I have to again credit Gordon Gossip with another great find: Sweet Paul, a design, craft and food blog. Check out his Easter crafts here.
The how-tos are available in the current issue of Country Living.
Homemade Oreos Abound
I feel like lately I’ve seen a million posts for homemade Oreo-like cookies, so I figure it must be a new trend! Here are some links to yummy-looking sandwich cookies:
From Love and Olive Oil, find a recipe (shown above) here.
From The Kitchen Sink Recipes, find a recipe adapted from a Thomas Keller recipe found in this … Read More ...
Fit for a (Gluten-free) Princess
How pretty is this princess cake? Find the recipe for this sponge cake, layered with cream and covered in marzipan, here at the lovely blog A Gluten-Free Day.
… Read More ...It’s a Donut! It’s a Pie!
Oh Cakespy. You’ve found my weakness for donuts. And pie. And combined them. Find the recipe and how-tos for making these yummy looking homemade filled donuts from pie crust here.
… Read More ...Jello Shamrocks, Crafty Blogs, and a Peeps Surprise
So cute and so easy… find the recipe for creating these Jello shamrocks on zakka life, a super crafty blog filled with super crafty ideas, projects and tutorials. And just to get ahead of myself, also check out this idea for the Easter breakfast table, also from zakka life.
And as a bonus, a visit to The Crafty Crow… Read More ...
Ice Cream Cone Shooters
Look! A product fun for kids AND adults. Big Shott’s Edible Shooters, chocolate lined wafer cups, are touted as great for children, but better for adults. Apparently, they hold dessert liquor. (I found this product through the great blog, not martha, by the way.)
… Read More ...When Two Great Bloggers Converge
Read all about the baking and adventures when bakerella visited The Pioneer Woman, two super-popular-baking-bloggers. Click here for links to all the photographs and to further posts on The Pioneer Woman’s site.
… Read More ...Sweet Stuff on Sticks
Anyone who also reads my personal blog knows I have a weak spot for sweet stuff on sticks (see a couple samples of my stuff below). Hence, I had to post on these cake and cotton candy balls. Not only are they each from two great blogs, but they are sweet stuff on sticks! First, find these user-friendly-easy-to-make cake balls … Read More ...
Black and White and Green all Over
This cool striped cake reminds me of the Rainbow Cake I posted about a couple months ago. Find the recipe and how-tos for making a Zebra Cake here on the blog, One Ordinary Day. As a bonus, the eco-friendly blog also has lots of tips on going green.
… Read More ...Sweet Baby Shower Favors
I love this easy idea from designergirl1007 for a sweet treat at a baby shower. She created pacifiers using store-bought cookies, Lifesavers, candy bars, jelly beans and ribbon. Find how-tos and step-by-step photos here.
… Read More ...Garnish Giveaway!
The wonderful hostess with the mostess blog posted today on a giveaway contest at garnish, purveyors of packaging supplies for creative folks (that is, blank packaging products). Garnish offers all kinds of budget-friendly blank food packaging such as bakery boxes, paper cups, favor bags, wine boxes and more as well as a section filled with ideas on how to dress … Read More ...
Triangle Cupcakes (for Purim)
I find these triangle cupcakes from cupcake project simply fascinating. Not only is the Hamantashen a triangle, but so is the cupcake (hence, forming a Star of David, perfect for Purim). Find the recipe for the Hamantash cookies from cupcake project here and the Hamantash cupcakes (with jam inside and everything!) here. Click here to see what Hamantash is, … Read More ...
A Measuring Cup for Kitchen Geeks
More from ThinkGeek….this hilarious measuring cup. It has the standard measures, but also info geeks will love, like the volume of a human brain, the amount of salt in a large human and the amount of water in a cumulus cloud the size of a bus.
… Read More ...Bright, Yummy, Gorgeous Orange Caramel Cake
I’ve typed it before and I’ll type it again: I’m a sucker for great photography. Perhaps because I’m still lacking in photographic knowledge myself (I’m trying to learn. Honest.) That’s why when the blogger for Culinary Confections by Peabody commented on my cookie blog and then I found her blog and then I went to her blog and then I … Read More ...
Peeps Show….The Washington Post Challenge
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 ...