Creative food craft ideas
I’m sure I’ve seen quite of few of these silly and clever summertime treats from Family Fun before, but I couldn’t resist posting the entire roundup. Find 35 summer-themed goodies HERE, including this beach scene cake, campfire cake and BBQ cupcakes.
[tags]summer, camp, logs, beach, cake decorating, cupcakes, BBQ[/tags]
I grew up collecting Scratch n’ Sniff stickers, so as odd as these new “Tasties” peel-and-lick cupcake cards from American Greetings may sound, I think I’m on board. Yep, you can give someone a taste of birthday cake with cards that include a self-dissolving flavor strip you can lick. Learn more HERE.
The latest from bakerella: ice cream cone cake pops. Check them out HERE.
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I know I already posted on a bug party of late, but I must have bugs on the mind. Could be the incessant rounds of critters that keep invading our house (I’ll spare the details). But check out the clever “bug” food ideas, mostly through simple labeling, of this bug party featured on oh, goodie! designs, such as … Read More ...
Visit let’s go fly a kite for fantastic information on the small purple edible flower, borage, including how to dry the flowers, use them for edible decoration, and how to make sugar flowers. Find the post HERE. And see how they were used to decorate bib cookies HERE. As a bonus, you’ll also learn how to make your … Read More ...
Two of my favorite things. Woman’s Day has a roundup of perfect cocktails to pair with literary works. Find the collection HERE.
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Find a roundup of DIY wedding cake ideas HERE at Martha, like this sorbet bombe, rose cake or crushed candy cake, with tips how to make each.
[tags]DIY, wedding cakes, royal icing, roses, sorbet, candy[/tags]
It’s apt to follow my last post with a nerd-themed one: The Periodic Table of Baked Goods. The table, “The Periodicity of Baked Goods in the USA” was created by electrical engineer Michael Ohene for the blog Cooking for Engineers. It applies arithmetic to three variables: moistness, butter/oil content, and egg content to determine what defines … Read More ...
Yes, this rainbow JellO from Momofuku for 2 is gorgeous (and the recipe is included HERE), but the beakers 
are what caught my eye.
[tags]science, beakers, rainbows, JellO[/tags]
Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our Party Ideas Blog and these Rainbow party decorations
we found on Amazon and these fun Rainbow party items … Read More ...
As promised… more s’mores! There are just so many clever variations by so many clever folks out there. Like these fantastic s’mores candy bars at one of my favorite blogs, Not So Humble Pie. Learn how to make them HERE, including a video link all about tempering chocolate.
Looking for more S’smores recipes? Check out these articles.
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My s’mores posts definitely take an upswing in the summer (that is, expect more to come). Find the how-tos to make s’mores from store-bought cookies HERE at Snackpicks, created by Marie of Make and Takes.
Looking for more S’smores recipes? Check out these articles.
Looking for more ideas for Smores? Check out this S’mores cookbook
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I haven’t the faintest clue where I’ll need radish mice any time in the near future, but I stumbled across these at Martha, and I just find them so cute. Learn how to make them HERE.
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A visit to Tuffet to see all the darling details of this birthday party is a must for any future fairy party host. The menu included marshmallow wands and sprinkled cake pops. The favors included homemade fairy play dough and fairy-themed treats. For a roundup of all the links to the full party, including recipes and links to sources, and … Read More ...
A little inspiration for a ball game outing:
Make baseball cupcakes at Bright Ideas.
Find instructions for a baseball mitt cake at Parenting.com.
Make a baseball hat cake at Family Fun.
[tags]baseball, cupcakes, cakes, balls, hats[/tags]
Are you hosting a Baseball themed party? Check out these Baseball Party Decorations.
Looking for more Baseball themed party ideas, then … Read More ...
I’m always astounded by the cleverness of others. So many products out there, usually agonizingly simple, make me slap my forehead and wish I had the same cleverness. Like these urban picnic boxes from boxsal. {Spotted on Party Perfect via whitney.}
