My head just went back to grad school. To discussions of postmodernism and the cost of reproduction and low vs high brow and are we cleverly paying homage to the masters by recreating fine art with sandwiches and does food have a place in art or are we reducing their works to just lunch. I’ll stop there. Given my field, … Read More ...
Toadstool Lunch
Pretty much every single morsel of food on Meet the Dubiens is adorable, so pausing on these adorable toadstool peanut butter and jelly tortillas is a relatively random choice. Except that toadstools are super duper extra adorable by nature. Find the toadstool tortillas HERE, and be sure to linger a bit on the rest of the site.… Read More ...
Pizza for Valentine’s Day
After years on this job, I really shouldn’t be surprised at the alarming number of ideas for decorating pizza for Valentine’s Day out there. But there is just an alarming number of ideas for decorating pizza for Valentine’s Day. Here are a few:
I posted on the heart pizza above last year. The cutie pizza is from One Charming … Read More ...
Football Rice Cakes
While ordinarily football and I don’t mix–at all–I suspend my apathy for the sport this time of year when the football-shaped foods start popping up. And I’ve seen plenty of foods shaped like footballs. But never have I seen prosciutto and Asiago rice cake footballs served with pesto aioli. I may have to rethink football. Find the recipe and how-tos … Read More ...
Seven Layer Football Dip
How do you turn seven-layer dip into a football appetizer? Flip it upside down. Find tips to make it HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.… Read More ...
Make Your Own Chalkboard Cheese Platter
Another simple genius idea: Make your own chalkboard cheese platter. A platter and some porcelain chalkboard paint
. That’s it. So smart. Find the how-tos with photographs and important tips HERE at Wit and Whistle. {spotted on Pinterest}… Read More ...
Mason Jar Spouts and Thai Fried Garlic
The handy brilliance of others amazes me. I’m NOT handy. At all. Even when I try really hard to be. Even if I thought “hey, it’d be really handy if this mason jar had a spout,” I’d likely not figure out how to add one. I need to leave such things to greater minds. Make Thai fried garlic and learn … Read More ...
Tomato Heads
Oh, hello Mr. Tomato. Make tomato heads HERE at Parents, where you’ll find lots of other ideas for getting kids to eat their veggies.… Read More ...
Swedish Sandwich Cake
This sandwich “cake” reminded me immediately of these vintage Party Loaves that I posted on almost two years ago. The same feelings apply (of my conflict between my first corporal response at seeing a sweet vs. the savory tastes that await), but golly gosh, you have to admit that this “Smorgastarta” Swedish sandwich cake from Panini Happy is gorgeously constructed … Read More ...
Baby to Baby Valentine’s Day
Because with the Gymborees and play groups and mommy and me classes in the world, babies have friends, too. Find these baby-to-baby Valentine’s Day jars of baby food
gifts HERE at Make the Best of Everything!.
Funky Lunch Revisited
It’s been over two years since I last posted on Funky Lunch, and I think we all need a reminder. Have you visited lately? Check out their fun sandwich gallery HERE. And look, they have a book!
Cat and Mouse Bento Box Idea
Eek, a cat and a mouse in the same lunch box? Wonder how they pulled that one off. Make a cat n’ mouse bento box HERE at Parenting.
Looking for Bento boxes? Check these out in our Online store- Discount Bento Boxes. **Limited Stock** Free Worldwide Shipping ** and We found some great Bento Cookbooks 
too.… Read More ...
Star Wars Dinner
My first thought at spotting this Star Wars-themed dinner was “This is hilarious.” My second was, “my brother would so love this.” Chewbacca hot dogs, Storm Trooper potatoes, Yoda salad… too much. Find tips on making them HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.… Read More ...
Frosty the Cheese Ball
Here we go, this snowman cheese ball is a little friendlier (except for the “being served as an appetizer” part). Make a Frosty Cheeseball HERE at Family Fun.… Read More ...
Next Up on the List of Heart-Shaped Foods: ‘Tater Skins!
See? They just keep coming. Foods shaped like hearts. You have your hot dogs, tortilla chips, (insert here a million others that I’ve posted in the last three years), and now potato skins. Make them HERE at Make the Best of Everything.… Read More ...