Creative food craft ideas
With full credit to Cupcakes Take the Cake for the discovery, find these cupcake “sleeves” at the Roundabouts site. They offer all kinds of themes for parties, holidays and events and can create custom sleeves. Just a sampling: sushi, alien, gumball, popcorn, and ice cream.
Find a clever “pi” ice cube maker, the recipe for this blue “Pi-tini” and other geek gear at “ThinkGeek.” They have other smart kitchenware, too, like these chemistry salt and pepper shakers.
I first saw this darling lollipop centerpice display on the hostess with the mostess blog (a great go-to for entertaining), which led me to this fantastic candy store, Dylan’s Candy Bar. Dylan’s “merges the worlds of art, popular culture and fashion, with candy.” They have over 5,000 types of candy, including imports and novelties. Their site offers candy, chocolate, … Read More ...
So I was on Design Mom (uber wonderful blog, incidentally, to which I shall be returning), and saw their post on these “31 Awesome Birthday Cake Designs” at parenting.com. And yes. Yes they are. Each cake has a photo labeling all the fun parts. And each cake has a step-by-step recipe. Find a castle, a basket of … Read More ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Whether you’re planning a full-blown St. Patty’s Day bash or just want an excuse to sip something fun and green, I hope this little roundup has given you a few new favourites to try. I’ve learned over the years that celebrations don’t need to be big, fancy, or overly planned—they just need good company, a little something delicious in your … Read More ...
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.
I don’t know about you, but every year around March … Read More ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
