Liquor On Vacation: Where the Whiskey Comes From
On this small island, there are eight Scotch whisky distilleries. I visited three of them, all within a couple miles of each other: Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig. Here’s what I learned.
Femme Brûlée: Savory Balsamic Watermelon Wedges
I’ve had many watermelon purists try this reluctantly and end up telling me “damn, this fancy watermelon IS good.”
How To Easily Grow Your Own Onions (And Other Root Vegetables)
Infinite scallions, infinite power!
This Queer House, Vol 5: How to Patch Walls and Other Easy Moving Tips
If you’re moving this fall, one way to help ensure that you get a full security deposit back from your landlord or management company is to repair any obvious issues in the apartment.
12 Food and Drink Ideas For When Netflix Releases “Carol” and You Watch It For 24 Hours Straight
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10 Summer Beers to Drink Before Pumpkin Spice Takes Over
Vanilla and ginger and cinnamon and nutmeg are encroaching. Here are ten summer beers to try before they take over everything.
Get Baked: Sourdough Persian Love Cake
It’s called a “Persian Love Cake” and is a great way of using up any sourdough starter discard you may have. The flavor is sweet (due to the massive amounts of honey syrup), but also interesting and complex (due to the sourdough, cardamom and lemon). It’s delicious, and the cake itself is pretty gosh darn beautiful, too, if I do say so myself.
How To Make Beer and Wine Popsicles, Win at Life Using Science
What I’m about to share isn’t a new idea, but times are hard, life is short, and dammit, we all deserve something good right now!
Relevant To Your Interests: Science In The Kitchen
These science-y kitchen gadgets will make you feel like wearing a lab coat instead of an apron.
Femme Brûlée: Buttermilk Pancakes
If you could use a comfort food lift or a recipe to make your own memories with or you just love delicious breakfast carbs, I hope you’ll give these a try.
Make Your Own Kickass Block Printed Patch
A patch that you’ve made and sewn on yourself — especially if it’s sewn with dental floss — is a badge of honor professing your ideals, feels, and crew.
Liquor In The Coffee: From The Frozen Depths
An iced coffee cocktail that you stick in a blender and drink by the pool or by an ocean full o’ monsters.
Femme Brûlée: Summery Lemon Poppy Seed Zucchini Muffins
These muffins are SO good. As in we ate four of them in four minutes and I doubt they’ll last 24 hours good.
This Queer House, Vol. 4: Easy Wood Restoration
This is not a full restoration. I did not sand everything down and start from scratch. What we’re doing here is more like restoration-lite, but it should be enough to salvage a Craigslist (or yard sale or attic) find nine times out of ten.
Femme Brûleé: Vegan Chocolate Icebox Pie
I hope I don’t have to tell you to lick the whisk once you’re done.
Summer Project: Sew Your Own Gender-Affirming Swimwear!
With a sewing machine and a little patience, you can make a swimsuit to fit both your gender and your body.
Host Your Own Indigo Tie-Dye Party, Make These Amazing Handkerchiefs
We had so much fun making indigo tie-dyed hankies at A-Camp! For those of you who couldn’t be there or would like to host your own indigo parties this summer, here’s a simple tutorial to get you started.
Femme Brûlée: Strawberry Shortcake of Your Dreams
“This is the fun part where you cut the butter into the flour! I use this moment to release my pent up anger with the patriarchy.”
Liquor In The Blender: Frosé for the Family
I started researching frosé and half the recipes made my screw my face up in a terrible wince. Vodka? Strawberry simple syrup? Could you even taste the rosé in the end? I decided to riff on a recipe that would cut the sweet down a bit.
This Queer House, Vol. 3: How to Recaulk Your Bathtub Before Crying In It
There are lessons to be learned here from my misfortune, probably, so this might end up reading more like a what not to do than a tutorial.