I remember cereal in our house as a kid. No Count Chocula or Cookie Crisp for us. Way too sugary. CheeriOs, Raisin Bran, maaaaybe some Frosted Flakes. And the cereals with the little marshmallows? When we actually got a box of Lucky Charms, each of the few and far between marshmallows mixed in with the overabundance of non-marshmallows (ie actual … Read More ...
Mummy Spirits
Wrap your spirits bottle like a mummy with the how-tos HERE at Martha. Pretty clever, huh? This would go well with THIS.
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Tutorial: Cookie Decorating with Glace Icing
Find a step-by-step tutorial from start to finish for making these beautiful vanilla sugar cookies decorated with glace icing HERE at The Crafty Penguin.
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Candy Decorated Pumpkin
Everything is better with candy. Like pumpkins. Decorate pumpkins with candy HERE at Martha.
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More Halloween Treats. More More More.
I’m just going nuts with all these Halloween treats out there. How can I possibly cover them all in only a month and a half? Check out this collection of clever goodies at Country Living, like these bat cupcakes or critter cheesecake.
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Eeeew. Eyeball Truffles.
Another eeeeewwww, but not quite in the Lady Gaga dress kind of way. Learn to make these peanut butter eyeball truffles HERE at Gourmet Mom-on-the-Go.
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Cupcake Skewer Contest
Remember when I posted on these adorable cupcake skewers by the cupcake skewer and party tip experts at Pizzazzerie? Well, see the how-tos HERE, create your own, and enter the cupcake skewer contest (with lots of great prizes). Find more details HERE.
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Spooky Halloween Treats
Find lots of Halloween ideas at All You, like these RIP truffles, eye ball apples, and melon brains. Have to admit that last one freaks me out a bit.
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Donut Acorns
Make quick and easy acorns from nuts and doughnut holes HERE at Family Fun.
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The Launch of Tastologie! A New Foodie Photo Site
I get pretty darn excited about such things as the launch of a new food photography site. Check out Tasteologie, part of the Notcot Empire. Think foodgawker, tastespotting, photograzing… OK, I guess there are plenty of such sites out there. But I’m still pretty darn excited. I think Notcot will do a pretty darn good … Read More ...
Apple Guide
‘Tis the season (Fall, that is, at least for those of us in parts of the US.) Find an apple guide that includes a brief history, photos, and links to recipes HERE at epicurious. How have I never heard of a Jonagold apple?
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Ghoul-a-tini
Your martini is watching you. Find the recipe for these “ghoul”tinis at Pottery Barn. Click on “Halloween Recipes.”… Read More ...
Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress: For Real?
Eew. Eew. Eew. But that’s just my opinion upon learning that the meat dress Lady Gaga wore to the MTV video music awards was real. What’s yours? See more at the blog of the designer, Franc Fernandez. (Note I was so eew eew eew about the dress, I opted to post the picture with the least amount of … Read More ...
Skeleton Cupcakes
These creepy, clever Halloween cupcakes have won me over completely. Perhaps it’s the total Halloweenyness from top to bottom, the devil’s food cake, the black icing, the sparkly bats, the skull pops… perfection. Learn how to make them HERE at Woman’s Day.
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Scarecrow Cookie Pops
Make Scarecrow cookie pops HERE from Skip to My Lou. {spotted on the celebration shoppe blog, check out their Harvest Collection of partyware}
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