Tag Archives: food
St Patrick’s Day cooking…
St. Patrick’s day is coming up… got any cooking plans? Here are some of the recipes shared previously on Foodwhirl.com.
Guiness Corned Beef
Planning ahead for Holiday Cookie/Candy Baking
Here’s a few cookie ideas that I’ve posted and linked to in the past, that I thought were worth a repeat!
Start planning ahead now… many cookie recipes can be made ahead and frozen, which makes things easier when the season gets more hectic. Plus, that leftover halloween candy you’ve been trying to get rid of is great for replacing chocolate chips in your fave chocolate chip cookie recipe!
- 12 Days of Ass Friendly Christmas Cookies from The Novice Chef… Some really tasty looking treats, and under 100 calories… I love the Chocolate Hazelnut Pinwheels- They can
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Harry Potter Themed Halloween Ideas
I got too busy today to upload a tutorial on the Draco Malfoy Death Eater costume, so that will have to wait until tomorrow.
To tide you over, here are some clever Harry Potter halloween ideas, for those who like to mix their All Hallows with the Deathly Hallows!
A few photos below, then links to those ideas and more under the photos.
Harry Potter Halloween Idea Links:
- Deathly Hallows Dinner Party
- Draco Malfoy Death Eater (More on this with Tutorials to come!)
- Harry Potter Dog Costume
- Edible Harry Potter Wands
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Just. Too. Awesome. Star Wars Party Food
I’m blown away by the awesomeness of this Star Wars party by Just Jenn. From the cutest lil Princess Leia cupcakes to clever Cloud City Pops, to Yoda Soda (straight from Dagobah!) to Carbonite Jello (complete with Han Solo action figure!), this is a great spread… She even did a deathstar watermelon (remember our deathstar cantaloupe from the Star Wars party this summer)? There’s bunches more too…
A new series at Foodwhirl: an Asian recipe Mix!
So what’s this? Tofu. And it’s really good, I promise. I just posted the how to at Foodwhirl, and I’ll be adding some yummy Pad Thai tomorrow.
Plus next week comes Summer Shrimp Sushi, and Asparagus Shrimp Noodle Salad… All with overlapping ingredients, so you can plan several days worth of meals without over spending!
Also upcoming, blackberry tarts…or dewberry tarts, really. I just have to get around to writing it up!
So hop over to Foodwhirl to check it out. And if you think you have some inspired foodie goodness to share, just let me know!… Read on…
Happy Fourth! (Shrinkie Glass Markers & Holiday Link Roundup)
Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday today (for those in the States of course, others can just have a lovely day!). If you’re still trying to get into the spirit, or throwing a little party today, here are some links to get ya going!
Here’s one of my favorite party projects, from July 4th a few years ago… Shrinky Stemware Charms made from recyclable #6 plastic (like from to-go containers)!
“For the 4th of July, my husband and best friend were running the Peachtree Road Race, so I decided to have brunch at my house and invite over friends for
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Phineas & Ferb / Star Wars the Clone Wars Party Food!
I promised more on the food for the party – we did it as a brunch to try to beat the heat a little bit. Since it’s food related, I’ve actually posted the writeup over at Foodwhirl: Menu for the birthday party brunch food. So go check it out!
The menu included Deathstar Cantaloupe, Mr Slushie Dogs, Roast Bantha, and even Platypus Eggs!
(Thanks to the Evil Mad Scientists for the Deathstar Cantaloupe idea!)
Make your Own Homemade Pop-Tarts!
How cool is this! Talk of Tomatoes shows off how she made homemade ‘pop-tart’ look-alikes! What a fun and clever idea. And so much better for you than the store bought ones, I’m sure (at least you should be able to pronounce all the ingredients!)
Janelle Says:
“I made pop-tarts today.” That wasn’t a sentence I thought I would say. I made pop-tarts from scratch!The crust was super easy to make, the longest stretch of ‘work’ was the rolling, measuring and cutting into proper rectangles. But then, the filling was super easy: I just used nutella, jam
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Party Planning is in the Works!
Posting may be light this week because I’m getting things ready for The Boy’s 5th birthday party this weekend–but I’ll be sharing a bunch of the stuff we do for it here, so stay tuned! As mentioned before, it’s a Phineas and Ferb meet Clone Wars party (Invitation here!).
So what’s in the works? Cake wise we’ll be having a Perry cake, and also clone trooper cupcakes (assuming they work out like I plan!). It’s at brunch time (to try to beat out some of the heat of early june) so I’m planning on brunch food & drinks–… Read on…
Quinoa, Gnocchi Tots, Rhubarb Pie, and more…prizes too!
- On Foodwhirl today, pick your favorite recipe for a chance to win an $80 gift certificate!
Go ahead… I’ll wait. OK, you entered the contest? Good. Now, on to some recipes!
More recent recipe yummies on Foodwhirl:
Spotlight: Pork Ragu
Over at Talk of Tomatoes, Janelle has a tasty looking recipe for Pork Ragu! This looks like a wonderfully simple ‘go-to’ meal…
“I am in love with ragu. Shall I marry it? I made this ragu recently for lunch, and my eldest son says to me: “mom, this is
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