Think of all the dishes you won’t have to do if you make these yummy looking edible bowls. The blogger at “Stephanie’s Kitchen” gives the step-by-steps for creating these bowls with chocolate and balloons. And she makes it seem much easier than it looks. Find the instructions here as well as a recipe for White Chocolate Mousse Drizzle … Read More ...
Literary Inspiration of a Nonfood Kind
This is day two of my I Heart NY posting, and I promise to return to food tomorrow. Included here are some pictures from the glam media Fashion Week event at the Library Hotel in New York City that I attended yesterday for Craft Gossip. The final photo is of a plaque embedded in the sidewalk in front of the … Read More ...
I Heart NY
Bravo to glam media! Glam media, whose portal to the world can be found at glam.com, the fabulous fashion, beauty, home and living site, was my kind host for the day. In honor of Fashion Week, they welcomed us bloggers to the Writer’s Den suite in the grand Library Hotel (which, my other host–in the form of providing … Read More ...
Dress Up Your Dinner Glasses
These gorgeous wine glasses are brought to you by one of my favorite sites, the hostess with the mostess blog. Find the link on the hostess blog here. The design, made with rub-on transfers, is also removeable, so you can switch the designs depending on your party theme. Oh so clever. The product used by the hostess blog … Read More ...
All Candy, All the Time
If you are a candy fan, or even if you have just a passing fancy of candy, a stop by Candy Addict is a must. Candy articles, candy links, candy products, candy reviews, candy games, candy art, candy gadgets… it’s all here. You can even browse some Top 10s, like Top 10 grossest candies or Top 10 Simpsons candy references. … Read More ...
Pig Themed Party Food – Piggy Bites
Even though this post is a year old, the minute I saw these piggy bread bites, I had to post. I just think they are so adorable. Visit “Cafe Chocolada” for the recipe and instructions. The blogger adapted the recipe from “oblakica” (in Croatian), who in turn got the recipe from a Dr. Oetker cookbook. I can’t get over … Read More ...
Nuked Fudge…So Easy
What a simple way to make this delectable-looking fudge… the microwave. Recipes for chocolate-walnut, chocolate chip, peanut butter, and pistachio-craisin fudge can be found at Woman’s Day. What a lovely gift this sampler would make, too!
Looking for the best fudge recipes Check out our World’s best fudge Recipes board on Pinterest and our roundup of boozy fudge recipes… Read More ...
It All Comes Back to Bacon
I found this intriguing bacon flow chart on Geekologie.com. See how they prove the necessity of eating bacon when hungry. And if you’re all about bacon, also check out the simply stated blog (part of the Real Simple magazine site) post “Crazy About Bacon” for a recipe for candied bacon, bacon vodka recipe (shown below, from the blog, … Read More ...
Candy Bouquets
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about making candy bouquets can be found at “Incredible Edible Crafts.” The blogger gives tutorials, suggested resources and books, and plenty of links. She also provides links on how to make candy, edible crafts for kids and fruit and veggie creations. The idea here is an easy candy “sundae.”… Read More ...
DIY Chocolate Kits
“Chocolate Craft Kits” is a shop after my own heart (not just because I heart chocolate, but because I, too, have a kit shop). The shop offers chocolate lollipop decorating kits, house and box kits, modeling chocolate, books and supplies. Find recipes and ideas on their site, too. My favorite? The modeling chocolate kit seen above.… Read More ...
Clever Tool for Brownies
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 ...