Now I got married in Vegas almost five years ago, so I don’t really have much business trolling wedding web sites. Except there’s a wealth of food, favor, decor and entertaining ideas to find there. (De-weddingized to suit your needs, or to use as is if you actually ARE planning a wedding.) Martha has a whole section on Food favors… Read More ...
Cakes and other Oddities of Life
I just found Oddee.com and am fascinated, which I’m guessing is the point, as the subtitle is “A Blog on the Oddities of Our World.” They have links and lists of worsts, most fascinating, extremes, most bizarre, geekiest, craziest and more. Examples include the 10 Worst Translations Ever, 15 Weirdest Shoes, 15 Most Insanely Titled Books, Cool Bustops, and I … Read More ...
Make Your Own Twix
How delectable do these look? The recipe for these chocolate/caramel/shortbread bars is originally from Sherry Yard’s “Dessert by the Yard” and brought to us by the blog “Cooking Books.” The blogger is working her way through her cookbook collection and sharing the results (and great photography) with us. Find the recipe and her detailed notes here… Read More ...
Make Your Own Bread Bowl
I’ve always put bread bowls in the category of “cool concept, but probably too difficult to make my own.” Seems I was wrong. The lovely, info filled site “Apple Pie, Patis, and Pate” (pretend the accents are in place, as how to do this eludes me), gives us a simple-seeming recipe and how-to. The site’s subtitle, “On … Read More ...
Clever Idea, Clever Blog
What a crafty, clever idea to dress up a rolls for a dinner party. Find the recipe and instructions to topping dinner rolls with herbs here at “Our Best Bites.” In addition to recipes and kitchen tips, this site, by two “girls who love to cook,” also has a resources page and a tips and tutorials page. Learn … Read More ...
Children’s Books for Foodies
As a foodie with aspirations to write children’s books, the blog entry at “Dog Hill Kitchen” of course caught my eye. The blogger has compiled a list of kid’s books with food, such as classics like “Green Eggs and Ham
” to more modern tales like “The Story of Cherry the Pig
.” the illustration below, from … Read More ...
Organize Your Kitchen with Free Downloadable Labels
Thanks to the kindness of the blog Poppytalk, you can download these free labels for your kitchen ware. While you’re visiting Poppytalk, find lots of links and inspiration on this Canadian design blog. It’s a wonderful resource for decorating, crafts, art and more. Plus, they support and promote new talent…always appreciated. 
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Going Somewhere? Check out Foodtourist.com…
Foodtourist.com, “dedicated to food lovers throughout the world,” is an incredible resource for the foodie traveller. Find restaurants, cooking schools and programs, the best wines, gourmet-friendly hotels, markets, produce, books and more in tons of cities worldwide. They are based in Australia and France, so reviews are more heavily focused in these areas, but the rest of the world … Read More ...
Recreate Obama’s Inaugural Lunch
Find Barack Obama’s celebratory lunch menu–including recipes–for his Inauguration Day at the (UK based!) Timesonline. The lunch Tuesday is a tribute to the16th US president, Abraham Lincoln. The menu was created by Arlington, Virginia based Design Cuisine.
I suppose, as I’m hiding indoors in front of the TV on Inauguration Day, far away from the insanity, crowds, and … Read More ...
Easy DIY Nutter Butter Snowmen
These cute snowmen are made from Nutter Butters
, a clever idea from My Pretty Purse (inspired by the Nutter Butter ghosts made by the 3Bs…Baseball, Baking & Books). Find the instructions here. Anyone who has been reading this column for awhile knows why I like these snowmen so much. I posted a while back on the glory … Read More ...
All About Dulce de Leche
My best friend of over ten years is from Chile, so I am well aware of the lure of dulce de leche. Yet I’ve only tried it once…when used in an unbelievably moist cake dripping in the sweet milk. Dulce de leche, a milk-based syrup, is prepared by slowly heating sweetened milk. As I’ve come across it twice in my … Read More ...
Tea and Chocolate…
Find the recipe for these hand molded lavendar and earl grey chocolates at Food Rockz, an info-filled foodie blog (which I’m glad to have found, because, like the writer, I, too, am DC based and use ellipses liberally… I like commas, too…). He’s also kind enough to provide the link to an instructional on molding chocolates. And any fellow … Read More ...
Never Lose Your Coffee Again
Visit the lovely, crafty, design blog Hope Studios to make these coffee mug charms. You know anything made from Shrinky Dinks must be horribly clever. She offers step by step instructions and photographs. (You might also want to visit the artist’s etsy shop here and examples of her work here.)… Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Sweets on Sticks
What is it about sweets and sticks? Perhaps it’s about a parading of decadence. Or perhaps it’s mere conveniece, a way to hold something sticky or gooey without mussing your fingers. Candy and chocolate and Valentine’s Day….the perfect combination. So why not add sticks? Here are some sweet inspirations for your honey. First, from Martha, these beautiful cookie pops … Read More ...
Whatta Blog! (part one)
I recently discovered “Make and Takes” and of course feel compelled to share the love. Without even specifying any particular entry, this is just an all-around-great-blog. I labelled this “part one,” because I’m sure I’ll share many more all-around-great-blogs in the future. The blog, written by a stay at home mom with a teaching degree in early childhood … Read More ...