Maintaining a healthy diet can be a challenge, especially when it comes to satisfying that sweet tooth. It’s not uncommon to crave sugary treats even when we’re trying to eat healthy. Fortunately, there are many dessert recipes that allow us to indulge without compromising our health goals. In fact, you can enjoy delicious desserts that are under 100 calories per … Read More ...
How To Decorate Cupcakes Like A Pro
Jessie of LifeAsAStrawberry shares her final installment on cupcakes by telling us how to decorate cupcakes like a pro.
She has listed 14 ways to do so – starting with the very basics and showing us some advanced recipes and decoration ideas.
Go get the details on this final installment here and make sure to check out the rest … Read More ...
Elephant Tea Party Circus Cupcake Toppers
Nikki from Tikkido has done it again.
She has created these teeny tiny cupcake toppers for another party. And the theme of the party was circus. So a teeny tiny elephant holding a teacup. Fabulous!
Get details of this teeny tiny circus cupcake topper here.… Read More ...
Top 5 Healthiest Vegetables
Do you know your vegetables? Do you know which ones are the healthiest? If you’re going to struggle with your kids eating veggies, shouldn’t you try and find the ones that will give you the most benefit?
I think you should.
So here they are – the top 5 healthiest vegetables.
5. Brussels Sprouts – Full of folic acid and … Read More ...
Radish Rabbit Place Card Holder
I used to hate radishes when I was young. So it is nice to see CraftFoxes.com has turned radishes into a vegetable garnish (or) place card holders.
Peppercorn eyes and a paring knife make this an easy craft, suitable for elementary-aged kids.
Go get the details of this place card holder here.… Read More ...
How To Peel Garlic Cloves In Less Than 10 Seconds
Sometimes, randomly browsing YouTube brings out some great ideas. And it is great not just for the novelty of it, but for the fact that it is practical and so-doable.
Learn to peel the garlic cloves in less than 10 seconds by watching this video below. The video itself is only 1 minute long.
You might just be surprised!
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Giant Sunflower Cookie
This one is A+ for the effort. Inspired by Martha Stewart’s Sunflower cupcake, this is a simple recipe that collects lots of small cookies into this giant creation.
Get the rundown on this giant sunflower cookie at the Munckin Munchies blog.… Read More ...
8 Hidden Veg Recipe Ideas
Your kids hate vegetables as well? What is it about vegetables and kids? They somehow don’t or won’t be put together in one sentence.
So, you, like us (hopefully) are also always on the lookout for kid friendly recipes that have the required servings of vegetables in them. And here are 8 recipes that might help.
Spinach Gnocchi – My … Read More ...
5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas
I did this post yesterday on 20 non-sandwich lunch ideas – and that was so popular – that I decided to continue with the school lunch series. Today, I present to you, a compilation of 5 really healthy lunch box ideas for your kids school lunches.
These have been put together from various websites – and have all been … Read More ...
Biodegradable Utensils That Look Like Vegetables
What a clever idea. Graft is a series of disposable tableware made of bioplastic PLA revealing its sources materials – the plants. In short – these utensils can be thrown away as they are bio-degradable, and to remind you of that – they look like vegetables that they are sourced from. Clever times two.
Although still a university project – … Read More ...
Yum! Pretzel Cake
Perfect for Fall and ThanksGiving (I know, it may be too early to think about that), this Pretzel Cake from CakeWhiz seems too good to eat. Or it could just be her photographs – which I am sure are doctored. How else could this cake look so good to eat.
In any case, if you taste buds are tempted, as … Read More ...
Baby Shower Gender Reveal Cookies
Laura from CraftStorming writes:
These are “Onesie cookies inspired by pinata cookies, with coloured candy hidden inside for a gender reveal surprise.”
What a clever idea!
Go tet these gender reveal baby shower cookie recipe on her site.… Read More ...
Orange Push Up Pops
Tracey writes:
These delicious Orange Push-Up Pop’s take me back to my childhood when I got them from the Ice Cream Truck…. SO YUMMY!
I agree. These do look yum – in spite of the fact that they are not really orange looking. That is explained by the fact that there is no food coloring in them. Which is a … Read More ...
DIY Fondant Daisies
The amazing CakeWhiz teaches you how to make these beautiful fondant daisies – in 2 varieties. Truly talented!
Bookmark this lady’s blog – she has some amazingly talented cake decorating idea – she is indeed a cakewhiz!… Read More ...
5 Non Egg Breakfast Ideas
In our household, every day starts the same way. With a breakfast of eggs. Eggs poached, scrambled, boiled. You name it, and we have had eggs that way.
So, I got around to thinking – surely, there are other breakfast options other than egg. Right? Well, these non-egg options were harder to find. But I did find 5 that tickled … Read More ...