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Cranberry Decor

meaghan mountford — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53:45 +0000

I love the gorgeous ideas Apartment Therapy has assembled for decorating with cranberries. Find their roundup HERE, including this frozen wreath from Good Housekeeping and cranberry garland from Thoughtfully Simple.

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Decorative Pie Crusts

meaghan mountford — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:11:50 +0000

Learn how to make decorative pie crusts HERE at Martha, including crimped edging, braided edges, cut out tops, honeycomb patterns and a lattice top.

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Yoga Pose Cookie Cutters

meaghan mountford — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:50:37 +0000

I’ve done many a yoga pose on cookies (I mean, I’ve decorated cookies to look like people in yoga poses at customers’ requests. I’ve not actually done yoga on a cookie.) I cut them all out by hand. Given the near-infinite options of cookie cutters nowadays, it should’ve occurred to me they made yoga pose cutters. Find links to cutters HERE at the kitchn.

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Marshmallow Dreidels (Kid-Friendly)

meaghan mountford — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:12:22 +0000

A reader requested ideas for kid-friendly, edible Hanukkah crafts. Here are some cute marshmallow dreidels from Martha Stewart Kids (oh how I miss that magazine). I’ll keep my eye out for more! And a side note to the reader, if you’ve not already found it, FamilyFun.com offers an endless supply of edible treats that preschoolers can make, though their Hanukkah selection is lacking.

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Desserts Named after People

meaghan mountford — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:34:23 +0000

CakeSpy has assembled a fantastic, quite-possibly-totally-comprehensive alphabetical list of desserts named for people. Even better? This list is accompanied by her fabulous, clever and sweet artwork, interesting stories and details of the desserts and some recipes. For example, Little Debbie was named for a little girl whose parents learned of her inspiration only after seeing the printed cartons. You can even find a recipe for a DIY Cherry Garcia ice cream in the list. See the list HERE.

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Thanksgiving Desserts

meaghan mountford — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:52:39 +0000

Martha has a slideshow of 30 yummy classic Thanksgiving desserts HERE including this gorgeous carmelized apple spice cake with links to the gold-tinted garnish.

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Food Photo Help

meaghan mountford — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:52:16 +0000

I post pretty often on the importance of good photographs for foodie bloggers. To me, the photographs determine whether I will stay on a food blog for more than ten seconds, and taking good photographs is the biggest struggle I have with my personal blog. Visit Food Republik for a great lesson on the basics.

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Food Pairing Charts

meaghan mountford — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:29:00 +0000

As found via the kitchn: a new site that allows you to search for what foods work well together and what foods can be substituted for others. Visit foodpairing HERE. For example, I tried “apricot” and learned it can be paired with ginger, bleu cheese or black tea and can be replaced by lemon peel and mozzerella.

NYC Spaghetti

meaghan mountford — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:07:26 +0000

For eye candy purposes only: check out this NYC Spaghetti package design HERE at TheDieline.com.

Jelly Belly Art

meaghan mountford — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:13:33 +0000

Edible crafts at its finest: Jelly Belly art. Visit the Jelly Belly site to view their art gallery. View famous people and paintings, all done in jelly bellies (like George Washington, the Statue of Liberty, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis and George Clooney).

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Halloween Roundup from The Kitchn

meaghan mountford — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:26 +0000

Just a couple more under the wire…. Visit the kitchn for a great Halloween idea roundup of roundups HERE, like Chow’s Sexy Vampire Halloween Party or this inspiring Halloween sweets table from the always-inspiring Amy Atlas.

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“In Paris, everything looks like dessert”

meaghan mountford — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:45:03 +0000

I have Paris on my mind of late. CLICK HERE to see this brilliant video by Susan Hochbaum, a montage of sweets matching the details of Paris, big and small. (Found via happy lady eats.)

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Trick-Or-Eat

meaghan mountford — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:13:32 +0000

CLICK HERE to go to Trick-Or-Eat where 9 fab food and craft bloggers have gathered to give you tricks or treats. Click on the haunted house of each blogger to find what they have prepared. I won’t give any away…

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Gummy Chromosomes (and More Foodie Art)

meaghan mountford — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:03:58 +0000

As found via the kitchn, check out artist Kevin Van Aelst’s “Chromosomes,” made with gummi worms. See more of his work HERE, including these foodie art gems:

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Decorated Pumpkins

meaghan mountford — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:17:14 +0000

So I just bought five, little pumpkins and want to decorate them without carving, and look what I happened upon today: this Carveless Pumpkins roundup at Twig and Thistle. See the great finds HERE.

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