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Easter Sweets
I did a roundup of Easter cupcake ideas at Foodwhirl today – go check it out!
Also, a really cute idea for birds nest easter cookies in the Spotlight today.
Make your own Peeps!
Today at Foodwhirl I’m issuing a challenge… Make your own Peeps!
One of our guest contributors did a great writeup on how she made her Marshmallow Chicks (commonly known as Peeps). She claims they aren’t very pretty, though, so we’re challenging you to do better! Melissa provides the instructions, plus tips on how to make yours better, over at Foodwhirl!
St. Pat’s recipe roundup
I know my dear sweet readers are of course voracious readers of Foodwhirl as well, right? Right? Okay, if you’re not, or if you might have missed some things, here are some of the cool Irish/St Pat’s recipes that we’ve had thus far!
(Check out all our seasonal recipes here!)
Guinness Corned Beef
Right now Niki is detailing how to actually corn a beef over in the Seasonal/Holiday category —–> How I got lucky There are still some days remaining until St. Patricks Day, so there is still time to brine your own Corned Beef. Whether you prepare… Read on…
A few Good things…
Love This! It’s a great stop motion of “Adobe Photoshop Cook” making butter cookies! (via Swissmiss)
Adobe Photoshop Cook from Lait Noir on Vimeo.
Agent P (Perry) Costume
Reader Nina used the Perry the Platypus costume idea from October to create this fun Perry costume for her daughter. I love how she made the one piece Perry body (since she couldn’t find green sweats) using a sweatshirt and sweatpants of hers for the pattern. According to Nina: “We cut a line down the back so she could get in it, and used strips of matching… Read on…
How to Make White Chocolate Ginger Granola Bars
Today I’m over a Foodwhirl, posting my recipe for White Chocolate & Ginger granola bars.. Go check it out!
My husband and son eat a granola bar for breakfast almost daily, and while I’m always stocked on the store bought ones, sometimes I like to make them from scratch. It’s an easy process — very kid-helping-friendly, too. And it takes an hour at most from start to finish (including 25 minutes bake time)
The variations on these are endless. I actually made 3 different flavors in this batch, 1 Chocolate Chip, 1 White Chocolate, and 1 Ginger/White Chocolate,
… Read on…
Valentines Day Marshmallows (and more)!
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! How about making some simple, but yummy and impressive homemade marshmallows!
Niki at Foodwhirl.com writes:
One of my favorite things to make during the holidays are marshmallows. This year, I was busy taking care of a newborn and didn’t have time to indulge my candy-making yen.
I thought it would be fun to do a Valentine’s day version. These fluffy candy hearts are a great alternative to those store-bought message candies we’ve all grown so accustomed to.
Thanks, Niki!
Love this idea…
Lots… Read on…
Yummy food links..and the new food blog
Happy Saturday! I snuck in a little hint yesterday, but I guess I should officially announce that we’re launching the new team food blog, Foodwhirl.com, in 2 weeks! We’ve got a great team collected to bring you a bunch of neat perspectives on food, and the answers to that ultimate question of “What’s for Dinner?”! We have a temporary welcome page there now, where you can sign up for our RSS feed, and find links to our Facebook, Twitter and Flickr Group, too.
Foodwhirl’s already active on Twitter and Facebook, collecting some yummy food related links for… Read on…
