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 Cocktail
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 ...
Easy Cookie Bouquets
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 – DIY Party Ideas
Celebrate Mardi Gras at Home: Easy Food, Colourful Crafts & Festive Ideas for a Joy-Filled Night In
If you’ve ever craved a bit of sparkle in the dreariest part of the year, Mardi Gras is your excuse to go all-in. A few years back, my girlfriends and I threw a little last-minute Mardi Gras night in (picture teenagers rolling their … Read More ...
How to Throw an Oscar Party
There’s still time to throw together a fabulous party for the Oscars before Sunday.
If you’ve never thrown an Oscar Party before, trust me—you’re in for a treat. A few years back, my girlfriends and I decided to put one together “just for fun,” and honestly… it ended up being one of the most memorable nights we’ve ever had. There’s … 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 ...