One of my favorite signs of spring is the Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest. This year is the third annual Peeps Show, and for the past two years I kept thinking “next year I’ll enter.” Well, next year I’ll enter. The rules are simple. Make a diorama of a famous occurence, scene, event from past, present or future using Peeps … Read More ...
Fill Your Cupcakes
I’ve never made filled cupcakes, and I wonder what I’ve been missing. And now I know. The yummy blog, Evil Shenanigans, gives us the recipe, photographs and step-by-steps to filling cupcakes with a marshmallow cream filling. Find the post here.… Read More ...
Eating Your Words…The Results
Back in February I posted (here) about the Eating Your Words challenge by the blogs “Savor the Thyme” and “Tangled Noodle.” Well the results are in! See all the entries here and here. Some examples: Coffee Talk (From Our (Brazilian) Home to Yours), “Why So Blue?” pie (by Girlichef) … Read More ...
Flowery Desserts
Woman’s Day has a whole bunch of flower-themed desserts (forgive the pun). See all 8 here. Shown here: pansy cupcakes, stained glass tulip cookies, and the sunflower pond cake.
Put a Shirt on that Cupcake
With full credit to Cupcakes Take the Cake for the discovery, find these cupcake “sleeves” at the Roundabouts site. They offer all kinds of themes for parties, holidays and events and can create custom sleeves. Just a sampling: sushi, alien, gumball, popcorn, and ice cream.
Coming Soon… The Lasagna Pan
I’m a middle-of-the-brownie person myself, but clearly most people prefer edges given the huge popularity of The Edge Brownie Pan from Baker’s Edge. (I’ve seen this pan everywhere.) Now the same company is coming out with a lasagna pan that fits lasagna noodles perfectly and claims to bake the entire lasagna evenly without any sliding or slumps. It should … Read More ...
A Pie in the Jar…
…is worth an “awwww.” This peach pie-in-a-jar photographic step-by-step is courtesy of the uber cute blog, “Little Birdie Secrets.” The original tutorial for a pie in a jar is from not martha. By the way, our blogger promises cupcakes in a jar next…… Read More ...
31 Birthday Cakes! (and easy step-by-steps for each)
So I was on Design Mom (uber wonderful blog, incidentally, to which I shall be returning), and saw their post on these “31 Awesome Birthday Cake Designs” at parenting.com. And yes. Yes they are. Each cake has a photo labeling all the fun parts. And each cake has a step-by-step recipe. Find a castle, a basket of … Read More ...
Baby Shower Cupcake Idea
I love this idea for decorating cupcakes at a baby shower: fondant letters. The blogger at “Confessions of a Bakeaholic” has graced us with beautiful photographs from a baby shower she hosted, including links to recipes she used. Find the cupcake recipe and instructions for working with fondant here.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Reusable Snack Bags
Does this count as an edible craft since it’s made of a material you don’t actually eat? I’ll go with the general food-related theory on that, because these eco-friendly snack bags are so cute. The tutorial for making them can be found here at “we wilsons,” a super crafty blog, that I found posted on craftzine.com.… Read More ...
St. Patty’s Day Roundup–Cocktail Drinks!
Whether you’re planning a full-blown St. Patty’s Day bash or just want an excuse to sip something fun and green, I hope this little roundup has given you a few new favourites to try. I’ve learned over the years that celebrations don’t need to be big, fancy, or overly planned—they just need good company, a little something delicious in your … Read More ...
Make Your Own Irish Creme
I’ll have a second St. Patty’s Day roundup devoted to the cocktail, but this homemade Irish Creme from the blog, the Hungry Mouse, needed it’s own post, I think, given the clever combo of recipe, photography, and cool idea. Find the recipe and step-by-steps (with accompanying photographs!) here.
I don’t know about you, but every year around March … Read More ...
St. Patty’s Day Roundup
We have a bit o’ time before St. Patrick’s Day, so I may have some more round ups, but as it IS March, green is on my mind. First, celebrations.com is always a good go-to for party ideas. Visit their site here for St. Patrick’s party themes, kid friendly parties, beer gear, facts and a history of the day. They … Read More ...
Edible Alice in Wonderland
If Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy didn’t exist, Alice in Wonderland would reign as my all time favorite book. Note, I didn’t even discern “children’s” here, really, all time favorite. I’ve even written near-theses on the topic. Hence my excitement over the Alice dinnerware found by the indie crafts blog here. Well, imagine how ballistic I went over … Read More ...
Slushee Machine, Sushi Maker and Other Funky Kitchenware
What a find in the shop, “The Lighter Side Co.” Check out all their unique kitchenware (they have lots of other fun gifts and novelties, too). Above is the retro slushee machine. This sushi maker 
that looks like a play-dough apparatus does everything for you. And this cake pan has a lovely surprise inside.
