).
Learn how to make pecan tarts. Impress your friends and family with your amazing dessert skills. This pecan tart recipe is easy to follow and will guarantee many requests for seconds. This pecan tart recipe is brought to you by Anne Motta on How2Heroes. Search How2Heroes on WonderHowTo for more cooking videos. Make pecan tarts.
Whether you're making a strawberry shortcake recipe, strawberry jam, or even a refreshing strawberry smoothie, make preparation easy when creating your favorite strawberry recipes with RecipeTips.com's strawberry slicing, dicing, and mashing tips. Slice, dice and mash strawberries.
It’s not as much work as it seems, and the payoff is big, so dig that pasta machine out of your cabinet and follow along with Laura Schenone, author of The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken. To get you started, use this recipe for fresh pasta dough. Make fresh homemade pasta.
This butternut squash marmalade recipe will add an alternative boost to your breakfast table. It goes exceptionally well with toast and butter! Try this Butternut Squash Marmalade recipe. Make butternut squash marmalade.
This vegetarian recipe for spinach and ricotta lasagna is so tasty that people may not even notice it is meatless! Savour this Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne recipe today. Make spinach and ricotta lasagna.