Whatta great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these “Guinness” cupcakes from kitchen mischief. Oh, I’ve made so many cookies that look like pints of Guinness in the past 10 years, but I’ve never achieved the likeness in a cupcake. Our blogger adapted a recipe from Nigella Lawson to come up with these. Find the recipe here.… Read More ...
Cheers for St. Patrick’s Day!
Not into green beer? Make an “Ugly Leprechaun” from the fabulous site bloom.acious. This online magazine offers inspiration in interiors and design, beauty and health, food and entertaining (yay! that’s me!), fashion and style and more. “Bloomacious was inspired by by a love of all things beautiful and full of promise.” How lovely is that? And I … Read More ...
Lollipops…in 30 Minutes or Less
I’ve spent the last 10 years making cookies on a stick, and I keep threatening to actually try real lollipops. Well, thanks to She Shimmers but she doesn’t do the dishes… I just might finally try real lollipops. The blogger also tried her hand at these lollipops for the first time (and whatta great job!) and gives us the recipe … Read More ...
Jello Shamrocks, Crafty Blogs, and a Peeps Surprise
So cute and so easy… find the recipe for creating these Jello shamrocks on zakka life, a super crafty blog filled with super crafty ideas, projects and tutorials. And just to get ahead of myself, also check out this idea for the Easter breakfast table, also from zakka life.
And as a bonus, a visit to The Crafty Crow… Read More ...
St. Patty’s Day Roundup–Drinks!
OK, as promised, St. Patty’s Day Part Two, the cocktail. First, celebrations.com has instructions for creating green beer here. Family Fun has a recipe here for kid-friendly green punch. And about.com has a whole bunch of cocktail recipes for the big day here. And Martha has a recipe for an ice cream float (with stout) here and a … Read More ...
Make Your Own Irish Creme
I’ll have a second St. Patty’s Day roundup devoted to the cocktail, but this homemade Irish Creme from the blog, the Hungry Mouse, needed it’s own post, I think, given the clever combo of recipe, photography, and cool idea. Find the recipe and step-by-steps (with accompanying photographs!) here.
… Read More ...St. Patty’s Day Roundup
We have a bit o’ time before St. Patrick’s Day, so I may have some more round ups, but as it IS March, green is on my mind. First, celebrations.com is always a good go-to for party ideas. Visit their site here for St. Patrick’s party themes, kid friendly parties, beer gear, facts and a history of the day. They … Read More ...