As one who made cookie bouquets for a living (here) for about a billion years, and as cookies are piled up all over my life (see here and here and here), I found these super-easy-kid-friendly cookie bouquets from You Can Make This absolutely charming. This site and accompanying blog are filled, and I mean filled, with incredible … Read More ...
“Eat Your Words” Foodie Challenge
Any foodies out there up for a challenge should visit Savor The Thyme and enter “Eating Your Words.” Write, spell or draw with food–the challenge is broad enough for you to be as creative as you like–blog about it, link to Savor the Thyme, and link to Tangled Noodle. (As in, Tangled Noodle served as the original … Read More ...
Celebrate Mardi Gras
February 24 (Tuesday, of course) is Mardi Gras. Get tips for celebrating with food from these sites:
The Food Network gives recipes for this colorful King cake (shown above) as well as tons more Fat Tuesday fare (like Cajun friend okra and Po’ Boys). Also find a recipe and instructions for a King cake at Andrea’s Recipes. The post … Read More ...
Throw an Oscar Party
There’s still time to throw together a fabulous party for the Oscars before Sunday.
First, delish.com has a list of ten easy appetizers like mini cheesecakes.
The nest offers a five step plan to throwing a party, including ideas for champagne, drinking games, menus, and decor.
Sunset.com has ideas for an Indian-spiced Oscar party and a full menu party… Read More ...
Bread Bows
Cute is the best word to describe these little bows made from foccacia. The blogger from “la prochaine fois” gives us the recipe for foccacia as adapted from the book, “The History of Bread,” by Bernard Dupaigne
, as well as photographs of a more traditional version (with cheese!) and her darling, sculpted version.
And the bread bows serve … Read More ...
Make a Chocolate Bowl
Think of all the dishes you won’t have to do if you make these yummy looking edible bowls. The blogger at “Stephanie’s Kitchen” gives the step-by-steps for creating these bowls with chocolate and balloons. And she makes it seem much easier than it looks. Find the instructions here as well as a recipe for White Chocolate Mousse Drizzle … Read More ...
All Candy, All the Time
If you are a candy fan, or even if you have just a passing fancy of candy, a stop by Candy Addict is a must. Candy articles, candy links, candy products, candy reviews, candy games, candy art, candy gadgets… it’s all here. You can even browse some Top 10s, like Top 10 grossest candies or Top 10 Simpsons candy references. … Read More ...
Pig Themed Party Food – Piggy Bites
Even though this post is a year old, the minute I saw these piggy bread bites, I had to post. I just think they are so adorable. Visit “Cafe Chocolada” for the recipe and instructions. The blogger adapted the recipe from “oblakica” (in Croatian), who in turn got the recipe from a Dr. Oetker cookbook. I can’t get over … Read More ...
Nuked Fudge…So Easy
What a simple way to make this delectable-looking fudge… the microwave. Recipes for chocolate-walnut, chocolate chip, peanut butter, and pistachio-craisin fudge can be found at Woman’s Day. What a lovely gift this sampler would make, too!
Looking for the best fudge recipes Check out our World’s best fudge Recipes board on Pinterest and our roundup of boozy fudge recipes… Read More ...
It All Comes Back to Bacon
I found this intriguing bacon flow chart on Geekologie.com. See how they prove the necessity of eating bacon when hungry. And if you’re all about bacon, also check out the simply stated blog (part of the Real Simple magazine site) post “Crazy About Bacon” for a recipe for candied bacon, bacon vodka recipe (shown below, from the blog, … Read More ...
Candy Bouquets
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about making candy bouquets can be found at “Incredible Edible Crafts.” The blogger gives tutorials, suggested resources and books, and plenty of links. She also provides links on how to make candy, edible crafts for kids and fruit and veggie creations. The idea here is an easy candy “sundae.”… Read More ...
DIY Chocolate Kits
“Chocolate Craft Kits” is a shop after my own heart (not just because I heart chocolate, but because I, too, have a kit shop). The shop offers chocolate lollipop decorating kits, house and box kits, modeling chocolate, books and supplies. Find recipes and ideas on their site, too. My favorite? The modeling chocolate kit seen above.… Read More ...
Clever Tool for Brownies
Wilton.com has a ridiculous number of fun decorating products and an entire section filled with hundreds of ideas for brownies, cakes, cupcakes, candy and more for every holiday and event you can think of. This clever tool, the Push N Pop Brownie and Treat cutter easily creates shapes from brownies with its built in plunger. Visit their brownie shop for … Read More ...
The Dichotomy of Thought and Cake
For a dose of food and philosophy (as in, an exploration of praxis and thought, a flashback for me of the oft-used term in graduate school, “dichotomy.” Also oft-used: “dominant ideology” and “Foucault.”), visit “The Salty Cod.” This lovely cake is briefly titled “the perfectly lousy birthday cake,” but the more detailed description is “a chocolate almond flour … Read More ...
Free Download for Candy Boxes
A hearty (groan, bad pun) thank you to the blogger at “Mushy” for giving us these free, downloadable patterns to create candy boxes. She provides photographs of each step, too, making this an easy project and super cute Valentine’s gift.… Read More ...