I don’t post features of clever food artists nearly enough, so it’s time to amend that. Check out the work of Sweet Sugar Belle. And check out her blog, The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle, HERE. The detail is stunning! I love the tiny knitting cookies. And these Christmas cookies. And, oh, it’s too hard to choose. They are … Read More ...
Cookie and Dum Dum Pop Mashup
Cookies on a stick? Dum Dum lollipops? Unusual treats? So up my alley. (See these? Or these?) Learn how to make these rainbow Dum Dum cookie pops HERE at Quick Dish.… Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: Caramel Apples
I have to say, it was a bit of a challenge trying to stick with a caramel apple theme from appetizer to cocktail. But here goes…
1. The recipe that inspired this theme: caramel apple muffins from Smashed Peas and Carrots.
2.Caramel apple salad from The Food Network.
3. Follow the path to the perfect caramel apple … Read More ...
Pumpkin Pie on a Stick
I can’t possibly say it enough: Everything is better on a stick. OK, perhaps I have said it too much, I just can’t help it. I must spread truth. Learn to make pumpkin pie on a stick HERE at Serious Eats, courtesy of CakeSpy. And if you like these, then check out these, introduced to me back … Read More ...
Turkey Cake. Really. That’s Turkey. Fun Thanksgiving Meal
Hmmm. This looks intriguing and certainly well crafted, and if I were to try a savory dish-made-to-look-like-a-frosted cake, I think this would be the one. But read about my diatribe against savory dishes-made-to-look-like-frosted-cakes HERE. And learn to make this turkey, sweet potato, mashed potato… Read More ...
Zucchini Bread in a Can
I know, I know, there are lots of things I say I love. Stuff on sticks, mini versions of big things, mason jars… and one more. Stuff baked in things that aren’t meant for baking. Seriously. Especially cans that you can wrap and give as favors. Learn how to make zucchini bread in a can HERE at from gumdrops to … Read More ...
Mini Piggy Donuts
And the cuteness continues. Check out these mini piggy donuts at Cute Food for Kids made with the Mini Donut Maker.… Read More ...
Mini Pies
More ridiculous cuteness: mini pie! Learn how to make these mini apple and cherry pies HERE at The Comfort of Cooking.… Read More ...
Apple Cakes
I think today might be the day of cute food (just you wait and see). Learn how to make these apple cakes HERE at La Casa de Vainilla (translation in sidebar).… Read More ...
Thanksgiving Treats (by Yours Truly)
Here’s a roundup of five Thanksgiving treats, with how-tos, of course, that Reader’s Digest asked me to make for them. You’ll find instructions for making bite-size turkey sandwich cookies, easy fall marshmallow pops, mini pumpkin cupcakes, fall harvest placecard cookies and Mayflower cupcakes.
How to Bake and Store Cake
Part two in The Crafty Penguin cake series is HERE! This time, the step-by-step photo tutorial shows us how to Bake and Store a tiered cake. (Find Part one, how to make fondant, here.)… Read More ...
Crochet Heart Cake Toppers
Learn how to make these crochet heart cake toppers from doilies HERE at Project Wedding. {spotted on One Pretty Thing}… Read More ...
Doughnut Acorns
Learn how to make doughnut acorns HERE at Just My Delicious. A perfect Fall treat. (Translation tool in right sidebar.) And PS for the lazy or time-pressed (like me), these can be made with store-bought pop ’ems. Check it out here.… Read More ...
Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies
Decorated cookies for Thanksgiving! After my own cookie coated heart. Find sugar cookie and icing recipes, decorating tips and some great links (from our very own Amanda) HERE at Amanda’s Cookin’.
Our basic and quick Sugar Cookie Recipe is perfect for rolled out cookie-cutter cookies, I have been using this recipe for years and it is my go-to … Read More ...
Book Review- BAKE! by Nick Malgieri
So the other day, I went to lunch with Nick Malgieri. It’s not very often I get to have lunch with a pastry chef and baker of his renown (or ever?), so I had to open this post with that sentence. If you’ve not heard of Mr. Malgieri, I can’t do his bio justice, read about him HERE. And this … Read More ...