Wilton.com has a ridiculous number of fun decorating products and an entire section filled with hundreds of ideas for brownies, cakes, cupcakes, candy and more for every holiday and event you can think of. This clever tool, the Push N Pop Brownie and Treat cutter easily creates shapes from brownies with its built in plunger. Visit their brownie shop for … Read More ...
The Dichotomy of Thought and Cake
For a dose of food and philosophy (as in, an exploration of praxis and thought, a flashback for me of the oft-used term in graduate school, “dichotomy.” Also oft-used: “dominant ideology” and “Foucault.”), visit “The Salty Cod.” This lovely cake is briefly titled “the perfectly lousy birthday cake,” but the more detailed description is “a chocolate almond flour … Read More ...
Free Download for Candy Boxes
A hearty (groan, bad pun) thank you to the blogger at “Mushy” for giving us these free, downloadable patterns to create candy boxes. She provides photographs of each step, too, making this an easy project and super cute Valentine’s gift.… Read More ...
Celebrate World Nutella Day!
Tomorrow is “World Nutella Day,” at least according to the bloggers from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Bleeding Espresso. And I’m happy to accept the declaration. The chocolate hazelnut spread, Nutella, certainly has its fan base. Visit the site for hundreds of nutella recipes, including cakes, cookies, tarts, desserts, drinks, ice cream, mousses, breads, even … Read More ...
Make Your Own Peppermint Patties
Find these yummily photographed (is “yummily” a word?) heart-shaped peppermint patties at Erin Cooks, a lovely foodie blog. Our blogger not only has aforementioned yummy-looking photographs, but she also provides lots of handy notes to make creating the patties easier. The post can be found here.
And a couple notes of my own…I’ve made similar patties myself and … Read More ...
Totally Edible Heart Box
Bakerella‘s clever new post delivers yet again. She created this heart candy box entirely from red velvet cake and fondant. The truffles inside are a version of her famous red velvet cake balls decorated with candy melts, nuts, sprinkles and candy writers. As always she provides detailed instructions and gorgeous step by step photography.… Read More ...
Book Review – Vegan Cupcakes
Check out Vegan CupCake Recipes, a recipe-sharing site with tons of, what else, vegan cupcake recipes, as well as how-to videos, tips, articles and a shop.
I began this vegan cupcake search thanks to Cupcakes Take the Cake for linking us to these purpley vegan cupcakes, from Eurovision Nicola. Find the recipe here (link provided by the … Read More ...
Virtual Candy Hearts…Love or Gothic mode
This definitely falls in the just-for-fun category. Visit crytogram.com to create your own virtual candy heart sayings to share with the world. And read the creations of others. Choose from love mode or Goth mode (the only difference being a white or black background, respectively, as far as I can tell).… Read More ...
Dipping in the Wedding Favor Pool (No Wedding Necessary)
Now I got married in Vegas almost five years ago, so I don’t really have much business trolling wedding web sites. Except there’s a wealth of food, favor, decor and entertaining ideas to find there. (De-weddingized to suit your needs, or to use as is if you actually ARE planning a wedding.) Martha has a whole section on Food favors… Read More ...
Cakes and other Oddities of Life
I just found Oddee.com and am fascinated, which I’m guessing is the point, as the subtitle is “A Blog on the Oddities of Our World.” They have links and lists of worsts, most fascinating, extremes, most bizarre, geekiest, craziest and more. Examples include the 10 Worst Translations Ever, 15 Weirdest Shoes, 15 Most Insanely Titled Books, Cool Bustops, and I … Read More ...
Make Your Own Twix
How delectable do these look? The recipe for these chocolate/caramel/shortbread bars is originally from Sherry Yard’s “Dessert by the Yard” and brought to us by the blog “Cooking Books.” The blogger is working her way through her cookbook collection and sharing the results (and great photography) with us. Find the recipe and her detailed notes here… Read More ...
Make Your Own Bread Bowl
I’ve always put bread bowls in the category of “cool concept, but probably too difficult to make my own.” Seems I was wrong. The lovely, info filled site “Apple Pie, Patis, and Pate” (pretend the accents are in place, as how to do this eludes me), gives us a simple-seeming recipe and how-to. The site’s subtitle, “On … Read More ...
Clever Idea, Clever Blog
What a crafty, clever idea to dress up a rolls for a dinner party. Find the recipe and instructions to topping dinner rolls with herbs here at “Our Best Bites.” In addition to recipes and kitchen tips, this site, by two “girls who love to cook,” also has a resources page and a tips and tutorials page. Learn … Read More ...
Children’s Books for Foodies
As a foodie with aspirations to write children’s books, the blog entry at “Dog Hill Kitchen” of course caught my eye. The blogger has compiled a list of kid’s books with food, such as classics like “Green Eggs and Ham
” to more modern tales like “The Story of Cherry the Pig
.” the illustration below, from … Read More ...
Organize Your Kitchen with Free Downloadable Labels
Thanks to the kindness of the blog Poppytalk, you can download these free labels for your kitchen ware. While you’re visiting Poppytalk, find lots of links and inspiration on this Canadian design blog. It’s a wonderful resource for decorating, crafts, art and more. Plus, they support and promote new talent…always appreciated. 
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