Creative food craft ideas
Cake that you can make in the same pan and doesn’t need eggs, milk or butter!
It is called crazy or wacky cake and was created during the depression when it was hard to afford or find ingredients. I love how creative and resourceful those ladies were back in the day. I think I will do some more research and … Read More ...
With three methods of making it, this recipe for Macaroni and Cheese Waffles
is the perfect fail-safe idea for the weekend brunch/breakfast.
The three methods are the plain batter, sandwich and the double decadent recipe. Each one gets increasingly difficult as you go along.
Since this breakfast uses waffles and macaroni – what kid (and adult) won’t love these? I … Read More ...
The Bento box lunch is the big craze. It is a cute and healthy lunch idea, but seriously who has time to be that creative in the morning. Especially if you are like me and don’t do mornings! Special occasions or once a week, maybe a creative lunch.
Emmy Mom shows us how to pack fun and healthy lunches for … Read More ...
My previous post on where to keep your butter got lots of people talking, with most people saying that they normally keep the butter on the counter at room temperature. So they never run into the classic issue of not being able to spread hard butter out of the fridge on toast in the morning.
But what about others that … Read More ...
I still haven’t tried it yet, but I might try a smaller version for Labor Day Weekend. Corn that you cook in the cooler!
Apparently, it is well known in the camping community and the writer found out about it from his sister in Maine. I live in Maine and hadn’t heard of this till Pinterest. I apparently need … Read More ...
For me Labor Day weekend is the end of summer. I know it isn’t officially autumn till September, but it is the official end of the lazy days and kids are back to school.
We don’t have a party or picnic for Labor Day weekend, but we like to enjoy some quiet family time, before the hectic schedule begins. We … Read More ...
The sugar skull spoon, because of its unique shape, reminds you every time you fill your coffee or tea or other beverages and foods with spoonfuls of sugar that it can be evil. It forms a shape of a skull with the sugar cubes and it looks deadly.
This project started off on kickstarter and was successfully funded, so you … Read More ...
Sorry, no recipe or step by step directions for this one, but just had to post it because of how awesome this cake is! And I wonder how many hours went into making it!
This “library” cake was made by Kathy Knaus and she posted about it on Facebook here. You should totally go and compliment her for making … Read More ...
With items like Meat Loaf on a stick, bacon wrapped Turkey, Pretzel Curds and S’mores Beer, the annual State fair of Minnesota is living up to its weird and wacky food reputation.
Most of these foods would be enough to fulfill your calorie requirements for a week, but what you eat at the fair stays at the fair, right?
I … Read More ...
Kids love Halloween and they REALLY love Halloween treats. Your children will enjoy making (or for the very little ones, helping to make) these easy treats and drinks. There’s no shortage of ghosts, mummies, and brains on this list. Kids will love being served cups of cocoa with edible eyeballs staring back at them, or a drink with a squirmy … Read More ...
Who doesn’t want dessert for a meal?
Here is a cute take on the ice cream cone, but in a lunch form. Jill at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons loves to create fun meals with her 3 boys and shows how to take the plain grilled cheese sandwich to the next level. She takes the bread and shapes it … Read More ...
I feel like the only person still holding on to summer and avoiding the fall posts. Besides school posts of course. Probably because I’m not ready for what comes after fall.
This might be a cake that I would try making in the dreaded winter, as I await the warmth and sunshine of spring. Amanda at I Am Baker shows … Read More ...
We are days away from going back to school. Right now my biggest struggle is trying to get my teenager going to bed at a decent time. My other struggle is trying to figure out healthy after school snacks that she can do herself other than store bought.
Alison at Pint Sized Treasures has a quick snack that can also … Read More ...
This is one of those questions that I don’t find hard to answer. If you go with all the rules governing tap water, in most of the developed world, than yes, tap water is safer than bottled water because government supplied water has to follow more stringent rules and restrictive practices than most of the rules that cover manufacturing and … Read More ...
Cake pops with style!
Cake Poppin’ shows us how to take the ordinary cake pop and give it some flare with ruffles. How cute these would be at a little girl’s party, bridal shower or even a baby shower. You can use the ruffles as the gender reveal.
Check out Pint Sized Baker for Cake Poppin’s tutorial and many other … Read More ...