Big Mac, Arby’s curly fries, Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich, Hostess cupcakes, even a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato… Yep, you can make them at home. Find 15 copycat recipes HERE at Babble.
Recipes for the Oscars
Find 18 recipes inspired by the Oscars nominees HERE at babble, like these Franco-stein stuffed peppers for James Franco, Harry Potter pasties, or Mother’s Day smoothies for The Kids are Alright. I feel like there is so much more out there this year to celebrate the holiday, I mean, Oscar season.
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Flaming Strawberry Margaritas
I missed National Margarita Day yesterday (sorry), but I can’t resist sharing these amazing flaming strawberry margaritas from babble. Find the recipe HERE. They were inspired by one of my favorites, Sprinkle Bakes. (Remember these?)
If you love baking with Strawberry flavours check out this AMAZING strawberry syrup. Perfect for adding a burst of flavour to your … Read More ...
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
All You has a roundup of recipes to make for St. Patrick’s Day HERE, including this lemon curd cake and green wine spritzers.
National Drink Wine Day
Apparently today is National Drink Wine Day, at least here in the US. So bye, I’ll see you tomorrow…… Read More ...
DIY Home Bar Recipes
Make your own falernum, grenadine, bitters, maraschino cherries and such bar necessities (though I have to admit, even as a bar-goer, not knowing what falernum was) with photographically fantastic (how’s that for a phrase?) recipes HERE at Chow.… Read More ...
Oscar Party Cocktails
After spotting this spread of Oscar party cocktail ideas at Pizzazzerie, I can’t wait to see what else they have upcoming for viewing party inspiration. Check out the fabulous roundup of invites and cocktails HERE, including this Red Carpet Fizz and Toy Story 3 appletini. They even found a link for Oscar themed drink tags from the Hostess … Read More ...
DIY Valentine’s Wine Labels: An Easy Handmade Gift Idea
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ometimes the nicest Valentine’s gift starts with something simple: a favourite bottle, a thoughtful message and a few supplies from the craft cupboard. You don’t need elaborate packaging to make it feel personal. A handmade wine label can turn an ordinary bottle into a gift that looks as though you’ve put a little extra care into it.
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Edible Cocktail Garnish
Edible, sparkly,flowery cocktail garnish. Edible, sparkly, flowery cocktail garnish. So awesome I wrote it twice. Learn to make it HERE at Tradewind Tiaras.… Read More ...
Soda Bottle Treats for Valentine’s Day
Amanda sent me the link to these fantastic repurposed cream soda bottles for Valentine’s Day from Nap Time Journal ages ago, and I just remembered I saved the link for you. Learn to turn soda bottles into this handy dandy bundle of Valentine’s treat goodness HERE at Nap Time Journal. This site has all kinds of handy dandy crafty … Read More ...
DIY Valentine’s Beer Bottle Labels
I’m smitten by these crafty beer bottle labels submitted by Kristen of Make the best of everything!. Maybe because I appreciate how tough it is to find gifts for men, especially Valentine’s Day gifts. Or maybe because I also have a husband named Greg who appreciates beer.
Learn to make custom beer bottle labels for Valentine’s HERE.
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Got Milk? All the Ads and a Cool Site
The Got Milk? campaign, created in 1993 for the California Milk Processor Board is one of the most successful and recognizable ad campaigns ever. Creative Criminals has compiled an almost-complete collection of all the famous-people-with-milk-mustaches Got Milk? ads (click HERE). Scrolling through the collection is pretty impressive. And the Got Milk? official site is equally impressive. {spotted … Read More ...
DIY Tea Bag Projects
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
. Or, learn to make your own on the stove-top with this video from Food Network.
2. favors. Did you know they have cotton candy Pop Rocks?
3. supplies. Find the cones here
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4. centerpieces. Make pop up tissue paper ball centerpieces from Martha Stewart… Read More ...