Fresh Bread for Your Feast

post from Craftster.org Blog on 20 November 2009 04:58:00 PM. © Craftster.org Blog

Nothing smells as delicious as fresh baked bread. Why not make some for your holiday feast? There are lots of recipes on Craftster that are sure to fit in with your menu. We have picked out a variety of delicious recipes: traditional and no-knead bread, pumpernickel, dinner rolls, sweet breads, corn bread, soft pretzels, even plated made of bread!

When making bread you can form the roll or loaf into shapes such as the ear of corn and little piggies shown here, or the turtle bread posted in a previous blog. One year I made grape clusters by rolling dough into small balls and sticking them together in the shape of grapes. Add a bit of dough twisted into a stem and a dough “leaf”, and bake! It’s easier than it sounds and very impressive.

I hope are inspired as we’re going through the various elements of a holiday feast this month: salad, soup, sides, desserts, and vegetarian/vegan options. Just a few more days until the cooking begins! Save yourself time and stress by making what you can ahead of time, and enlist a kitchen assistant to help with the prep. Enjoy your feast!

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make a childs sleep cap from an old T-shirt

post from Daily DIY on 20 November 2009 04:50:18 PM. © Daily DIY

you know the scenario:?it's 3 am, your newborn has just puked on his last clean hat, you have a pile of old T shirts from when you were punk rawk, a serger, and 15 minutes, you're wearing sunglasses, and drinking from a jelly jar. time to get crafty,[...]

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PYMT, a multi-touch library for Python

post from Daily DIY on 20 November 2009 04:00:00 PM. © Daily DIY

Interested in building programs with fancy multi-touch interfaces? Speak Python? Well, in that case you might want to have a look at PYMT. Designed for rapid interface design, it looks like it would be fun to play around with. [via the space station][...]

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Make: Projects Pneumatic trough, part II

post from Daily DIY on 20 November 2009 03:30:00 PM. © Daily DIY

Last week I wrote about how to construct a simple sheet metal "bridge," which, in combination with an ice cube bucket and an olive jar, makes an effective pneumatic trough for collecting gas samples over water. This week I'm going to show you how to use[...]

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Cardboard tube battle

post from Daily DIY on 20 November 2009 03:00:09 PM. © Daily DIY

My local library picked up on the festive trend of Cardboard Tube Fighting. The Boston Globe covered the preparations:The group discovered cardboard tube fighting last summer in time to incorporate a bit of it into a presentation on Greek mythology at a[...]

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How to Fix a Snag in a Sweater

post from How to of the Day on 20 November 2009 03:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

A pulled thread can ruin the look of your knitwear, but don't despair, help is at hand. Here are easy-to-follow instructions for rescuing the situation.

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Holidash Highlight: To Stuff or Not to Stuff

post from DIY Life on 20 November 2009 03:00:00 PM. © DIY Life

Filed under: food, entertainingPhoto: HolidashThere are two kinds of Thanksgiving chefs: those who stuff and those who... well, don't stuff. To get down to the bottom of stuffing, dressing and everything-related, our friends at Holidash have a few helpful tips:If you follow cooking shows through the holiday season, you've probably heard that it's bad, bad, bad to stuff a bird -- especially if you've talked to Alton Brown. Adding a good pile of stuffing lengthens a turkey's cooking time and[...]

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Make a Beret, Wet Felting, Threadbanger Projects

Corinne's favorite beret got ruined the other day, so this week she is going to show us how-to make a felt beret using the ancient technique of wet felting! Perfect for the colder months and would make a fantastic gift for someone this holiday season. Terri's Felting Lessons http://www.feltinglessons.com Website http://www.threadbanger.comBlog http://www.threadbanger.com/blogSubmit a Video to Us! http://www.threadbanger.com/submitTwitter http://twitter.com/threadbangerFacebook http://www.facebook.com/Threadbanger

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Make a Barret, Wet Felting, Threadbanger Projects

Corinne's favorite barret got ruined the other day, so this week she is going to show us how-to make a felt barret using the ancient technique of wet felting! Perfect for the colder months and would make a fantastic gift for someone this holiday season. Terri's Felting Lessons http://www.feltinglessons.com Website http://www.threadbanger.comBlog http://www.threadbanger.com/blogSubmit a Video to Us! http://www.threadbanger.com/submitTwitter http://twitter.com/threadbangerFacebook http://www.facebook.com/Threadbanger

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Charm Pack Tote: Sewing Tutorial

Today’s feature is from Buttonberry with this Charm Pack Tote:blockquote>If you can’t get charm packs then it’s not a problem – you can cut your own squares!You’ll need about 1 yard of fabric in total but try to use at least 2 different prints ? more for a really shabby chic, “scrappy” look!This sweet tote [...]

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