I love this idea for decorating cupcakes at a baby shower: fondant letters. The blogger at “Confessions of a Bakeaholic” has graced us with beautiful photographs from a baby shower she hosted, including links to recipes she used. Find the cupcake recipe and instructions for working with fondant here.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Reusable Snack Bags
Does this count as an edible craft since it’s made of a material you don’t actually eat? I’ll go with the general food-related theory on that, because these eco-friendly snack bags are so cute. The tutorial for making them can be found here at “we wilsons,” a super crafty blog, that I found posted on craftzine.com.… Read More ...
Grape Popsicles…and a Great Vegan Blog
How easy and clever and pretty, oh my. Check out these frozen, skewered grapes (or “grape kabopsicles” as they are named) at the “Raw Vegan Foodie” blog as well as other vegan goodies like papaya jerky and lemon-dill kale chips.… Read More ...
St. Patty’s Day Roundup–Drinks!
OK, as promised, St. Patty’s Day Part Two, the cocktail. First, celebrations.com has instructions for creating green beer here. Family Fun has a recipe here for kid-friendly green punch. 
And about.com has a whole bunch of cocktail recipes for the big day here. And Martha has a recipe for an ice cream float (with stout) here 
and a … Read More ...
Make Your Own Irish Creme
I’ll have a second St. Patty’s Day roundup devoted to the cocktail, but this homemade Irish Creme from the blog, the Hungry Mouse, needed it’s own post, I think, given the clever combo of recipe, photography, and cool idea. Find the recipe and step-by-steps (with accompanying photographs!) here.… Read More ...
Daily Foodie News
While I’m sure you’re all coming to moi exclusively for your edible crafts news (tee hee), I recently found a great site for the latest food and drink news. Tasting Table delivers free emails with updates in the world of dining, wine, drinks, cooking and people. The local editions (NY and LA) give tips on specific restaurants and bars to … Read More ...
Broken Glass Jello
This broken glass Jello I found on the blog, The Food Librarian, struck me immediately. Find the link and how-tos here, as well as the gorgeous photography on this site. Look how perfectly crafted and perfectly photographed this layered Jello is. 
The original recipe for the layered Jello came from the JustJenn recipes blog, part of JustJenn Designs, … Read More ...
St. Patty’s Day Roundup
We have a bit o’ time before St. Patrick’s Day, so I may have some more round ups, but as it IS March, green is on my mind. First, celebrations.com is always a good go-to for party ideas. Visit their site here for St. Patrick’s party themes, kid friendly parties, beer gear, facts and a history of the day. They … Read More ...
Edible Alice in Wonderland
If Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy didn’t exist, Alice in Wonderland would reign as my all time favorite book. Note, I didn’t even discern “children’s” here, really, all time favorite. I’ve even written near-theses on the topic. Hence my excitement over the Alice dinnerware found by the indie crafts blog here. Well, imagine how ballistic I went over … Read More ...
Food Blog Links
The Times Online (UK) has compiled a list of the 50 world’s best food blogs found here. Definitely a list worth perusing, as the Times offers paragraphs on each that capture the essense of the blogs. Seems the secret is a combination of great content, great writing, and great photography. Funny how simultaneously huge and small the world wide web … Read More ...
Make Your Own Mints
Nila Rosa teaches us how to make our own “peculiarly strong” mints from gum paste
and a dram of flavoring. And she provides lots of hints and tips along the way. This is definitely in the “things I want to try” category. (Hmmm… would make great little homemade gifts, too.)… Read More ...
Sweet Ideas that Make My Life Easier
There are so many great ideas for every aspect of life collected on the blog, Gordon Gossip, that you can easily spend a big piece of your day just scrolling. Thanks to Gordon Gossip for making my job easier today! Here are just a few recent sweet finds: These cupcake liners from Elinor Klivans found here. (Those who … Read More ...
Gorgeous Rose Ice Cubes
This idea for rose ice cubes from the site, “Vintage Glam Weddings,” can easily be applied to any sophisticated soiree. Use the cubes in an ice bucket to chill bottles, and dress up the bar. I love getting tips from wedding sites, and no wedding is even necessary. Also check out these DIY chocolate truffle favors and soda … Read More ...
Sweet Pizza and Other Food Look-Alikes
Another sweet idea from Family Fun… this cake, icing and fruit “pizza.” Looks almost like the real thing. And super easy to make (find the instructions here).
Also check out their April Fools recipe section for more food-that-looks-like-other-food, such as this meatloaf cupcake.Or these faux fries (made with bread). Or this sugary meal (made with … Read More ...
The Ubiquitous Yoo-Hoo
Is there nothing Yoo-Hoo
can’t make better? The Daily Loaf shares with us this recipe for a Hooville Martini, as found in the “Southwest Airlines Spirit” magazine. And our blogger is kind enough to also provide some other inspiring ideas to make classics into cocktails, like adding rum to a root beer float.
By the way, you can read … Read More ...