Creative food craft ideas
Every day for the month of December, the lovely Katrina of In Katrina’s Kitchen is hosting a blogger to share a yummy holiday treat. You can keep tabs on the cookies HERE at the I’ll Bring the Cookies page.
I even got invited to the party! I made gingerbread cookie rings. You can find the recipe HERE at In … Read More ...
Each issue of Bird’s Party Magazine just gets better and better. The Winter Issue is now out, and you can find links to both the free online edition and the paper copy to purchase HERE. To quote myself when I yakked about the issue on my own blog, “You’ll find ideas for a Winter Wonderland, parties from Hollywood to … Read More ...
Just thought I’d spread the word that I’m giving away one signed copy of my book, Sugarlicious
, as well as some other Sugarlicious prizes, oven mitts, aprons, spatulas… And, I’m giving 5 winners some cookie cutters to get them through the holiday season. For details and to enter the giveaway, click HERE to go to the decorated cookie.… Read More ...
I’ve posted about a billion, jillion of Bridget’s decorated cookies here. That’s Bridget of Bake at 350, but I’m sure you already knew that. Well, yesterday, her book, Decorating Cookies: 60+ Designs for Holidays
, Celebrations and Everyday, officially hit the shelves! Woo hoo! In addition to her yummy recipes for cut-out cookies, all the basics of cookie decorating, … Read More ...
I have to agree with Handmade Charlotte on this one, as I, too, am floored by these images of little sweets for children from a new cookbook, Goûters Rigolos
, by Aline Caron of My Little Fabric. See more from inside HERE. (Post is in French.)
Which, some of you may recall, is the book by yours truly. One of my favorite party blog pals, Bird’s Party, is hosting a giveaway of my latest book, Sugarlicious: 50 Cute and Clever Treats for Every Occasion
. And it’s signed (um, because my signature is so coveted?!?). And it’s open worldwide. And there are other fun things, … Read More ...
Anyone who knows anything about me knows what a fan of marshmallow pops I am. I’ve been making them for years now (see? check out my whole collection. Hmmm, now that I’m looking at them all at once, “a fan of” is an understatement, let’s just say “obsessed” instead.) So if any of you out there have the same … Read More ...
I made these glittering, sparkly rainbow cookies that I couldn’t stop eating from one of the many gorgeous recipes in blogger Heather Baird’s cookbook, Sprinkle Bakes: Dessert Recipes to Inspire Your Inner Artist. And inspire your inner artist is the perfect subtitle to describe the what the reader takes away from this fusion of art and baking that Heather has … Read More ...
Since I am guessing if you don’t already own this gem of a party book, Amy Atlas’s Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It
, it must be on your wish list, yes? If so, head on over to the decorated cookie. Not only did I make some yummy strawberry truffles a la the “Darling Dots” party featured in … Read More ...
Long title for a short post, but for all anxiously awaiting the arrival of Amy Atlas’s book, Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It
, it’s on shelves today! I reviewed the book and made some pipe cleaner bumble bees from the “Honey, I Love You” party to add to my daisy cookie pops. Find the review and cookie … Read More ...
Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It
, from Hyperion Books 2012, with photography by Johnny Miller.
In case I haven’t mentioned lately, I feel a reminder is in order. The long-awaited book by Sweets Stylist extraordinaire, Amy Atlas, will be on shelves next week! You can preorder the book. Want a teaser? This is a little snippet … Read More ...
Not oooonly is Pink Little Cake hosting a giveaway for my book, Sugarlicious, which also includes sprinkles, marshmallows and lollipop sticks, but bonus, see how she makes these cutie hatching egg decorated cookies. Find the cookies and the details for the giveaway HERE at Pink Little Cake.… Read More ...
I’ve been neglecting posting all morning here because I’ve been swamped writing up my own huge, long post over at my other blog. Because the bestest bloggers ever threw me a surprise virtual book release party today! My book, Sugarlicious
, hits the shelves today, and this is what these ladies did for me. I cried all morning. I’ll be … Read More ...
With all these great books by bloggers coming out, I need to clear some more space on shelves. Just when you thought there was no new clever sweet left to decorate, the push pop came about. And Courtney of Pizzazzerie is clearly the master of push pops ideas. Her book, Push-Up Pops, is available for pre-order and will be on … Read More ...
Seems such a dramatic title for this post, but really, book covers revealed feel just that dramatic. Because while I can refrain from such assumptions metaphorically-speaking, I really do judge books by their cover. Much thought goes into designing a book cover so it captures the essence of what’s inside, precisely so the reader can judge a book by its … Read More ...
