Creative food craft ideas
I have a warning for my most loyal readers (first, thank you for your loyalty). You will find much Sugarlicious
talk interspersed in my posts in the upcoming month. What’s Sugarlicious, you ask? Why, Sugarlicious is my new book, on shelves February 7th, which you can pre-order now.
My publisher has created all kinds of fantastic Sugarlicious prizes, and each … Read More ...
I can’t help it. I keep going back to the latest holiday issue of Bird’s Party magazine. It’s filled with a ridiculous amount of detail, definitely a must-read for inspiration if you’re hosting any sort of holiday party this year. Each stunning set of ideas commits fully to a specific feel, color, and warmth, whether classic red and white Christmas, … Read More ...
Melanie of The Seattle Smiths must know of my weakness for combining children’s books with food. Or children’s books with anything, really. Check out the snake breadsticks they made (or rather, great green turkey creek monster breadsticks), from the same link that I posted about here. But painting the breadsticks green is inspired. Literally, inspired from the 1979 book … Read More ...
The summer has flown so quickly. At this rate, Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye! Visit Craftside to enter to win a copy of Christmas on the Farm: A Collection of Favorite Recipes
, Stories, Gift Ideas, and Decorating Tips from The Farmer’s Wife and for the how-tos to make this gorgeous Chrysanthemum salad, a … Read More ...
How can it be that it’s been so long that I’ve reminded you to swing by the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen? A bit of their latest: Learn to make birthday jelly shots (yeah, there’s a jelly shot under there) HERE and a Hawaiian shirt jelly shot HERE and Polyjuice Potion HERE and…. well, I could keep going. And don’t forget … Read More ...
I’m always amazed at crossing paths on the internet, given its vastness. My co-editor here, Stefanie of Recycled Crafts, also writes the Craftside blog. In honor of her 1000th post, she’s giving away a copy of 1,000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies and Cakes
, which by the way, ahem, I know is a fabulous book, because a few … Read More ...
I’m giving away a signed copy of Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life
, by Sandra Beasley. Who happens to be my friend. Yeah, I got to read this in manuscript form, thank you very much (I’ll not stop boasting about that).
This is a witty and gripping memoir on survival and of living with severe … Read More ...
It’s not often I post on recipes, or rather, recipes that don’t involve a cupcake turned into a frog or a brownie turned bird, but there are so many reasons to make an exception for this vegan chocolate cake. First, to save lives. As in, serving an allergy-free birthday cake can save a life, as confirmed HERE at CNN. … Read More ...
I know I rarely post on straight recipes that aren’t shaped into flowers or crafted into a food-version of Liz Lemon (see?), but in honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week, I’m compelled to make an exception. That, and I’m terribly excited for the impending publication of my friend’s new book, Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from … Read More ...
Awww… Spring. This nest of bluebirds cupcake cake is one of the goodies in Lisa Turner Anderson’s new book, Cupcake Cakes
. (You may remember me yakking about her first book here). CLICK HERE to go to Lisa’s site, and find a link to the tutorial for the bluebird cupcake cake, featured on Canadian Family.… Read More ...
Completely aside from the fact that this post by Trish of Sweetology is all about me (but really, it is such an homage, and she’s giving away my book), I laughed aloud at the medical drama unfolding in the Peep soap opera. Check out all of the above HERE.… Read More ...
So many silly things one can do with Peeps. Learn to make Peeps stew cupcakes HERE at Sweetology (and enter to win the Peeps cookbook while you’re there).… Read More ...
All in one post over at Sweetology! Check out these Xanax cupcake toppers made from Twinkies (oh Twinkies, is there anything you can’t become?), as inspired by the awesomeness over at one of my favorite sites, Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, to whom Trish of Sweetology also made a cupcake homage. And Sweetology is giving away a set of Americolor … Read More ...
Bid to Help Japan! Read the Craft Gossip announcement to learn more about the auctions from all our editors to help Japan. Click on the link over there to the left, Helping Japan Auction, to see all the fabulous crafts, books, jewelry and more up for grabs. ALL proceeds go to The Salvation Army for the relief effort in Japan … Read More ...
Last month, the folks at Sterling Publishing gave away two great books , Ashley English’s Home Dairy and Keeping Bees. Well, the winner, Emily, made some cheese! Read all about it HERE at The Handmade Experiment. I’m so glad to see our giveaways go to such great use. Thanks, Sterling! And thanks Emily!
