Feb
28
Visit Country Living for a slideshow of tips and tricks for cake decorating, including step-by-steps for piping, basket weaving, making chocolate curls. Find the slideshow HERE.
[tags]tutorial, cake decorating, chocolate, cupcakes[/tags]
Feb
27
Check out this amazing suspended cupcake tower (photographed by Ali Broach) HERE featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog.
[tags]cupcake tower[/tags]
Feb
27
Wow. Check out this gorgeous, detailed music book cake (yes, cake) dedicated to Glen Gould HERE at Charmaine’s Pastry Blog.
[tags]cake, music[/tags]
Feb
27
Find a roundup of cocktail recipes to match each of the ten Best Picture Oscar nominees HERE at Chow. (like a “Gold in Harlem” for Precious or a “Flying Blue Dragon” for Avatar.)
[tags]cocktails, Oscars[/tags]
Feb
26
Is there a gender bias in the cupcake world? If my four years of Women’s Studies classes twenty years ago taught me anything, then it’s yes. Yes. Of course. No aspect of our sweet lives is immune to gender bias. …
Feb
26
For pure entertainment: I recommend viewing this fabulous and brilliant stop-motion video of cookies being made by Photoshop. Seen at Craftzine, find the video by Maya Rota Klein HERE.
[tags]photoshop, stop-motion, video, cookies[/tags]
Feb
26
What a sweet idea (pardon the pun, but sweet is just such an apt word here) for wedding or party favors from Style Me Pretty: sugar packets with a beautiful printed ingredients message. Find the how-tos HERE, spotted …
Feb
26
Gourmet Mom on-the-Go has a roundup of food ideas for a penguin-themed party, inspired by Betty Crocker. Find the ideas HERE, including an igloo cake, penguin cheeseball, penguin sandwiches, and blue JellO ice cubes.
[tags]penguin, Betty Crocker, party, …
Feb
25
Check out these shoes ice cubes from CB2. I found them thanks to this lovely looking drink from Evie Eats Everything.
[tags]shoes, ice cubes, cocktails[/tags]
Feb
25
A friend of mine is planning a rainbow themed birthday party for her toddler, so I have rainbows on my mind. Check out this great collection of rainbow-colored foods HERE at Shine by Yahoo. Find links to all kinds …
Feb
24
There is a chance that my picky toddler might actually try this quiche because it is so flowery cute. Find the how-tos HERE at Gourmet Mom on-the-Go.
[tags]flower, quiche[/tags]
Feb
24
Learn how to make this Wii cake HERE at parenting.com.The site has toooons of clever birthday cake ideas that would be great for adults, too.
[tags]video games, birthday cake[/tags]
Feb
24
Now here’s an idea for a Rice Krispie Treat fanatic’s wedding…. Spotted on weddinggawker, as seen on a modern proposal, the cake is originally from the knot.
[tags]wedding, cake, Rice Krispie treats[/tags]
Feb
23
Ronald Howes, inventor of the Easy Bake Oven, has passed away. Sigh. I remember my Holly Hobbie version of the oven rather well. Find the story HERE at Serious Eats, reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
[tags]Easy Bake …
Feb
23
Get ideas for using veggies as centerpieces HERE at the Hostess with the Mostess blog, including a link to a how-to video. The bouquet shown is from The Party Goddess!
[tags]vegetables, centerpiece[/tags]








