Creative food craft ideas
Have you ever wondered why chocolate chip cookies can be chewy, crisp, soft, flat, thick, cakey, greasy, bland, flavorful, moist, or crumbly?
Wonder no more. Tessa from handle the heat has the ultimate guide to making and handling chocolate chip cookies. This is a guide, I wish, I had when I decided to make some cookies last week.
And failed.… Read More ...
Sometimes, randomly browsing YouTube brings out some great ideas. And it is great not just for the novelty of it, but for the fact that it is practical and so-doable.
Learn to peel the garlic cloves in less than 10 seconds by watching this video below. The video itself is only 1 minute long.
You might just be surprised!
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This one is A+ for the effort. Inspired by Martha Stewart’s Sunflower cupcake, this is a simple recipe that collects lots of small cookies into this giant creation.
Get the rundown on this giant sunflower cookie at the Munckin Munchies blog.… Read More ...
News has come in that science has created the first lab grown burger – and people have tested it and tasted it.
See here if you have missed this news about the lab grown burger.
Is is good for the environment – and the well being of animals – but it is being grown out of who knows what … Read More ...
Your kids hate vegetables as well? What is it about vegetables and kids? They somehow don’t or won’t be put together in one sentence.
So, you, like us (hopefully) are also always on the lookout for kid friendly recipes that have the required servings of vegetables in them. And here are 8 recipes that might help.
Spinach Gnocchi – My … Read More ...
I had to do a double take to realize what this is.
Fake teeth – using only marshmallows, apple slices and peanut butter (to hold the teeth together). What a fun clever idea.
There is no link – the picture should explain it.
Hosting a Halloween Party? Check out these Halloween Party Decorations
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I did this post yesterday on 20 non-sandwich lunch ideas – and that was so popular – that I decided to continue with the school lunch series. Today, I present to you, a compilation of 5 really healthy lunch box ideas for your kids school lunches.
These have been put together from various websites – and have all been … Read More ...
Keely McGuire has put together a list of 20 school lunch ideas that don’t involve – sandwiches!
My mother made my lunch every school day when I was growing up. I have to admit, I only ate it a few times a week. I swapped my lunch for different items with other kids at school. Sometimes I’d trade my sandwich … Read More ...
In a nutshell, Kombucha is fermented sweet tea – filled with yeast and bacteria. Is it good for you? Probably.
Its health benefits include boosting your immune system and supporting the digestive system. It is also supposed to stop cancer – but there is no scientific evidence to support that fact.
Some people complain that it gives them upset … Read More ...
Appreciate your teachers even more – make them these wonderful s’mores that Jill from Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons came up with.
She also has a free printable that you can use to add to these treats.
Go get her back to school s’more recipe here.
Looking for more S’smores recipes? Check out these articles.
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Kristen of MakeTheBestOfEverything, has created a sophisticated smores recipe for thirty somethings (how fancy!).
She used dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate and substituted sweet potato crisps instead of a graham crackers.
Go get her recipe for these gluten free smores.… Read More ...
What a clever idea. Graft is a series of disposable tableware made of bioplastic PLA revealing its sources materials – the plants. In short – these utensils can be thrown away as they are bio-degradable, and to remind you of that – they look like vegetables that they are sourced from. Clever times two.
Although still a university project – … Read More ...
I am posting about this, even though these miniature sculptures are not actually edible, as they look too good not to eat :).
Tel Aviv-based artist Shay Aaron, miniatures are sight to behold. She sells these works of ‘edible’ are from her Etsy shop.
Do check out her Flickr page as well. Her work is absolutely amazing.… Read More ...
Georgia of Comfort Cooking (is there any other kind of cooking?) shares this fantastic idea for no-bake strawberry lemonade bites that is a perfect after dinner dessert pick-me-up.
Go get her recipe for these easy to make bites.… Read More ...
Perfect for Fall and ThanksGiving (I know, it may be too early to think about that), this Pretzel Cake from CakeWhiz seems too good to eat. Or it could just be her photographs – which I am sure are doctored. How else could this cake look so good to eat.
In any case, if you taste buds are tempted, as … Read More ...