Creative food craft ideas
Enter the Ladies Home Journal sweepstakes for your chance to win The Gingerbread Architect
, by Susan Matheson and Lauren Chattman. Send your entry by December 9th. Details found here. You can also go to the Ladies Home Journal site to download templates for a gingerbread house to make your own (as seen in their magazine, too).
One architect … Read More ...
All of these beautiful ornaments are inspired by yummy goods but better for your waistline. The etsy shop, “Jennys Bake Shop,” has debuted individual cupcake ornaments made from fine art prints on artist mat boards (and backed with patterned papers or vintage wares such as recipe clippings).
And check out MiChiMa’s cute cupcake ornaments. (Find lots of other fun … Read More ...
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 ...
Easter treats come with some surprisingly interesting stories. Behind the foil-wrapped eggs and cheerful marshmallow chicks are chocolate-making milestones, changing production methods and celebrations on an extraordinary scale.
I love little facts you can share while everyone is decorating, filling baskets or sitting around the table. They give children something to wonder about and adults something to chat about—and they … Read More ...
