Learn how to make this ’80s inspired tart HERE at Serious Eats, courtesy of CakeSpy. And yes, yes, the blond hair and blue eye shadow possible anomaly was addressed by some astute commentors, but I have pretty blind trust of CakeSpy. I’ve seen pics of Pat with blue eyeshadow, and she did go a bit blonder over time.… Read More ...
Stuff on a Stick Contest
Remember way back when, a few minutes ago, when I posted about the banana split on a stick at instructables? Turns out it’s an entry for a Stuff on a Stick contest. Finally. A stuff on a Stick contest. Find more details HERE. Shown is pizza on a stick by scoochmaroo.
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Banana Split on a Stick
When this next idea from instructables was submitted to me, there was a comment “I know how much you guys love all things on a stick.” Yes. Yes I do. And I’m glad I’ve conveyed that, because it means things like THIS are submitted to me. Brilliance. Learn how to make a Banana Split on a stick HERE, from … Read More ...
Snow Cone Roundup
Check out the kitchn for recipes for DIY snow cones and shaved ice. Find the roundup HERE, which includes raspberry-blueberry snow cones from epicurious. And for the old school purists, remember THIS is back.
Flip Flop Cupcakes
Love these flip flop cupcakes! Find tips on making them HERE at Inside BruCrew Life. And, they just so happen to be an entry for the Hoosier Homemade cupcake challenge I posted about recently.
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Watermelon Chips
I am utterly fascinated by this experiment: dehydratin
g watermelon. What would be left? Watermelon chips. Find the how-tos HERE at Playing House.
Food Photography Lesson: Styling
More photography tips! Find tons and tons of detailed, useful and amateur-friendly information on food photography basics with just as plentiful tips on food styling HERE at Culinary Travels. I see lots of food photography blog posts, but this one really struck me, as the author thought to include even the simplest of suggestions, such as “square dishes always … Read More ...
Beer Pops
Learn how to make beer popsicles (that is, a dessert my husband can get on board with) HERE at the kitchn.
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Ice Cream! How to Make it, Wine Pairings and Homemade Cones
Clearly, the kitchn has ice cream in mind. Check out these recent posts: The role of salt in making ice cream, how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker, how to make ice cream cones, a recipe for rose geranium ice cream, and how to pair ice cream with wine.
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Daisy Cake and Cupcakes
Find tips on decorating this fantastic daisy cake and matching cupcakes HERE at Make Fabulous Cakes.
[tags]daisies, flowers, gum paste, cake decorating[/tags]… Read More ...
Cracker Buttons
Find the recipe and how-tos for making these cute cheese cracker buttons HERE at Le Petit Brioche.
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Edible Sangria
Find recipes and links for sangria and sangria edible shots HERE at Lucky Life. The yummy sangria comes from Big Red Kitchen. Oh, such a perfect summer treat.
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Food Photography Lesson: Bright White Backgrounds
I struggle endlessly with my food photography, knowing that good, engaging pictures are crucial to any successful blog, and I struggle to understand what all the buttons on my camera are for. So I fully appreciate when I come across a solid, straight-forward, easy-to-understand photography lesson that caters to amateurs like me. Find such a lesson in taking food photos … Read More ...
Spicy Popsicles
Feels so counter-intuitive to have spicy hot popsicles, but the kitchn has managed to amass a roundup of 5 of them. Check out the roundup HERE, including this wasabi pop from New York Magazine.
[tags]spicy, popsicles, summer, roundup[/tags]… Read More ...
Apple Candy “Cupcakes”
Despite the almost 100 degree weather (and crazy summer storms we’re having at the moment, I’m typing quickly before we lose power again), I do have back to school on my mind, thanks to these adorable apple candy “cupcake” packages. Learn how to make them HERE at Someday Crafts. The project was created by Cute As a Fox… Read More ...