As one with a thing for children’s literature (as in, wrote graduate school papers on Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter and even wrote a children’s novel which will never be published), I swoon when edible crafts and children’s literature merge. You must scroll through the amazing array of cookie decorating perfection that is the Once Upon a Time cookie … Read More ...
Book Review – Push Up Pops
With all these great books by bloggers coming out, I need to clear some more space on shelves. Just when you thought there was no new clever sweet left to decorate, the push pop came about. And Courtney of Pizzazzerie is clearly the master of push pops ideas. Her book, Push-Up Pops, is available for pre-order and will be on … Read More ...
Tiny, Mini Macarons
Micro, teeny, tiny versions of bigger food are just inherently cute. Like micro, teeny, tiny versions of macarons. Find them HERE at Prunille fait son show.… Read More ...
Colorful Cookie Pops
You know, I’m all talk about cookie pops on my other blog, but my versions are really just decorated cookies on a stick. These cookie pops are really cookie pops. Lollipopesque cookies. Lollipop-evoked cookies? I’m not articulating the difference well, so I’ll just send you to the source. Learn to make these colorful, kid-friendly pops HERE at Paints and Pans… Read More ...
Amy Atlas’s Sweet Designs Book Cover Revealed
Seems such a dramatic title for this post, but really, book covers revealed feel just that dramatic. Because while I can refrain from such assumptions metaphorically-speaking, I really do judge books by their cover. Much thought goes into designing a book cover so it captures the essence of what’s inside, precisely so the reader can judge a book by its … Read More ...
26 Ways to Say Football, like With Pancakes
I joke often about my cluelessness (and total disinterest) when it comes to football, but I can appreciate the edible craftness of the sport. Find a great roundup of 26 football-themed foods for the Super Bowl HERE at Cute Food for Kids. Some I’ve already posted here, but I found a few new ones, like Matcha passion fruit bars … Read More ...
Chinese Lantern Macarons
From the genius behind such macarons as the snowman cake, bunnies, pigs and doughnuts, comes these incredible Chinese lantern macarons. Find the recipe HERE at Raspberri Cupcakes.
How to Pipe Frosting on Cupcakes
Yeah, yeah, I’m hosting another Sugarlicious giveaway over at my blog, but I’m really here to share with you the rest of the post, which is all about how to pipe frosting on cupcakes with a decorating bag and different tips. Every cupcake lover seems to have their own preferred method, but I find it so much easier to pipe … Read More ...
Asparagus Cake Tutorial
I feel like there should be some sort of music playing, some kind of dramatic introduction, because it feels so big to announce that the asparagus cake tutorial is here. I’m sure you’ve seen it. I posted on the cake back in October 2010, but if you didn’t see it here, it’s been floating everywhere around the web. Well, … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Tic Tac Booklets
Remember these cute Tic Tac booklets for Christmas? Well, move over Santa (sorry, Santa, I didn’t mean that!), and make way for corsets and boas. Check out the Valentine’s versions HERE at Suzie HomeCaker.… Read More ...
The Fine Art of the Sandwich
My head just went back to grad school. To discussions of postmodernism and the cost of reproduction and low vs high brow and are we cleverly paying homage to the masters by recreating fine art with sandwiches and does food have a place in art or are we reducing their works to just lunch. I’ll stop there. Given my field, … Read More ...
JellO Origami
Wow. That’s what I said aloud when I spotted this JellO Origami. Or, Jellogami, as it’s named by My Jello Americans. Learn more about Jellogami HERE at My Jello Americans. By the way, I urge you to stay and hang out at this site a bit.… Read More ...
Toadstool Lunch
Pretty much every single morsel of food on Meet the Dubiens is adorable, so pausing on these adorable toadstool peanut butter and jelly tortillas is a relatively random choice. Except that toadstools are super duper extra adorable by nature. Find the toadstool tortillas HERE, and be sure to linger a bit on the rest of the site.… Read More ...
Two-Ingredient Valentine’s Fudge
Two ingredients. That’s it. Just two. I have no excuse not to make this strawberry fudge for Valentine’s Day. Find the recipe HERE at Cookies and Cups.
Looking for the best fudge recipes Check out our World’s best fudge Recipes board on Pinterest and our roundup of boozy fudge recipes here. Still, want more fudge? Check out this Traditional … Read More ...
Groundhog Day Desserts
The Groundhog Day ideas are just flowing now. I remember once lamenting about the dearth of Groundhog Day sweets out there. Make these cute Groundhog Day desserts HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.… Read More ...