From scoochmaroo on Instructables Drumsticks are pretty tasty straight from the supermarket freezer, but they'd be even better if you made them yourself. Instructables has a tutorial on how to make them at home. Just get ice cream cones, ice cream, Magic Shell, crushed nuts, wax paper, and you're on your way to having a freezer-ful of customized Drumsticks. Related: How to Make a Choco Taco...
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This isn't necessarily new (the idea, I mean; the video, which appears after the jump, starting making the rounds yesterday), but ... does anyone else peel their bananas that way?...
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I don't like chocolate-covered strawberries, but maybe sweet bean paste and glutinous rice cake-covered strawberries are better. Go to Instructables to learn how to make Japanese ichigo (strawberry) daifuku. [via Craftzine.com blog]...
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Photographs take by Elise Bauer You don't need a fancy smoker to make great barbecue in your backyard. With the help of Hank Shaw at Simply Recipes, you can learn how to turn your kettle grill into a smoker. Just add water (in pans) along with a mix of charcoal and water-soaked wood chips beneath the grate. The meat should only lay on the side of the grate above the water pans. You'll have to periodically check the coals and pay close attention to the temperature to make sure it's low enough for a long, slow cook, but judging from these mouthwatering photos, the results will be worth it. Related How To Build a Cheap-Ass Grill for Under $10...
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Ever look at a radish with a long root and think, "Hey, that looks like a rat!" Maybe not. But with just a few small slices and cuts, you could make something that kind of looks like a rat. Impress your friends with your food-carving technique; just don't serve your radish rats to anyone who's afraid of rodents. Watch the instructional video, after the jump....
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Learn how to make your own sugar skulls for Dia De Los Muertos. Naturally, sugar skull-making supplies may be bought from MexicanSugarSkull.com. [via Boing Boing]...
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Over on Ask Metafilter someone asks: How to cook delicious beans? Lots of good advice, including a Rancho Gordo heirloom beans shout-out....
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ReadyMade Blog highlights the best tips from a Chow thread on how to deal with cramped kitchens. Everyone in my family tends to packratting—my mom has Christian Dior clothes from the 60s in perfect condition that no longer fit still stored away—so my favorite idea is the one that recommends tagging items with tape, removing the tape when you use something, and then tossing out the stuff that's still taped six months later....
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Phil Lees writes a fantastic food blog from Cambodia called Phnomenon and has put together a short guide to eating street food, for the benefit of fellow intrepid eaters, and maybe those just starting to dip their toes in. He says, "I tend to eat more food from the street in Cambodia than your average tourist as well as eating everything that the LP warns me against and tend not to ever injure myself doing so. I don’t have a cast-iron stomach and accordingly, I eat in a way that I consider sensible."...
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Friend of Serious Eats Matt Haughey, who happens to be Grand Poobah of the community weblog MetaFilter, bought a new grill for his backyard recently and asked his loyal followers for tips on learning how to use it. There are lots of recommendations of books to buy in the thread, many of which don't just have chapters on grilling but are all about it, but the best thing is that people are also sharing both their favorite recipes and their best tips. Here's a bit from my favorite response, from Mr Gunn: One method taught to many people when they're just starting out is to hold your hand out flat, palm down, fingers and thumb parallel. Feel the firmness...
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