I adore this easy, clever craft from The Seattle Smiths: Chocolate turkeys atop pretzels. And it’s kid-friendly. Really, just check out the adorable photos of the little turkeys! Find the how-tos HERE.… Read More ...
Pumpkin Patch Cake. And a Stop Motion Marshmallow Video.
Well, I’m out of the Project Food Blog contest. My stop-motion marshmallow video didn’t make it past Round 7, so I never got to submit my pumpkin patch cake (prepared for Round 8, just in case). So I’m pawning them off on you. Find the how-tos to make this pumpkin spice cake topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting and … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Treats Roundup
Find a great roundup of Thanksgiving treats HERE at The Crafty Crow, including this gum drop turkey from Design. Wash. Repeat.… Read More ...
A Jelly Shot Thanksgiving
Nothing mixes better with Thanksgiving and family than jelly shots. In fact, jelly shots could very well save an eight hour day of Thanksgiving and family. The Jelly Shot Test Kitchen created these Thanksgiving jelly shots for Saveur. Learn how to make Pear Sour, Bourbon Smash and Apple Pie jelly shots HERE at Saveur.… Read More ...
Thanksgiving Placecard Cupcakes
Learn how to make these yummy cupcakes with edible leaf decor that double as placecards for your Thanksgiving table HERE at Make It and Love It.
Rice Krispie Turkey
Easy, sweet, and ridiculously cute. I mean, just look at that guy! Learn how to make Rice Krispie treat turkeys HERE at gimme some oven.… Read More ...
Review: Celebrate the Holidays, the New iPad App from BHG
I had the chance to join Better Homes and Gardens editor-in-chief, Gayle Butler, and production director, Lory Stewart, in a web seminar to learn more about the Celebrate the Holidays new iPad App from Better Homes and Gardens. My conclusion? I want an iPad.
The $3.99 price tag for the Celebrate the Holidays App is a trifle, given the … Read More ...
Maize Candy Favors
Ever see something so simple and clever and marvel at the astounding creativity of others? I thought exactly that when I saw these maize Thanksgiving favors at Little Birdie Secrets. Little packets of candy wrapped in corn husks? That double as placecards? Yep. Find the how-tos HERE.… Read More ...
Football Cookies
This is what I prefer to do when football comes on: make cookies. Learn to make these football sandwich cookies HERE at Family Corner.… Read More ...
Butternut Squash Centerpiece
Learn how to make a butternut squash centerpiece HERE at Paper, Plate and Plane, via Cool Craft Sites.… Read More ...
Mason Jar Toppers
My love of things-in-mason jars requires me to share this idea from Craftzine. Learn to make these Thanksgiving mason jar toppers for HERE at Craftzine, a perfect hostess gifts for the big day.… Read More ...
Pilgrim Hats from Ice Cream Cones
Ice cream cone pilgrim hats? I’ve seen plenty of pilgrim hat cookies, but this is a first for me. Learn to make Pilgrim hat ice cream cones (turned snack holders) HERE at Family Corner.… Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: Vintage Thanksgiving (Really Vintage)
I’m sure it’s apparent already, but I’m a school geek. Total nerd. Research, writing, papers… bring ’em on. I even snuck an irrelevant chapter on the history of the decorated cookie in my book. I own fascimiles of both Martha Washington’s Booke of Cookery and Booke of Sweetmeats and Amelia Simmons’s American Cookery, 1796. Now, I could cite … Read More ...
Apple Cider Cups
Look, it’s my second edible cup post of the day! Learn how to make these apple cups for apple cider HERE at gimme some oven.… Read More ...
Giant Oreo Turkey
I know I tout the virtues of mini versions of things all the time. Well, now I have to extend the same courtesy to giant versions of things. Like giant Oreos. Even better? Super cute giant turkeys (decorated with a Ding Dong head and candy corn cookies, I mean c’mon). Find tips on making these giant turkey Oreos HERE at … Read More ...