Whenever I see mac n’ cheese and/or biscuits on any menu anywhere, I order mac n’ cheese and/or biscuits. But let’s focus on biscuits today. I love biscuits. I love ham n’ cheese biscuits. I love ham n’ cheese biscuits that look like piggies. Find the how-tos here at justJenn recipes. And if you like these, check out this … Read More ...
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Inspirational Cupcakes
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 ...
Wedding Cake Inspiration
Find a slideshow of 12 gorgeous wedding cake ideas at Real Simple. Some of my favorites: this clever cookie cake (of course), this “doily” cake, and this stunning black lace cake.
Earth Day Treats
Rice cereal treats really are perfect for any occasion…including Earth Day. How-tos for these cereal Earth treats here, from Green Daily.
Celebrating Earth day? Check out these Earth Day Decorations
for your home or classroom.… Read More ...
Reuse for Earth Day: Egg Carton Roundup from The Crafty Crow
Who knew there were so many uses for an egg carton? Visit The Crafty Crow for a roundup of clever uses for egg cartons, such as this flower wreath from FreeKidsCrafts.com, egg carton doll house furniture from Mom Zone, and this bouquet from our sister site, CraftBits. In honor of Earth Day, The Crafty Crow is … Read More ...
Earth Day Recipe Roundup
There are a katrillion million eco-friendly sites with a katrillion million eco-friendly recipes, so here are just a few links to get you started cooking green and eating a sustainable diet.
She Knows has recipes here, such as mushroom kabobs (picture above from She Knows).
Kay’s Corner, from the Sierra Club. (Find goodies like tortilla pie, red velvet … Read More ...
Birthday Cake Ideas
First the wedding cake slideshow, now a more universally celebrated event: the birthday. See Martha‘s collection of 30 birthday cakes here. Some of my faves: the lollipop garden cake (shown above), this spikey meringue cake,the no-bake cereal cake, and the classic devil’s food. And in case you missed it the first time I posted…be sure … Read More ...
Zoomorphic Inspiration
Visit Junior Society (a super great kiddie culture and design site) for anthropomorphic inspiration (as in, attributing human qualities to nonhuman objects, and yes, I actually knew that word before this post, thank you very much). Specifically, zoomorphism (which I HADN’T heard before). Junior Society posted today in honor Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers, the veggie and fruit animal masters. … Read More ...
Sweet Spring Inspiration
One of my favorite sites, The Kitchn (part of Apartment Therapy), has assembled a selection of pretty spring cookies here, such as these gorgeous bird cookies from Eleni’s. I have to admit, not only did I feel absolutely compelled to post on these sweets because I decorated cookies for ten years, including pretty much all the designs shown, … Read More ...
April Fool’s Day Food Tricks
Here are a few of Martha‘s ideas for April Fool’s… turn milk blue, make a mashed potato sundae or spill “coffee” in bed. The Kitchn serves up a bowl of “cereal” (actually cauliflower soup with garam masala-spiced Os that they found on the Food Network here. CDKitchen has lots of gross recipes like … Read More ...
Cheers for St. Patrick’s Day!
Not into green beer? Make an “Ugly Leprechaun” from the fabulous site bloom.acious. This online magazine offers inspiration in interiors and design, beauty and health, food and entertaining (yay! that’s me!), fashion and style and more. “Bloomacious was inspired by by a love of all things beautiful and full of promise.” How lovely is that? And I … Read More ...
31 Birthday Cakes! (and easy step-by-steps for each)
So I was on Design Mom (uber wonderful blog, incidentally, to which I shall be returning), and saw their post on these “31 Awesome Birthday Cake Designs” at parenting.com. And yes. Yes they are. Each cake has a photo labeling all the fun parts. And each cake has a step-by-step recipe. Find a castle, a basket of … Read More ...
St. Patty’s Day Roundup
We have a bit o’ time before St. Patrick’s Day, so I may have some more round ups, but as it IS March, green is on my mind. First, celebrations.com is always a good go-to for party ideas. Visit their site here for St. Patrick’s party themes, kid friendly parties, beer gear, facts and a history of the day. They … 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 ...
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 ...