Every chef claims to have their favorite, perfect way to roast a chicken (including myself). But how perfect is it? Is it too much trouble? Does it really make the perfect chicken?
Buzzfeed decided to go all Mythbusters on these chicken recipes and set up a single-elimination bracket-style tournament for each recipe. They chose roasted chicken recipes from food gods like Jamie Oliver, Martha Stewart, Julia Child, and more.
Holy cheese, does this blackberry butter recipe look amazing! I could make this stuff and put it on my toast every single day. Maybe I will. It is my birthday month, after all… Blackberry butter toast every day in November! Who’s with me? Oh, and how about some blackberry cider while you’re at it?
It's a recipe for disaster: global wine consumption is up, but global wine production is down. That's the problem in a nutshell, and it's not hard to see where things are going.
Check out these 26 upcycled crafts for kids from Crafting a Green World. I love the wood toys and birdfeeder ideas. Wouldn’t those be great projects to donate to a senior center, homeless shelter or hospital? We may have to use these in 4-H this year.
Homeschool Share has their activity calendar for November out already!
Potluck season is rapidly approaching, and frankly, I dread it. I usually end up attending at least three potlucks a year in November and December. Not only do you have the pressure to bring the right dish, but there is also my general skepticism regarding most people's food handling qualifications and overall kitchen hygiene standards. (Every time I watch one of those Hoarders shows, I wonder which dish that person brought to the last office potluck.)
Bon Appetit magazine recently sat down to talk to a man they have deemed "most likely to eat well after the Zombie Apocalypse." Elite tracker Shane Hobel founded the Mountain Scout Survival School, and often spends weeks out in the wilderness with just a knife. Yet he still manages to live comfortably, and even provides a recipe for walnut-encrusted squirrel which frankly sounds delicious.
A Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone soundtrack from the library set the mood for our party. We sorted the kids into their houses (I made them clip-on house ties) by drawing their houses from my witch hat, then they played Quidditch by finding the golden snitch that I had made (out of origami paper) and hidden while I served up the following treats:
For people in the Northeast, fall means cider doughnuts. For the most part, those of us in the rest of the country can only watch and sigh wistfully as the Northeasterners in our Twitter and Facebook streams brag about picking up the perfect batch of cider doughnut.
OK, I must confess that I did not follow this recipe completely. I don’t like avocados much, and I didn’t have any squash on hand. But I made the rest of this autumn arugula salad from How Sweet Treats and omg, is it amazing! If nothing else, you’ve got to try the dressing. Plus, pomegranates are so cheap right now; Wood Sprite picked out a bunch for fifty cents at Aldi the other day.
Filled with antiques that give it an old-world ambiance, The Old Monk is a great place for getting a couple of drinks or spending the whole night out having fun. With many awards under its belt, you’ll quickly discover why this place is so popular with its customers. Billing itself as an Irish pub, the signature drinks at The Old Monk are comprised of traditional Irish recipes. Plus, there’s a decent food menu as well, so you can buffer your stomach against the coming night. If you want a place filled with great people and even better beer, ch
