Bäco 101
The bäco, which rhymes with taco "looks like a gyro, has the feel of pizza, you eat it like a taco." In the Los Angeles Times, Amy Scattergood profiles its creator and shows you how to build your own bäco.
Sugar and Spice
Spice up fruits of the season with Chez Pim's chili-salt, perfect for mangoes, berries, and melons.
Suckling Pig 101
At Food & Wine, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten shows you how to roast a suckling pig.
Puff Pastry 101
Follow these step-by-step instructions, and you too can make your own puff pastry.
Pie in a Jar
How to bake a miniature pie in a jar. Certainly beats cheeseburger in a can. Via not martha.
Fun With Bacon, Part II
Once you have conquered the art of making bacon straws and curls, it's time to build bacon cups.
Fun With Bacon
How to make bacon straws and curls.
Wine Wrap
How to wrap wine furoshiki-style.
Popping Primer
How to open a bottle of champagne.
Kitchen Commando 101
The tactics, planning, and arsenal you need to become a culinary action hero.
Celebrity Gingerbread
CHOW's guide to creating crooked celebrity gingerbread men and women -- from Bobby Brown to Nicole Richie -- complete with holding cell.
Pomegranate Primer
A step-by-step guide to getting the seeds out of a pomegranate.
Plateau Primer
Build your own plateau de fruits de mer.
Food Blogging for Beginners
In the Los Angeles Times, Regina Schrambling offers a primer on food blogging and cooks up a sample blog, Foodfake.
Spider Cakes
A step-by-step guide to making 8-legged Halloween treats.
Sushi Savvy
Portfolio's guide to Japanese dining.
Cure Your own Olives
What to do with a bin full of fresh, raw olives? Cure them in your own kitchen. Via sf.
Eat Like a Connoisseur
Expert producers and purveyors of foie gras, chocolate, cheese, and caviar dish about how they prefer to ingest their favorite foods.
Napkin Origami
Step-by-step instructions for 27 different napkin folds, including a shirt and tie.
Green Your Kitchen
Ten ways to make your kitchen more environmentally friendly.
Coconut Milk Primer
Make your own fresh coconut milk.
Pre-Sliced Banana
A banana that is sliced from inside the peel is a gift that "cements a friendship." Via things.
Syrup and Syringes
A step by step guide to preparing pancakes as you would heroin. Via kottke.
Make Pesto Like a Nonna
Forget the Cuisinart, blender, or even a mortar and pestle, and start chopping with a mezzaluna.
Chinese Buffet How To
Blogger Midtown Lunch on how to navigate an all you can eat Chinese buffet (ground tested in 11 states).
Burger Throne How-To
How To: Build a throne for your Whopper.
How To: Eat for better sleep.
How To: Eat for better sleep.
Waverly Inn Reservation How-To
How To: Get a reservation at the Waverly Inn.
Sous-Vide Your Steak
How To: Sous-vide your way to the perfect steak. Via J-Walk.
Store Your Nuts
How To: Store your nuts.
Become a Wine Expert
How To: Become a wine expert in 28 days.
20-sided Pie How To
How To: Make a modular pie-cosahedron (in other words, a 20-sided pecan pie). Via haverchuk.
Lattice How-To
How To: Make a lattice-topped crust for your apple pie (diagram included).
Thanksgiving DInner in One Hour
How To: Prepare a Thanksgiving dinner in one hour.
Baby to Turkey
How To: Turn your baby into a roast turkey, the Martha Stewart way. Via dt.
Spider Cake How To
How To: Turn snack cakes into creepy crawly spider cakes for Halloween.
Mini Burger How To
How To: Make a miniature burger and fries. Via megnut.
Homemade County Fair
How To: Throw your own deep fried county fair: "We deep fried macaroni and cheese, Twinkies and Snickers. Then we went for a long walk and vowed to eat salads for the rest of the year."
Drill Your Eggs
How To: Turn your drill into a scrambled egg-making machine.
How To Travel with Wine
How To: Travel with wine on airplanes in an age of bans on stowing liquids as carry-ons.
Paper Cup How To
How To: Turn a paper cup into a pizza reheating platform.
Clotted Cream How To
How To: Make clotted cream.
Batali, Snowballs, Free Food
How To: Get comped for life at Babbo. Via eater.
Edible Art How To
How To: Turn your zucchini into an "edible work of art."
How To Chill
How To: Throw the coolest dinner party in town (literally).
Food Storage How To
How To: Properly store your food.
Sake How To
How To: Enjoy sake.
Avoiding Spawning Oysters
How To: Avoid eating a spawning oyster: "Eating a spawning oyster won't make you sick, but it's not a pleasant experience, either. When fertile, their texture is soft and creamy, and not in a good way like cheese or ice cream. Afterward, they're thin and flabby, lacking in meaty substance."
Homemade Vinegar How To
How To: Make your own vinegar. Via readymade.
Ricer Paper How To
How To: Roll your own spring rolls.
DIY Cookbook
How To: Create your own cookbook.
Registry Dos and Don'ts
How To: Register for wedding gifts the right way: "Love may wax and wane, but the opportunity to stock a kitchen comes once in a lifetime."
Rice How To
How To: Cook rice perfectly. Via nm.
"The Fabulous Girls' Guide to Eating Local"
How To: Check out the produce (and the "tan, buffed, hunky, handsome farmers") at your local farmer's market -- it's "The Fabulous Girls' Guide to Eating Local."
Escargot from Your Garden
How To: Turn your garden snails into dinner. Via cp.
Home Made Calçotada
How To: Make your own calçotada at home with Savoy chef Peter Hoffman's grilled leeks with romesco sauce.
Pimp My Snack
How To: Pimp your snack.
Is Your Wine Cooked?
How To: Determine if your wine has been "cooked."
JELL-O Aquarium
How To: Turn gelatin, gummy fish, fruit cocktail, and a fish bowl into your own personal JELL-O aquarium.
Dumpling How To
How To: Make dumplings from the mountains of Georgia.
Foodie's Apocalypse Kit
How To: Build a "Foodie's Apocalypse Kit."
DIY Sweet Treats
How To: Make your own spicy cinnamon marshmallows and remix Reese's peanut butter cups as an all-natural, Brazil nut filled confection.
DIY Cottage Cheese
How To: Make your own cottage cheese.
Homemade Fleur de Sel
How To: Make your own fleur de sel. Via sw.
Pouring Primer
How To: Pour a perfect pint of beer.
Festivus Fete
How To: Throw a proper Festivus party.
Fritto Misto Party
How To: Throw a fritto misto party.
Omelet in a Bag
How To: Make an omelet in a bag: "The cheese formed a little puddle separate from the main omelet, but it was thoroughly cooked and ready-to eat. I sprinkled on a little salt and pepper and dug in. Delicious!" Via nm.
Mason Jar Trick
How To: Turn a mason jar into a blender attachment.
Chinese Menu Primer
How To: Decipher a Chinese restaurant menu. Via tmn.
Food Blogging 101
How To: Start a food blog.
Edible Containers
How To: Make cups, bowls, and plates that are as edible as their contents. I like this idea for a Pimm's Cup cup made out of cucumber.
Egg Poaching Permutations
How To: Poach an egg. Through trial and error and multiple mishaps, a poaching technique involving the inventive use of plastic wrap wins the day. Via nm.
Fish How To
How To: Tell good fish from bad.
Procrastination Technique
How To: Procrastinate, according to chef Eric Ripert: "When someone asks me to do something, I act as though I don't understand them. If it is me that wants me to do something, I just ignore what I have to do until the very last minute."
Petit Suisse How To
How To: Eat le Petit Suisse ("a very rich little pot of fresh, sweet fromage frais").
Crave Thru Your Kitchen
How To: Make White Castle hamburgers at home (with baby food and without). See also: White Castle soufflé and other recipes.
How To Freeze
How To: Freeze anything (via ihb).
Tofu How To
How To: Make tofu at home.
Coffee Pot Beer Brewing
How To: Brew beer in a coffee pot. Via fb.
Fire How To
How To: Make fire with chocolate and a can of Coke. Via lh.
Pizza Party
How To: Throw a pizza party.
Matzo Ball Tips
How To: Build a better matzo ball: "Neither water nor seltzer contributes anything positive."
Beurre Blanc How To
How To: Make beurre blanc.
Spice Rack How To
How To: Make your own magnetic spice rack. Via lh.
Sushi Roll TP Cozy
How To: Cover up your toilet paper with this crocheted sushi roll cozy. Via trj.
Kitchen Tools
How To: Use PVC pipe, pliers, putty knives, and other tools in the kitchen.
Tiny Pies
How To: Make tiny pies.
Weisswurst How To
How To: Properly eat weisswurst.
Faux Sushi Sweets
How To: Make faux sushi sweets.
Grow Your Own
How To: Grow your own citrus indoors and make marmalade from your harvest.
Food Photography
How To: Photograph your food like a pro.
French Service Survival Guide
How To: Get good service in France.
How To's
How To: Knit a chicken viking hat for a baby and carve a lime helmet for a cat.
Snow into Ice Cream
How To: Turn fresh snow into ice cream. Via tmc.
Barista Hook Up How To
How To: Hook up with a barista. Via bccy.
Selling Your Gingerbread House
How To: Market and sell your gingerbread house.
Crafting Miniature Oranges
How To: Make miniature oranges out of clay. Via kottke.
Edible Tree Trimmings
How To: Tortilla snowflakes and other edible tree trimmings.
How to: Clean a Scallop
How To: Clean a scallop, step by step in photos. Via The Hedonista.
Mid-century Kitchen Update
How To: Update your kitchen with mid-century flair ("I think Ward and June would be proud"). Via things.
Raclette Party!
How To: Throw your own raclette party [Toronto Star registration required].
Smoke Your Own
How To: Smoke your own chipotle chiles.
Heat Gun and Dog Bowl Coffee Roasting
How To: Roast your own coffee using a dog bowl and a heat gun.
Twinkie Sushi
How To: Twinkie sushi.
How To: Wine Labels
How To: Make your own wine labels. [via sfl]
