Creative food craft ideas
This brilliant idea from not martha awes me completely: tiny gingerbread houses that perch on the rim of your mug. I mean really. Can anyone in existence think of anything cuter than this? Find the how-tos, tips, and a pdf of a pattern HERE.
Looking for Christmas themed Cookie Cutters, then check these out.
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I’ve never even thought to make my own candy canes, but now I definitely want to. Learn how to make them HERE at CafeMom.
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There are tons of snowman cupcakes out there in the world, but I found this little guy to just be so dang darling. Find the how-tos and recipe HERE at Alice and the Mock Turtle.
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Visit Martha for a slideshow of cookie packaging ideas, such as using kitchen molds or mailer tubes.
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For creative inspiration, check out the impressive roundup of gingerbread houses over at Apartment Therapy. Click HERE for the post. Learn more about the picture above of The Farnsworth House in the New York Times.
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Check out this snowman—made entirely of cheese (and some varying edible adornments). Find the how-tos HERE at Fahrenheit 350 (with a “degree” symbol, but I very lamely can’t find the degree symbol on my computer).
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So simple. So cute. Hence why Family Fun is one of my favorite sites for foodie ideas. Find the how-tos HERE.
I have a special fondness and weakness for all things Pepperidge Farm. I grew up on their Goldfish, as is my 2-year old currently, and I have distinct memories of my grandmother always having milano and chessmen cookies in the cupboard. Oh, and don’t get me started on how much I rely on the puff pastry.
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CakeSpy has done it again. Check out her fab Mad Men gingerbread post HERE, including the recipe and decorating how-tos, at Serious Eats.
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What better idea is there to encourage kids to eat their fruit than to merge it with Christmas? Find this kiwi Christmas tree and other kid-friendly goodies, like this eggy snowman, at Little Food Junction.
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Looking to make some homemade goodies to giveaway? Check out this great collection of homemade candy recipes at Saveur.com, including candy cane marshmallows, apple marzipan candy, and almond caramels. Find the roundup HERE.
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As my 2-year old recently discovered “baking” (standing on the kitchen chair helping me spoon stuff and add too many eggs to dough), we’ve made tons of salt dough ornaments this year. But her creations–much as I see them as brilliant–can’t quite compare to these gorgeous snowflakes at katy elliot from even*cleveland. Find the how-tos HERE.
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A visit to the ultimate baker’s dozen challenge is a must for foodies and bakers and bloggers and anyone who likes cookies. 13 food and craft bloggers gathered to post their own cookie creations. (7 of which hid chances to win a cookie-of-the-month prize, so be on the lookout for that). Entrants include not martha (I posted on her gorgeous … Read More ...
Just a tiny sampling of holiday cocktail ideas from the web:
1. Find 15 cocktails at Saveur.com, like a Santa Hat, Reindeer Martini, and Hot Toddy.
2. Find a recipe for a candy cane cocktail at Let’s Entertain. 
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After spending two days decorating a traditional gingerbread house and accompanying family, I can’t get over how much I love love love this twist on the usual: a partridge in a pear tree from not martha. The how-tos are HERE.
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