Creative food craft ideas
I know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but just to be prepared, here are some ideas for Friday.
1. Sweet potato pound cake from Country Living.
2. Yucatan-style turkey and vegetable soup from BHG.
3. Turkey Cobb salad from Martha.
4. Catchall casserole from BHG.
As one who adores snow, I’m already thinking of excuses to throw a snowman party. My melting snowman cookie was featured in this collection of ideas for a snowy Christmas party HERE at Kids Parties 1-2-3. You’ll also find ideas for invitations, decor, games, crafts, and–now we’re entering my territory–food and favors. Other ideas include soup with snowman-shape sandwiches, vanilla … Read More ...
Remember these? Well learn how to make those creepy fingers and how to make these semi-cute semi-eerie chocolate filled rodent pastries HERE at Just My Delicious. (Translation tool in the sidebar.)… Read More ...
No dishes! (Except all the ones used to make all of the below.)
1.Stuffed campari tomatoes from Life’s Ambrosia.
2. Deep fried artichokes stuffed with pepper jack cheese from epicurious.
3. Rice and pecan stuffed squash from epicurean.
4. Chocolate cappuccino mugs from La Casserole Carree.
5. Edible cups from Jelloware. Find Absolute Vodka … Read More ...
1. Spinach and green apple salad from Food Network.
3. The dish that inspired this post and that, as a big fan of The Muppet Movie, simultaneously freaked me out and intrigued me (but more the former): Crispy fried frog legs from 2 frugal foodies.
4. Key … Read More ...
Thanks to the generosity of From Storey Publishing, I have two yummy books to giveaway! in Put ’em Up: A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook, by Sherri Brooks Vinton and Recipes from the Root Cellar by Andrea Chesman.
My love of things in mason jars is well documented on this blog, so it’s about time I looked … Read More ...
Who would’ve thought melon balls could have their own roundup? Apparently I was grossly misinformed in all the melon ball can do.
1. Stick with the classics at Matt Bites.
2. Make a melon ball vodka cocktail at The Mom Salon, complete with a melon ball garnish.
3. Find melon and turkey and ham appetizers at Cooks.com.… Read More ...
Kawaii–as in, cuteness in Japanese, a cultural penchant of Japan since the 1970s, as in, Hello Kitty–translates wonderfully to food. Or maybe I just say that as a foodie. Still, find Halloween recipes at Woman’s Day inspired by Kawaii excerpted from La Carmina’s Cute Yummy Time, like this “evil pumpkin soup.”
[tags]kawaii, Japan, Halloween, recipes, soup[/tags]… Read More ...
Learn how to easily make these cute pumpkin cupcakes HERE at Little Page Turners.
[tags]pumpkin, Fall, cupcakes[/tags]… Read More ...
If you are a food blogger or simply love to share your goods, one of the best ways to get internet exposure is through photo sharing sites. The submission requirements can be strict, the bonus being rejections help you hone your photography skills which is vital for a good food blog. I’ve posted before on tastespotting, foodgawker, and … Read More ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“Leftovers” seems such a sad title for a happy, much wanted thing as delicious abundance. Maybe “edible holiday reminders”? Check out these two sites for some ideas on what to do if you make too much. Or if you purposely make too much in order to have more holiday reminders. Domino magazine gives us this dessert recipe for individual trifles … Read More ...
The good people at cakespy are at their cleverest again. This salad is really candy in disguise. The salad-turned-dessert comes with step-by-step instructions, and you can be creative with your own garnish ideas.
Visit cakespy for great, cakey art, for interviews with bakers and edible artists, for lots of links, and for local bakery guides.
(Now THIS is a diet … Read More ...
