Ever wonder how fancy desserts at fancy restaurants look so fancy? Think professional chefs painstakingly paint those intricate designs on chocolate? Not so. The process is surprisingly easy. Chocolate Transfer sheets from Fancy Flours (a store offering everything the baker could possibly need to create edible art) take the mystery out of such desserts. The prints come in every imaginable … Read More ...
Striped Fruit
This freaky fruit is no miracle of nature. The treats are easy to make (only one step!)
Disney owns the web site, FamilyFun.com, which is supposed to be a resource for moms, dads, and kids. But the clever craft and recipe ideas definitely transcend the family and have a universal appeal. Sure, striped fruit may be a good way … Read More ...
Sweet, Yummy, Candy…..Salad?
The good people at cakespy are at their cleverest again. This salad is really candy in disguise. The salad-turned-dessert comes with step-by-step instructions, and you can be creative with your own garnish ideas.
Visit cakespy for great, cakey art, for interviews with bakers and edible artists, for lots of links, and for local bakery guides.
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Popsicle Rockets
I haven’t posted an edible craft for kids in a while, so here is an easy but fun one, also found on fabulousfoods.com (originally posted by Heidi Ott from CraftersCommunity.com).
Here are the instructions for red, white and blue popsicles to make especially for the 4th of July.
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/frozen/4thpop.html
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Father’s Favorite Food
Still not sure what you’re going to do to make your favorite guy’s (Dad, of course) day special? Here are some great ideas from some of my favorite sites:
Tender & Juicy Steaks for Dad on Recipezaar.com
Brightideas.com has a father’s day pages, with lots of sweet ideas.
foodnetwork.com also has some fun recipes, starting from breakfast!
The BBC has … Read More ...
Entertaining Edibles
Entertaining Edibles: 50 Fun Food Sculptures for All Occasions is the name of Sidney Escowitz’s food sculpture book.
The book is full of food sculpture ideas, great for impressing your guests or just for having fun with the kids. You can read a review on the book, including three free sample projects here:
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/shop/prods/bookrev/entedibles.html
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Eating Out
Its picnic time again, and being the mom of two little girls I have to say that I am particularly happy to come home in the evenings, throw some fun food together and take the whole family out on a picnic. It’s fun for everyone, especially me, no dishes and big mess to clean up after everyone’s eaten!
What I … Read More ...
Homemade pet treats
We love dogs, even though we don’t have any of our own at the moment. M sister just got the cutest lab puppy, and that got me thinking about treats for pets. I know that many people make their pets homemade treats, so I decided to see just how far they go and bring you some of the links. You … Read More ...
Healthy Guide To Grilling
I received an email packed with grilling information from the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association’s (HPBA) just in time for Memorial Day.
To help consumers become better grillers, HPBA has developed a new resource tool for onsumers. The Grill-amentals of Great Grilling: A Complete Consumer Guide to Year-Round Grilling is the ultimate grill guide filled with step-by-step barbecue party preparation … Read More ...
The Butterfly Cake
Yesterday a friend of mine asked me how to make a butterfly cake. I made one for my younger daughter’s second birthday, and remember how long it took me to decide how to decorate it. Deciding what kind of cake to make was a piece of cake (I just had to), it had to be a chocolate cake, what kid … Read More ...
An Apple a Day
I remember that as a girl I always loved eating toffee apples. This was a kind of “holiday” treat that you only got at those special places, like the beach front or the funfair, certainly not an everyday treat.
What triggered this memory, you may ask, well, I came across this delicious website, makenmold.com, and found some great ideas … Read More ...
Last minute Mothers Day ideas
Here are some great Mothers Day tips from David Tutera, which I found on brightideas.com.
Create a special menu for mom that your kids can help cook. This will be a fun project for your kids that will also give mom some time to relax.
Write a special song for your children to sing to mom when they serve … Read More ...
Have a Sweet Mothers Day
If you’re planning on making something sweet for mom this year, here are a few tips, straight from candyusa.org.
Candy is the ideal ingredient for dessert recipes!
Utilizing candy products in recipes often cuts down preparation time because the desserts’ major ingredient is already prepared.
Candy products are familiar ingredients that tempt everyone to take a taste.
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Candy Sushi
Alicia, from Craftgossip’s Jewelry Making blog, sent me some links to sites with instructions on making candy sushi. Â This looks like a fun project to do with my girls, so I’ll let you know how that goes once we’ve done it. Â In the meanwhile, here are the links.
http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/hostesssushi
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids/feature/famf0400mocksushi/
http://www.instructables.com/id/EWG0ZMWULRETVPK51O/
Thanks again Alicia!
… Read More ...Want to spoil your mom this Mothers Day? What better way to surprise her than to make her a brunch?
Fresh Strawberry Bellini, Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones, Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Frittata, and fresh fruit and mint salad. If these recipes sound appealing to you, pop on over to the food network, where you can find them and many … Read More ...