Creative food craft ideas
I think edible crafts can apply to our furred friends as well. Find a recipe for (peanut free) handmade dog treats at Annie’s Eats.
Check out our Dog Bone Cookie cutters and molds in our Cooking and Baking Store
I also highly recommend this baking for dogs cookbook
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If you’re just that crazy, visit Shine from Yahoo! for an article by Gourmet Magazine with tips on making your own wedding cake. And follow the link here for tips on building a tiered cake.… Read More ...
Whenever I whipped cream (which was oddly rather frequently), my mom always used to instruct me to stop whipping before I made butter. I understood from elementary school lessons on butter churns that one makes butter with cream and patience and little else, but I somehow never believed that I could possibly whip so far as to make butter. Well, … Read More ...
Find a slideshow of ideas for summer parties from Country Living, such as these streamlined ice cream sundaes, jars to keep the bugs at bay, and easy soda wraps.
Now I’m not a Trekkie in any way. Much as I adore TV, Star Trek was just never on my play list. But I have nothing but respect for the ten movie/six show phenomenon. As the latest movie hits the theaters, Adam Kuban’s article on Serious Eats, A Primer to ‘Star Trek’ Food and Drink, is interesting to … Read More ...
Like the blogger of Erin Cooks, I have a cracker addiction. Find the recipe for these cute rosemary and olive oil crackers (and a roasted red pepper dip) HERE.… Read More ...
Visit the crafty blog, LollyChops, for a week long tribute to the cupcake with co-host La Fuji Mama. Find recipes and crafts (with crazy cute free pdf downloads) for:
Mint chocolate cupcakes with fondant icing
DIY party invites
Onesie appliques
Shrinky dinks and tags
and more…
Find the how-tos for crafting these cute apple-topped cupcakes for teacher on the cookies and cups blog. And even better, the apples are made from Oreo truffles. Find that recipe on the blog here. What a great idea for a cupcake topper.… Read More ...
Find inspiration big and small at Tales from a Cafe Chick. These are mint chocolate cupakes with ganache decoration (find the recipe and how-tos HERE), but I found myself lingering all over this blog. If you scroll through the “101 things to do in 1001 days” list, the link to onesentence.org is wonderfully fascinating. You can’t help but … Read More ...
Find the how-tos for creating this impressive flowery centerpiece made from cupcakes HERE at Wilton.com.… Read More ...
Dessert Girl has collected links to super cute pink party cakes. Included in her finds: This ruffle tower cake from Martha and this topiary cake. 
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How brilliant is this chocolate microwave mug cake from 2 Stews? When you just want some cake but recognize the absurdity of baking an entire cake just to satisfy a craving? Find the recipe and how-tos HERE.
Looking for more recipes for mug cakes? Check out our favorite mug cake recipe book
for making the best mug cakes.… Read More ...
Why, oh why, do I, she of cookies, feel the need to post on the site Sugar Stacks? Visual interest. What a clever idea to show how much sugar we consume by stacking an equivalent amount of sugar cubes in front of the food item…a simple method of comparison that is so easy for the brain to interpret. Besides, … Read More ...
Visit Ladies Home Journal for a slide show of easy cakes to make for Spring. My favorites are the daisy cake and the almond flower cake.
This must-see blog o’ daily inspiration for the crafter has yet again collected wonderful ideas for the foodie from the web (and I’m not just saying that because a few of my ideas are in the roundup, though it helps, tee hee). Some of my favorite finds from the list:
Cookie monster cupcakes from Good Things Catered.
