How to delete apps directly from the homscreen or app drawer

If you are like me then you regularly install apps and then regularly delete them. You can uninstall apps with the Manage applications app, through the Android Marketplace or a 3rd party app such as Appmonster.
All of these methods are a bit time consuming. I have always wanted to
delete apps directly from the homescreen or app drawer. Why not? It
makes sense! You see the icon there, you