Because all you have to do is change the colors around… first we had some for Halloween, now a few for the next couple of weeks. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, every thing is covered. Find the how-tos HERE at Sugar Swings!.
Food Brains
I know this is more Halloween than Christmas or Hanukkah, but I couldn’t resist sharing these food works of art. Find these amazing food sculptures by Sara Asnaghi from the series What have you got in your head? .… Read More ...
25 Days of DIY Food Gifts from Chow
If you’ve been obsessively hunting down edible gift ideas, Chow has their very own teaser. It’s an Advent Calendar of DIY holiday food gifts. Click on each day to see the how-tos. It really is a teaser, too, you can’t peek ahead. December 1 was homemade Amaretto.… Read More ...
Butterfly Candy from Jolly Ranchers and Tootsie Rolls
More ways to recycle Halloween candy… gorgeous candy butterflies from Jolly Ranchers and Tootsie Rolls. Now I’ve done the melting-Jolly-Ranchers thing before. I stuck some on a baking tray, added a stick, and made slightly misshapen lollipops. Boooring. Nothing like these beauties. Learn to craft the butterfly mold (from a soda can, by the way) and make butterfly candies HERE … Read More ...
Turkey Marshmallow Pops
Another Halloween-candy-recycle for ya’… Turkey marshmallow pops made from ghost pops. Gotta love pushing off candy from one holiday to the next. Learn to make them HERE at Sugar Swings!.… Read More ...
Little Turkeys from Halloween Candy
This is what I like to see… stretching Halloween candy into Thanksgiving. If only I can find some ways to make leprechauns and Easter bunnies from the leftovers, too (yes, some of the least coveted candy will still be in our house come Spring).
Find the step-by-steps with photos to make this adorable li’l turkey from store-bought candies HERE at … Read More ...
Peanut Butter Turkey Cupcakes
Phew, so candy eyeballs can be put to good use post-Halloween. Gotta love the personality expressed by these guys, just by shifting things over a bit. Learn to make peanut butter cupcakes with peanut butter frosting turkey cupcakes HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff.… Read More ...
Chocolate Googly Eyes
By now I assume you all know how into candy eyes I’ve been this year. I was supposed to give them up after Halloween, but I just can’t (I’m thinking of turkeys and Rudolph now, they have eyes). Maybe I can at least take them to a new level, like with these chocolate googly eyes from Mary and Matt… Read More ...
More Ideas for Halloween Leftovers
See? I told ya’ CakeSpy always delivers “what to do with leftover Halloween candy” ideas. She has ten more ideas HERE.… Read More ...
Thanksgiving Cake Pop Tutorials
Halloween is over, people, time to move on to the next one! Thanksgiving. (Well, at least for us here in the States.) Learn to make these awesomely-detailed cornucopia cake pops and turkey cake pops HERE at Every Day Should Pop!.
Flower Pot Breakfast
How about a little post-Halloween fruit break… Well, and a pancake, too. Make a flower pot breakfast HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Check out these Make-Ahead Recipes books
we found on Amazon.
If you are looking for more easy breakfast ideas check out our Pinterest board dedicated to breakfasts.
Maybe you prefer the old-fashioned … Read More ...
Candy Bar Cheesecake
We can always count on CakeSpy for post-Halloween-candy ideas. Find the recipe for fun-size candy studded cheesecake HERE at Serious Eats.… Read More ...
Ideas for Leftover Halloween Candy
I know, Halloween night hasn’t even wrapped up yet and here I am already talking about what to do with all that leftover candy. But let’s be honest—tomorrow morning the kids will still be buzzing from their sugar rush, and you’ll be staring at buckets, bowls, and bags of sweets wondering how on earth you’re going to use them all … Read More ...
Goblin Bread
So I will leave you with at least one last-minute do-able snack idea before you head out and fill up on candy… goblin flatbread. Make it HERE at Martha Stewart.… Read More ...
File Away for Next Year: Glow in the Dark Punch
Dang, it’s too late for this Halloween (cuz stuff has to freeze overnight), so I hope I remember to post this early next year. Or, for any mad scientist or space age or themed party where glow-in-the-dark is very important… learn to make glow in the dark punch HERE at Chow.… Read More ...