Nothing mixes better with Thanksgiving and family than jelly shots. In fact, jelly shots could very well save an eight hour day of Thanksgiving and family. The Jelly Shot Test Kitchen created these Thanksgiving jelly shots for Saveur. Learn how to make Pear Sour, Bourbon Smash and Apple Pie jelly shots HERE at Saveur.… Read More ...
Homemade Butterbeer
Every time I read Harry Potter I crave a mug of butterbeer. Even if I don’t know what it is. Find a yummy-sounding seems-about-right recipe for butterbeer HERE at Bakingdom.
Are you hosting a Harry Potter party? Check out these DIY Harry Potter crafts on Craftbits.com that we made and take a look at them in our very own … Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: Vintage Thanksgiving (Really Vintage)
I’m sure it’s apparent already, but I’m a school geek. Total nerd. Research, writing, papers… bring ’em on. I even snuck an irrelevant chapter on the history of the decorated cookie in my book. I own fascimiles of both Martha Washington’s Booke of Cookery and Booke of Sweetmeats and Amelia Simmons’s American Cookery, 1796. Now, I could cite … Read More ...
Apple Cider Cups
Look, it’s my second edible cup post of the day! Learn how to make these apple cups for apple cider HERE at gimme some oven.… Read More ...
Party Monday: Knitting Party
As for the actual knitting skills, well, I’ll have to leave that to Knitting. But for the party surrounding the knitting, some ideas:
Planning on hosting a Knitting themed birthday party or get together? Maybe you want to get together and Knit for a charitable cause? Maybe your aout to become a Grandma and your friends are throwing you … Read More ...
DIY Amaretto
Learn to make your own Amaretto HERE at Liquor Snob (a great homemade Christmas gift, no?).… Read More ...
Rainbow Jelly Shooters
These are so mesmerizing to behold, I could barely pull my eyes from the screen. Learn how to make rainbow jelly shooters HERE at Jelly Shot Test Kitchen.
Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our Party Ideas Blog and these Rainbow party decorations
we found on Amazon and these fun Rainbow party items … 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 Milkshake
Pumpkin pie. In milkshake form. Yum. Find the recipe for pumpkin pie milkshakes HERE at Chasing Fireflies.… Read More ...
Candy Corn Coolers
Find the recipe for these sweet candy corn coolers HERE at Gourmet Mom on-the-Go. It’s dessert, drink and Thanksgiving all in one.… Read More ...
Awesome Halloween Cocktails
Had to pull out the ’80s lingo for these. Find an awesome roundup of impressive Halloween cocktails HERE at the Hostess with the Mostess blog. With recipes. Shown is the Black Widow.… Read More ...
Slime Green Ice Cream Float
A monstrous treat to serve on Halloween. Learn how to make alien-green ice cream floats HERE at babble.… Read More ...
Rock Candy JellO Shots
We all know my fascination with sweets on sticks. But sweets on sticks that contain liquor? A million times better. Find the how-tos and recipe for making Rock Candy Jello Shots HERE at Bakers Royale.… Read More ...
Spider Cocktail
Find the recipe for making this Black Widow cocktail HERE at Talk of Tomatoes, with the genius idea of black licorice spider legs crawling from the glass.… Read More ...
Really Gross Halloween Food (and Not So Gross)
I know I’ve been posting so so so much ghoulish food, but the vast majority falls in the “cute” side over the “gross”. This roundup of Halloween food at Super Punch better belongs in the latter category. Severed hands, killer rat cake, flayed skin cheeseball, gelatin brain… there are some cute things thrown in, too, though, for the squeamish. Included … Read More ...