These polka dot butter cookies are dressed up for Christmas, but I can see this idea for any festive cookies throughout the year. find them on Cute Everything.
Licorice Swizzle Stick
It’s the simplest ideas that are the most genius. I love this idea to dress up a cocktail (Christmas, sure, but any old time) with a swirl of red licorice lace. Find the idea HERE at Ladies Home Journal.
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Christmas Tree Cupcake Toppers
What is most impressive is just how very tall this edible Christmas tree is atop the cupcake. That and the candy presents under the tree. Find the step-by-steps HERE at the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe.
Food Weapon Art
Imagine our world if all the weapons were crafted from food (who am I kidding, then everyone would just fight over the best way to bake the bread and stir the JellO). The series is called Soft Guerilla, weapons … Read More...
Cupcake Menorah
Candles, cupcakes, of course! Make a cupcake menorah HERE at The Shiksa in the Kitchen. Spotted on Cupcakes Take the Cake.
Sneak Peek of Sugarlicious
I have a warning for my most loyal readers (first, thank you for your loyalty). You will find much Sugarlicious
talk interspersed in my posts in the upcoming month. What’s Sugarlicious, you ask? Why, Sugarlicious is my new book, on … Read More...
Gingerbread Macarons
The gingerbread macarons would’ve been enough to wow me, but add a red candy and pretzels? Whatever way more than wow is. Find the recipe for gingerbread macarons HERE at From My Lemony Kitchen. Looking for Christmas themed Cookie Cutters, … Read More...
Tic Tac Booklets
This li’l booklet with a see-through window for Tic Tacs is just adorable. And to have someone go to such adorable lengths to dress up your breath mints is a good indication you mean something to them, thus making this … Read More...
Christmas for Lunch
Decorate your lunch plate with boughs of cucumber and red pepper holly … Make an ornament sandwich HERE and a Christmas tree sandwich HERE at Creative Food.
Make Sure the Reindeer Find Your House
I don’t know how Santa ever found my house growing up. Not only did my house not have a fireplace and chimney, but I never knew that reindeer needed magic lures. I suppose nowadays the GPS comes in handy, but … Read More...
Chocolate-Covered Candy Canes
Chocolate, candy canes and sprinkles. Sounds about right. From CakeSpy, naturally. Find the how-tos HERE at Serious Eats.
Snowman and Reindeer Donuts from Babble
Check out these things-you-can-do-with-donuts-to-make-them-Christmassy ideas from babble: Ack! Snowman donuts trapped in push pops containers HERE, some snowmen from Frosted Devils Donettes
HERE, and as reindeer HERE.
Gingerbread Eiffel Tower Centerpiece
It’s a well established fact that every single creation over at Haniela’s is just divine, but every now and then my jaw drops even lower. Like when I spotted this gingerbread Eiffel Tower centerpiece. Check out how she made it … Read More...
Jane Austen Birthday Cake
I actually cried a little when I spotted this cake. I can’t even attempt to describe the awesomeness, so I’ll just let the photograph do that. Geez, sorry Edgar Allan Poe, looks like you might have been displaced as my … Read More...
Santa Bread
Father Christmas as bread? Of course. Check out this brioche version of Santa HERE at Prunille fait son show.
Festive Chocolate Pretzel Rods
While Christmastime is the season for chocolate-dipped-sprinkley pretzel rods, I like this bright, refreshing take meant for weddings. (Also, using a champagne flute for dipping the chocolate is inspired.) Find the how-tos HERE at Intimate Weddings.
Donut and Milk Bottle Snowmen
I’m very much on board with the milk bottle/donut snowman/straw trend that started (to the best of my knowledge) a couple years ago. The plaid scarves got me with these. And that they are looking to the sky (for … Read More...
Hershey’s Kisses Packaging
Hershey Kisses contained in Hershey Kiss packaging… is that metapackaging? Or am I too far removed from grad school to be accurate with such terms? I’ll stick to words like “cute” and “easy.” Find the how-tos HERE at pharMA.
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We are having a wee bit of technical difficulty, so if anything on this page is loading funny, know that we (and by “we” I certainly don’t mean “me,” one of little technical knowledge) are working … Read More...
Gift Ideas for Food-Lovers
That is, for anyone who loves to make and/or eat food (so everybody?). Epicurious has a roundup of food-related gift ideas HERE, including this homemade stamp I’ve had my eye on and this fancy schmancy olive oil from Napa … Read More...