How to Create an Apple Puzzle [VIDEO]

Check out this little HowTo vid. With a few quick cuts, you can turn an apple into a puzzle that will impress and also make eating apples even more fun.

Holiday Gift Guide for the Hungry Geek

The holidays are quickly and inexorably approaching. And if you’re like me, you’re likely to find a few hilarious (and well-intended) presents under the old Christmas tree, or your celebratory equivalent. Because, try as our families might, sometimes it’s just plain impossible to find a good gift for a geek without some really good direction. […]

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Cheese

When I was a kid, cheese was a no-no. Unlike the typical American family, the only cheese we had was of the soy variety; my mother was allergic, and my father just thought it wasn’t nutritious enough to be a mainstay in our refrigerator. So, in those rare visits to family members, especially during the […]

Yikes: Steve Jobs Cheese Head

Why serve a cheese ball when you can serve Steve Jobs’ head on a platter? Ken carved this from mozzarella cheese for his iPad launch party! See the process in pictures at The Cook’s Den, with recipes for the other foods served with the Apple “head cheese”. Strangely, there are no apples on the menu, […]

Mmm… Pi

In celebration of Pi Day last Sunday, many pies were baked and shared. ScienceBlogs, together with Serious Eats, held a Pi Day Bake-Off. They received 35 entries, which have been narrowed down to ten finalists. Not only are these “pi pies” decorated in a mathematically clever way, they look scrumptious! See the full-size pictures at […]