The Crafty Crow has a roundup of kid-friendly apple treat and craft ideas HERE, like this cute apple tin from Her Cup Overfloweth or this no bake apple pie from Chasing the Goose.
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The Crafty Crow has a roundup of kid-friendly apple treat and craft ideas HERE, like this cute apple tin from Her Cup Overfloweth or this no bake apple pie from Chasing the Goose.
[tags]fall, kids, crafts, apples[/tags]
… Read More ...I think that in my decade of cookie decorating work, I’ve made about 5000 cookies decorated as roses. And that’s not a dramatic estimate (Valentine’s Day at the store made up most of those)… Yet Bake at 350 still managed to pique my interest with these beautiful rose cookies. I just love them. Find the decorating instructions HERE.
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I love ice cream, but methinks even I couldn’t down one of these. Find a roundup of ice cream sundae pictures HERE at Woman’s Day. The one pictured here is from Friendly’s, but isn’t even the biggest in the roundup.
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… Read More ...Check out these easy Halloween sweets made from store-bought goodies at Woman’s Day. Find the how-tos for making the mummies from Twinkies HERE,the skulls and monsters from Rice Krispie treats HERE, and the monster bride HERE.
[tags]Twinkies, rice krispie treats, Halloween[/tags]
… Read More ...Woman’s Day had so many edible craft ideas for Halloween, I need look no where else for the next month. Find ideas HERE and HERE and even HERE. A small sampling:
Make spiderweb pizza, skeleton cupcakes, enchanted witch brooms, and these creepy monster fingers.
[tags]Halloween, party food, entertaining[/tags]
… Read More ...In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, visit Family Fun HERE for all kinds of pirate-y party inspiration, like this treasure chest cake or pirate ship.
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… Read More ...Find all kinds of fairyland inspiration HERE at the Hostess with the Mostess blog, such as these pink and green wrapped chocolates and lovely table settings.
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… Read More ...Fondant has so many good qualities: it’s relatively easy to work with, it manipulates handily, and it creates beautiful, smooth cake decorations. But I use it so sparingly because I find the cloying taste unappealing. While I think a perfect, delectable fondant is something of dreams, homemade MUST taste better. I’m inspired to try this recipe for marshmallow fondant from … Read More ...
The Hostess with the Mostess blog has compiled a colorful (as in, Red, White and Blue) roundup of Independence Day (for we U.S.ers) desserts HERE. For more ideas, see my prior post HERE.
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Looking for 4th of July decorations? Check these supplies out.
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Squeeze bottles, dusting, garnish, coulis, curls… so much potential for confusion. I worked very briefly in the kitchen of a fine Washington, DC restaurant. I was supposed to chop fruit for 8 hours a day until they decided to throw me on the “line” (ie, the open kitchen to plate desserts) having no training. Picture Lucy in the chocolate factory … Read More ...
I saw this shirt and tie cake on Wilton.com (an endless resource for sweet ideas) and clicked over to post right away. I don’t know why this struck me so. I’ve piped thousands of shirts and ties for Father’s Day on cookies when working at the shop. Maybe it’s the memory. This just looks so simultaneously funny, serious and well … Read More ...
Visit Seven Spoons before Wednesday, June 10th to enter to win a copy of Martha Stewart’s new Cupcake Book. Find details HERE. (Canadians only.)
… Read More ...Design and build a roller coaster made of pretzels and win a trip to Williamsburg VA and the Busch Gardens theme park, thanks to Snyder’s of Hanover. Find the rules HERE, and enter before July 15. (See all of Snyder’s contests here.) Definitely wish I had more hours in my day to compete in this one! Great contest idea…great … Read More ...
This weekend is Memorial Day here in the States, so I thought I’d gather some sweet red, white and blue inspiration. Find a slideshow of patriotic desserts HERE at Better Homes and Gardens, such as this parfait or this ice cream dessert. Family Fun has loads of ideas HERE, like this fruit flag or these ice cream … Read More ...
A sampling from the web:
Cupcake mix from the famous Sprinkles bakery at Williams-Sonoma (or directly from Sprinkles, here).
Gorgeous dipped strawberries from Red Envelope.
Flower sculpted nesting bowls from Spoon Sisters.
Pink and black damask apron from Wrapables.
Cute recipe tin from Fred Flare.
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