Independent craft blog since 2007
Decorated cookies for Thanksgiving! After my own cookie coated heart. Find sugar cookie and icing recipes, decorating tips and some great links (from our very own Amanda) HERE at Amanda’s Cookin’.
Our basic and quick Sugar Cookie Recipe … Read More...
Think you can come up with a Fall themed recipe with Pop-Tarts? Enter the Mixing Bowl Pop-Tarts recipe contest for a chance to win $250. Find all the contest details HERE. And just in case you need some inspiration, … Read More...
So the other day, I went to lunch with Nick Malgieri. It’s not very often I get to have lunch with a pastry chef and baker of his renown (or ever?), so I had to open this post with that … Read More...
Find the recipe for these sweet candy corn coolers HERE at Gourmet Mom on-the-Go. It’s dessert, drink and Thanksgiving all in one.
Pumpkin Pie… But It’s Not Pie!
I love an edible craft that makes you look twice. At first glance, this sweet creation looks like pumpkin pie—the sort of dessert you would expect to see waiting on a Thanksgiving table. The … Read More...
This post lacks the savory, but perhaps anyone else saddled with hundreds of leftover pieces of Halloween candy might appreciate this collection.
1. Make a Halloween candy pie at Serious Eats, from CakeSpy.
2. Find a bunch of ideas … Read More...
Remember waaaaay back when I posted on how to make crystal clear ice? Well, more fun with ice from Alcademics. This time, food coloring is trapped by ice to slowly turn your cocktail black. I know this is … Read More...
Did anyone know this was even possible? To make your own microwave popcorn with a brown paper bag? My daughter adores microwave popcorn so I have to strictly police her intake. I love love love this idea. Find the … Read More...
Check out The Crafty Penguin for a tutorial on how to make fondant, the first in a four-part tiered cake making series. You’ll find step-by-step photos with the recipe, too. Very important, since the texture is so important in … Read More...
Find the recipe and tips for decorating these Day of the Dead cookies HERE at Latina, courtesy of One Tough Cookie. {Spotted on The Crafty Crow}
A roundup of how-tos for making Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls:
Find detailed instructions and supplies HERE at MexicanSugarSkull.com.
Find more step-by-steps HERE at about.com.
Find instructions HERE at CraftyChica.com.
Find step-by-steps with photos HERE at … Read More...
1. cake. Make a rainbow cake at raspberri cupcakes.
2. games. Play Twister
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3. cake. Make a unicorn cake at Parenting.com.
4. serve. Rainbow glasses from the MoMA Store.
5. drink. Rainbow test tube shooters from Urban … Read More...
Brains BRAINS! I hope your brains are safe today. (zombies from my personal blog)
Find the recipe for these ew-gross! bloody rat cupcakes HERE at 6 Bittersweets.
Learn how to make these creepy crawly deviled spider eggs HERE at Shockingly Delicious. An easy last-minute idea!
Squeezing another one in just under the wire: Halloween crepes! Check out the creepy creations HERE at Little Food Junction.
Had to pull out the ’80s lingo for these. Find an awesome roundup of impressive Halloween cocktails HERE at the Hostess with the Mostess blog. With recipes. Shown is the Black Widow.
Um, there’s a bug on my cupcake. A perfect black beetle bug. On a perfect black velvet cupcakes. Find the black velvet cupcake recipe HERE at Butcher, Baker.
