Is this a new trend? Tricking us to eat veggies by accepting a junk food mores. According to USA Today, Bolthouse Farms and about 50 other carrot growers are going to try a new marketing scheme to package baby carrots similarly to such chips as Cheetos. Find more information HERE. I, for one, kinda hope it works.
Fall Tree Cupcakes
The 95-degree weather we’re having belies the promise of Fall, but I know it’s coming. Check out this chocolate Fall tree tutorial at Crazy Delicious Food. Via Cupcakes Take the Cake. Via Party Cupcake Ideas. That’s a lot of vias.
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Recipe Tuesday: Herbs
1. Make a field greens and herbs salad with 2 Stews.
2. Make rosemary focaccia bread at Biggest Diabetic Loser.
3. Make chicken and basil pesto meatballs at Big, Bold, Beautiful Food.
4. Find a roundup of drinks with herbs HERE at Martha, including the dill-vodka martini.
5. Find a recipe for honey lavendar ice … Read More ...
Edible Logos on Your Pizza
The brainchild of the NBA, now your pizza can come with your favorite team’s logo. Apparently, some pizza chains will get the edible logos to add to the top of their pizzas. And coming soon… toasters that toast logos. Learn more about it HERE at USA Today.
Beach Cupcakes
There’s still time! Just a few more days until Labor Day to squeeze in some summer baking. Learn how to make these beach themed cupcake toppers HERE at Duh-Licious.
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Party Monday: Props and Pics
Not only is propping, posing, and photographing big time fun, but it sustains the life of the party for as long the life of the picture. This first birthday party featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog, purposed around capturing rapidly fleeting moments, inspired this week’s Party Monday. I think we can agree the mustache prop trend is … Read More ...
Mac n’ Cheese Cupcakes
Mac n’ cheese is my favorite food (well, at least in the savory category). If it’s on a menu anywhere I go, no matter what, I order it. But it’s not easy to find a way to include mac n’ cheese in Edible Crafts. So it was with great joy I found this clever twist that could justify its inclusion: … Read More ...
More Unusual Tea Bags
Remember these? Well, the Violet Hours has a whole roundup of unusual tea bags HERE, such as these create your own teabags from Donkey Products (you’ll find the aforementioned royalty bags there, too), or hanger tea bags featured on Yanko Design.
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Planted Rose Cupcakes
Learn how to make these fantastic rose cupcake pots (from candy!) HERE at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.
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Children’s Book-Inspired Cakes
Check out this collection of children’s book-inspired cakes by Coco Cake featured at Ohdeedoh, such as this Richard Scarry car cake.
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Twinkie Minion Cupcakes
Find a yummy step-by-step tutorial to make these Minion cupcakes (from Twinkies
and candy) HERE at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, spotted on Gordon Gossip. And if you like these, don’t forget these cupcake toppers.… Read More ...
Cherry Birthday (with the Cutest Cherry Lollipops)
I’m loving the cherry-themed details of this cherry-themed birthday party (actually half birthday party) HERE at stephmodo. What got me? These cherry lollipops from Mamie Gateaux. And now I want to go back to Paris just to visit Mamie Gateaux. {Spotted featured on Sara’s Party Perfect}
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Baked Alaska on a Stick
Baked Alaska on a stick? Seriously? Featured HERE, these Baked Alaska lollipops from Kathleen Sacchi are a mere $1.50 a pop. When Cupcakes and Cutlery submitted this idea, they noted I might like these because “I like things on sticks.” No, I love these. Thank you Cupcakes and Cutlery for a great find!
Chocolate Bubble Wrap Cupcake Toppers
Spotted on Cupcakes Take the Cake, learn how to make these awesome chocolate bubble wrap cupcake toppers HERE at The Lone Baker.
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FlaVor Ice Infused Cupcakes
What a fantastic idea for adding color, flavor and summer fun to cupcakes: FlaVor Ice. Find the recipe HERE at Sugar Swings!. (Could it be you’re not familiar with the wondrous Fla-Vor-Ice? See HERE.)
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