Live in a household with multiple coffee and/or tea drinkers and or multiple coffee and/or tea drinkers with multiple fixin’s? find the Milk and Two Sugars mug HERE.… Read More ...
DIY Hostess Cupcakes
I never, ever tire of seeing homemade versions of Hostess Cupcakes. These look especially yummy. Find the recipe HERE at Pass the Sushi.… Read More ...
Sailboat Nautical Party Food
I just spotted yet another themed birthday party that’s so adorable, I’ve started pushing “sailboats” as a potential new passion for my kid. She’s not giving in though, and sticking with rainbows and princesses. Check out the details of this sailboat party HERE at The Princess and the Frog. I spotted the lifesaver
napkin and utensil holders on Pinterest… Read More ...
Sarah’s Stands for Cake
Inspired by the lack of cake stand options for her own wedding, Sarah of Sarah’s Stands
started her own line of the classic pedestal cake stands that she had sought: Flat tops, in a variety of sizes (that is, large enough to accommodate a wedding cake), and a gorgeous range of colors (including custom colors). , and check out the … Read More ...
Chocolate Frog Box
Chica and Jo were kind enough to provide this fantastic template to make your own Chocolate Frog Boxes, a la Harry Potter. Find the template and how-tos HERE at Chica and Jo.
Are you hosting a Harry Potter party? Check out these DIY Harry Potter crafts on Craftbits.com that we made and take a look at them in our … Read More ...
Tutorial: Angry Birds Cupcakes
I’ve not yet been sucked into the vortex known as Angry Birds, but given my Scramble addiction, I’m pretty sure if I played once, that would be the end for me. Dabbled has created a tutorial to make Angry Birds cupcakes HERE at instructables, along with a downloadable pdf.… Read More ...
Packaging that Fools Fools Like Me
I was rather intrigued by this article at Chow on the phrases used by food packagers in the past 50 years that fool consumers into buying, because I’m easily coerced into purchases by labels. And these pushers of products with words are clearly attuned to cultural moments and the psyche of those trapped in them. So scientists in the ’60s … Read More ...
Icon Ice Cream Pops
Spotted on Lost at E Minor, check out this collection of character and icon ice cream busts from Russian advertising agency, Stoyn, like a blueberry and licorice Darth Vader or strawberry and cream Marilyn Monroe.
Golden Snitch Cake Pops
Ah, the elusive, sly golden snitch that effectively ends any Quidditch game, in cake pop form. No, in butterbeer cake pop form. Harry Potter fans rejoice. And learn to make them HERE at Amy Bites. Also, be sure to follow the link to butterbeer cupcakes.
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New Site for Foodies: Gojee
This recipe site is premised on personalizing your recipe search based on what’s in your fridge and cupboard. As in, if you have flour, black pepper, and farm-swaddled pork loin in your kitchen, they have a recipe for you. (I didn’t make up that combination. They say that HERE.) I’m thus far impressed by the collection of food writers–varied, … Read More ...
Candy Crab Cupcake Toppers
So completely adorable. Learn to make crab cupcake toppers from candy HERE at the Seven Year Cottage.… Read More ...
Butterbeer Cookies
Butterbeer cookies with butterbeer glaze with the most perfect Harry Potter images? Brilliant, Bridget of Bake at 350, brilliant. Find the recipe HERE.
Are you hosting a Harry Potter party? Check out these DIY Harry Potter crafts on Craftbits.com that we made and take a look at them in our very own Harry Potter Party we hosted. We … Read More ...
Cupcakes for Dinner
There’s something about food that looks like other food that always gets me. Like savory cupcakes. And bonus: convenient baking and portion control for dinner. Find a roundup of savory cupcake recipes HERE at babble, including mac n’ cheese muffins and pepperjack cups with pesto swirl.
Snow Cone Cupcakes
Finally, a snow cone that won’t melt. Learn to make snow cone cupcakes HERE at Celebrations.com.… Read More ...
Cupcake Dummies
I finally appreciated the existence of dummies (foam cakes and cupcakes that you decorate to mimic real cakes and cupcakes, for display only) when I had to create 50 desserts in a day for the photoshoot for my upcoming book. The vast majority of desserts I did have to make from scratch at 3 in the morning, hours before the … Read More ...