Amanda spotted these DIY tea bags (made from paint chips!) at The Spotted Fox. Find the super clever how-tos HERE. And check out Amanda’s DIY tea bags for Valentines HERE.
Recipe Tuesday: Green Tea
1. Green tea mochi from Tea Recipes.
2. Green tea and Tamarind-marinated tofu with veggies from Food2.
3. Scallop tea rice from Bon Appetit.
4. Green tea poached pears with pistachio brittle from Martha Stewart.
5. Green tea ice cream from Gourmet.
6. Green tea mojitos from the kitchn, adapted from Organic, Shaken and … Read More ...
Party Monday: Cotton Candy
1. cotton candy. Have a cotton candy machine
2. favors. Did you know they have cotton candy Pop Rocks?
3. supplies. Find the cones here
4. centerpieces. Make pop up tissue paper ball centerpieces from Martha Stewart. … Read More ...
Kool-Aid Pickles
Thank you, I Believe I Can Fry, thank you for introducing me to the Koolickle, or pickles soaked in brine and Kool-Aid, a Mississippi specialty I knew nothing of. Learn to make Koolickles HERE at I Believe I Can Fry. {spotted on tastespotting}
Personalized Tea Bags
Too soon for a Valentine’s idea? Well, this one can be used all year, I think. Make personalized heart tea bags HERE at Martha Stewart.
Pink Cosmo Cupcakes
What sparkly pink mcpinkster goodness this is from Bakingdom. And there’s a cocktail involved. Find the recipe for pink cosmopolitan cupcakes (with a vegan option!) HERE at Bakingdom.
Recipe Tuesday: White
Let’s say this ode to white foods is for Winter. Let’s not say it’s because I had a sudden flashback to the Party of Five episode where Owen would only eat white foods (please tell me someone else understands this obscure reference).
Blow Pop Martini Jelly Shot
Check out the latest from the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen: Blow Pop Martini Jelly Shots. How, how, how do they consistently concoct such clever creations? (like that sentence?) Find the recipe HERE.
New Years Champagne Challenge and Festive Drink Cups
Find a great roundup of New Years crafts, activities and treats HERE at The Crafty Crow, including this champagne cork chair challenge from lilla a (love this idea, methinks I’ll try it tonight) and these fun festive kids cups from Make and Takes (my other favorite).
The History of Champagne
As New Year’s, the holiday o’ champagne, approaches, anyone else out there like me who finds the history of food and drink utterly fascinating will be beyond utterly fascinated by this brief look at champagne at Design Sponge. Learn how champagne is made (dangers and all), see antique champagne vessels, champagne in art, and even where to place the … Read More ...
Mocktails
I, personally, enjoy my cocktails. Very, very much. But I also appreciate those that opt for the mocktails. Spotted on Gordon Gossip, find a collection of lovely and yummy-sounding mocktail recipes to ring in the New Year HERE at Whipperberry, like this white grape spritzer.
Star Wars Coffee
I knew it, I knew that galaxy far far away a long long time ago had caffeine. No way all that excitement can happen while sleepy. Find Star Wars coffee HERE at ThinkGeek. 
Recipe Tuesday: Pie
Make an onion pie from Taste of Home (but not for my husband).
Or a zucchini pie from Whole Living.
How about a blueberry pie martini from My Man’s Belly?
A beef and curry pie from epicurious.
Or a chocolate meringue pie from BHG.
Make a strawberry pie from my recipes.
… Read More ...Recipe Monday: A Christmas Story
1.entertainment. Watch the classic Movie a Christmas story
2.decor. Make sure to have bars of Lifebuoy red soap
3. cupcakes. Make leg lamp cupcakes with how-tos and printables from The Party Animal.
4. games. There’s an A Christmas Story game
5. entertainment. Have a … Read More ...
Mug Wraps and Cocoa Gifts
My adoration for anything and everything from the mind of not martha is pretty firmly established, so I was so not in the least surprised when I paused at these amazing felt mug cozies in this roundup of blogger’s homemade gift ideas at Real Simple and saw they were hers. Find step-by-step how-tos for the wraps HERE and visit not … Read More ...