"You can infuse flavors into liquor (and water based things, too) almost instantly with nothing more than an [nitrous] Cream Whipper. You can use seeds, herbs, spiced, fruits, cocoa nibs, etc. Here’s how:

Put room-temperature booze into the cream whipper. Add herbs, seeds, whatever. Close the whipper and charge it with nitrous oxide (N2O –the regular whipped cream chargers). Swirl gently 30 seconds and let stand 30 seconds more. Quickly vent the N2O out of the whipper, open it, and strain out the infusion. Done."

"The synthetic alcohol, being developed from chemicals related to Valium, works like alcohol on nerves in the brain that provide a feeling of wellbeing and relaxation.

But unlike alcohol its does not affect other parts of the brain that control mood swings and lead to addiction. It is also much easier to flush out of the body.

Finally because it is much more focused in its effects, it can also be switched off with an antidote, leaving the drinker immediately sober. "

"Of 180 claims for probiotic ingredients, the EU's food agency the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) threw out every one. Ten were rejected outright and a 21-member expert panel could not assess the remaining 170 because the ingredients for which the claims were made could not be identified. ... However Britain's best-selling yogurt drinks, Actimel and Yakult, were excluded from Efsa's findings yesterday because Danone, Actimel's maker, and Yakult, the Japanese firm which introduced probiotic drinks to the UK in 1996, withdrew their claims before they could be scrutinised."

Simple and easy recipes.

"Our solar dehydrator is constructed out of plywood and consists of a heat collector containing a black metal screen housed in a box with a clear plastic top. ... We ... have used it each season for tomatoes, figs and for making dried zucchini chips."

"When you have the choice that either surplus food is put to good use like this or goes to landfill, then it's a bit of a no-brainer really ...It's just about putting the mechanisms in place to make it happen."

"This is your definitive guide to eating out, and in, in Edinburgh."

"In a unique pot, the eco-cook enables to divide 2 or 3 space and to boil different food at the same time."

"I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavoured alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms."

"Say goodbye to plastic cutlery and hello to SpudWare—cutlery made from 80% potato starch and 20% soy oil that’s just as heat resistant and every bit as strong as plastic cutlery."

"By morning you should have an excuse to have ice cream for breakfast. Because if you eat this stuff after six in the evening, you're not sleeping that night. Arkady and I started the day with a BOWL OF CRACK each. Mmm, sugary lardy crack. *bouncebouncebo

A recipe for White Russian Icecream.

As title.

"One thing is finally beginning to shake up popular attitudes to fatness - the explosion of Arab satellite channels obliterating the monopoly held until recently by the state channel. ... They said they want to be 'a normal size' like the Lebanese pop sta

Techcakes!

"The DishMaker is a new kind of appliance that can replace dishes altogether by making cups, bowls and plates on demand and recycling them when you’re done. the device uses up the same room and energy as a dishwasher, while it replaces all the cabinets

"An east German pensioner who breeds rabbits the size of dogs has been asked by North Korea to help set up a big bunny farm to alleviate food shortages in the communist country."

"For minimal effort, molded eggs can add a hefty load of cute factor to your bento. They also look nice on party platters – if you have a steady hand, you can make the most unique deviled eggs known to mankind."

Oh god I want a latte now.

"A delicious Dutch cookie with caramel syrup between two thin cookies."

Have so gotta try this at some point.

How to make crepes.

Cherry Lambrini!

"Sex is like a cheese sandwich. You have it every day and you're like 'Ugh, cheese sandwich'. Go without it for a week and when you have it it's the greatest sandwich in the world" -- Ian Dury

Ideas for my next party.

Best. Cake. Evar.

Yes, you read that right. These are candy scabs. They come on an adhesive bandage replica that sticks to skin and encloses a candy ‘scab’ for licking so you can keep some candy on you (hidden) for licking any time.

A howto on how to make sushi!