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How to set up a truffle bar. AMAZING Candy Themed Bridal Shower. I stumbled on this absolutely AMAZING Candy Themed Bridal Shower recently and it was too fantastic not to share asap… there are so many creative candy-themed ideas to be found here! Hosted by Darcy Miller of Martha Stewart Weddings, and in celebration of Dylan Lauren (of famous NYC candy shop Dylan’s Candy Bar), it’s really not surprising that this bridal shower came out so cool… from the fabulous “candy artwork” backdrop and gumball garlands to the super fun display of DIY rock candy rings – which are WAY too pretty to eat of course and such a fun activity idea for the party guests!

One of my friends needs to get engaged or pregnant stat so I have an excuse to recreate this… you could definitely pull it off for a “sweet” themed baby shower too…maybe swapping out some of the ring designs for pacifiers. :) Scroll down on for lots more eye candy (couldn’t resist!) … **** Check out more details on this candy themed bridal shower over at Martha Stewart Weddings. Cookie Bags - The Best Cookie Wedding Favors - DIY Weddings - MarthaStewartWeddings.com. Tea Sandwiches - Perfect Wedding Color Palette: Green and White - Plan Your Wedding by Color - MarthaStewartWeddings.com. Grilled Zucchini Roll Recipe with Herbed Goat Cheese & Kalamata Olives. These grilled zucchini rolls are filled with herbed goat cheese and kalamata. Quick, easy and the tastiest vegetarian appetizer! There are times when a recipe falls into place so beautifully that you think some greater force must be at work.

It is as though a translucent vision of Julia Child, adorned with wings and a halo, floated into my kitchen, laid the ingredients gently in my arms and with a beatific smile, uttered her immortal words, “Bon Appetit!” It could happen. Divine inspiration struck with the sudden appearance of a massive zucchini in my garden. Preheat grill to high heat. Using 1 large zucchini or 3 small ones, slice a strip lengthwise from the zucchini to expose the inside of the vegetable. Brush both sides of the zucchini pieces liberally with olive oil. Remove zucchini from the grill. Place 3 1/2 ounces herbed goat cheese in a medium bowl. Spread a layer of the goat cheese mixture onto one side of each zucchini piece. Other zucchini rolls recipes: Makes 8 to 10 rolls. Key Lime Pie Ice Cream | Recipe for Key Lime Pie Ice Cream. Key Lime Pie Ice Cream from My Baking Addiction Dessert, Frozen Desserts, Guest Posts, Pies and Tarts | 66 comments I’m taking some time off to be with my family for a little while.

The following recipe is written by Jamie of My Baking Addiction. Welcome, Jamie! When Katie asked if I would be willing to guest post here on GoodLife Eats, I happily accepted and started thinking about what recipe I was going to share with her lovely readers. One of my absolute favorite summer flavors is Lime. I’ve actually contemplated purchasing an indoor fruit tree, but considering I completely lack a green thumb, I figure that it would survive about a week – tops.

Gardening woes aside, this ice cream is loaded with all of the familiar flavors of your favorite Key Lime Pie recipe, even the crunchy graham cracker crust – and it’s incredibly simple to make. After a short time, you’ll have a dreamy, velvety ice cream bursting with key lime flavor. No ice cream maker? What is your favorite ice cream flavor? A Beautiful Bouquet of Fried Won Ton Roses. “If I'd known this is what you eat at a bridal shower, I would have been attending them for years.” stated the father of the bride at a party that I co-hosted. The women all laughed and assured him that the food he was eating was not like anything they usually nibble on at wedding showers either. We had really gone all out to create an amazing spread of food for the party and were thrilled to hear such compliments especially considering the near disaster that occurred in the kitchen (well in a kitchen, anyway.) The party was being held at my friend's house and we had spent the previous two days getting ready.

The day of the event, our preparations were going great, all the cold food was on serving platters and much of the hot food was in chafing dishes. The day had been cloudy and windy but nothing out of the ordinary, but just as the guests started arriving the winds kicked into high gear. I arrived back at the party with beautifully baked pastries and no one was the wiser. Fryer. Watermelon Balsamic Appetizer - Simple Saturday. Sometimes the best things happen when you're not trying so hard.

These Watermelon Cubes with Balsamic Glaze came about from playing with my food and left-over watermelon slices. Watermelon Balsamic Cubes They are just the right beginning to a meal (amuse bouche), a palate cleanser between courses or a unique addition to a dessert/cheese tray. A while back, I was serving a 6 course meal to a "dinner client" for a fund raiser. They had chosen several hardy courses that included a creamy corn soup, scallops with chips, and braised short ribs with potatoes. I knew they really needed something fresh, light and bright in the middle of all that to re-set the taste buds and moisturize the bite.

These Watermelon Balsamic Cubes were just the right size, continued the somewhat elegance of the night and yet gave it a casual, down-home tasty treat. Since that night, I've served these to kids on picnics and lined up on trays for July 4th picnic shooters. Recipe: Watermelon Balsamic Cubes. Rainbow Cake in a Jar. I’ve always had a penchant for sunshine in a jar. Doesn’t the very phrase itself, “sunshine in a jar,” roll off your tongue and fill your mouth with magic? While I’ve never yet found myself a sunshine in a jar, I think we may have just concocted it in our kitchen tonight. In this simple recipe, a basic white cake is turned into a slew of bright colors, baked to perfection, then topped with a creamy white frosting. Cakes baked in jars can be topped with traditional metal canning lids and stored in the fridge for up to five days.

They make a great treat to ship to someone, so long as you can ensure delivery to it’s final destination within 3 days. Rainbow Cake in Jar 1 box white cake mix made according to package instructionsNeon food coloring in pink, yellow, green, turquoise, and purple3 one-pint canning jars1 can vanilla frostingRainbow sprinkles Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop about 1/2 cups of cake batter into five small bowls. Chocolate Covered Football Strawberries ~ Be Different...Act Normal. I love this idea for a fun Superbowl snack: From Glitter to Gumdrops turned chocolate covered strawberries into footballs with just a little bit of icing. I am always looking for a good excuse to eat chocolate covered strawberries and a football games is just about as good of a reason as any. And so is a baseball game or a basketball game: Although the others won't taste as good as the footballs. Chocolate wins over candy melts in my kitchen everyday. {DIY sugar cubes}

Why not spruce up the way you serve coffee or (iced) tea? Last night I played around with sugar a little and made my own sugar cubes. It’s really easy to make and so cute to look at! You should give it a try! What you’ll need: granulated white and/or brown sugarwaterbowlteaspoonice cube tray or candy mold How to: Pour about 1/2 cup of sugar into a bowl.Use a teaspoon to pour small amounts of water on the sugar, little by little, and mix until it is a paste-like consistency. I decided on just using the sugar plain. I’m partying here! 4th of July Strawberries. If you don't think these are cute, something must be medically wrong with you and you might wanna get that checked out. But because I know you think they are indeed cute, let me show you the really tough (insert sarcasm) process of making them... 1.

Slowly melt white chocolate in a double broiler. 2. 3. TIP TIP TIP! 4. 5. I don't even want to eat them they are so precious! What 4th of July foods do you love? Proudly linking up to. Pinterest and Peanut Butter Buttons. The other night started out just like any other. I sat down at the computer to check email, reply to your wonderful comments, and leave some of my own. Well, that didn't last for very long. One of those emails was one that I have been wishing, waiting, and hoping for. Within that email was an invitation to Pinterest. You may have heard Pinterest mentioned on some truly amazing blogs out there. Blogs such as Tatertots and Jello, Perfectly Imperfect, Funky Junk Interiors, A Beach Cottage, and Welcome to Heardmont. Basically, Pinterest is a place to create your own virtual inspiration boards where you can browse and collect (or "pin") images. You can find my Pinterest collection at So instead of my regularly scheduled evening of comments and emails...

{I wonder how many times I will type Pinterest by the end of this post} One of the inspiring things that I came across, was a tutorial for button shaped peanut butter cookies. Super Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Aren't they cute as a button? Party Frosting. Whew! We shopped till we dropped yesterday! We went up to Adamstown & Lancaster PA to do some antiquing and regular shopping - it's about a 2 hour ride for us, but we love to go up every once and a while.

If you are nosy and wanna see what I bought... check out my personal blog here. Do you have this store?! I love it - I bought porcelain measure cups & small silver stand Found: Christmas Tree Shop Section: Kitchen Price: $3.99/cups, $3.50/stand! We bought these coffee cups - we run out of mugs when we have tons of people over - and always good to offer for the ride home! Found: Christmas Tree Shop Section: Kitchen Price: $1.99/40 count! Are these not the cutest mini stands!?!? Found: Christmas Tree Shop Section: Kitchen Price: $1.99/each Beehive lanterns! Found: Christmas Tree Shop Section: Garden Price: $2.99/each Cute pink bathtubs would make great pieces for a Spa theme or Baby shower! Found: Michael's Craft Section: Decor Price: $14.99 Dishes for your Butterfly or Garden themed party! Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom: Feature Friday- Fruit Carving Tutorial. Ever wonder how folks carve fruit into flowers and such?

After a bit of practice, I learned how to carve a flower out of a cantaloupe! Want to see how I did it? My sister is a real social butterfly. And a great party planner. Every year, she throws the annual family Luau which consists of lots and lots of fancy tropical-like food, games and great music. And when you show up at her house, it is like being transported to an island oasis as she goes all out on the decorations. It is always a big hit every year. This year in an attempt to make me more social, she has been sending me email after email about all the games and competitions she has planned, trying her best to get me to commit to something.

There was a pause in emails for a few days and then she hit me with, “A fruit carving contest”? For this project I used: One cantaloupe (the less ripe, the better) Carrot Peeler A sharp knife Lazy Susan (you know, besides me) A bunch of patience Do this all the way around. And there you have it. One Pretty Thing - DIY craft tutorials. Carved watermelon hedgehog and ladybug | The... The Stew: Now, Cut That Out [Fun Things You Can Make With Watermelon During Your Abundance Of Spare Time] - from TBOExtra.com Life. Jeff Houck The Tampa Tribune’s food writer since 2005, Jeff Houck covers the way people live through their food. He also hosts the Table Conversations food podcast and believes that everything crunchy is good. @JeffHouck The Stew Table Conversations StewVision Foodspotting Email Jeff Houck Most Recent Entries Monthly Archives Now, Cut That Out [Fun Things You Can Make With Watermelon During Your Abundance Of Spare Time] Posted Jun 10, 2009 by Jeff Houck Updated Jun 10, 2009 at 12:58 PM Last weekend in my Recipes Lost & Found column, I included directions for making a watermelon shark.

I also included one for Watermelon, Black Bean and Corn Salsa, but something about seeing a giant predator carved from a melon caught people’s attention. My point at the time was intended to be that if you’re into seasonal eating, it’s a great time to eat watermelon. People kinda missed that. Reader Janice Giuliano e-mailed to say: Good news, Janice. They include: A kitty cat Flower basket Tyrannosaurus rex. Gene Simmons. How to Carve a Smile on a Watermelon: 7 steps.

Edit 25 authors | 127 revisions | Last updated: 9 days ago September 28, 2012 A watermelon basket , filled with various fresh melon balls, always brings a smile to those who see it. This watermelon is smiling right back at them. Watermelon is a healthy fruit and a welcome addition to any meal, dessert or snack . . Use a paring knife to carve out eyes and mouth. . .

Stack small plates and utensils on the table as well as a large serving spoon for removing the fruit. Watermelon pairs well with a platter of cheese on the table for a casual gathering of friends. Set this on the table as a dessert for a formal dinner also. Have the whole watermelon at room temperature when you carve. After you’ve drawn the design on the rind, insert toothpicks in key places to use as guides for your cuts. Use a sharp knife with a pointed tip – the sharper the knife, the easier and cleaner the cuts will be. Consider using a channel knife for certain cuts and to hollow out larger areas. Edit Warnings Round Watermelon. Groovy cake. A groovy, tie-dye cake — with colors inside and out — would be fun for an end-of-the-summer party! This cake is a showstopper, but actually just uses a basic marbling technique. You tint four bowls of the batter different colors, put drops of the colored batter on top of the white batter in the cake pan and pull a knife through it, which gives it the “groovy” look.

The frosting is simple, too, just use gel tubes to make hexagon shapes and then a pull a toothpick through them, starting in the center. Skittles around the bottom make it extra colorful! If you are planning on having a party, a fun idea would be to tie Dye shirts and then serve this cake. Groovy Cake 1 box (18.25 oz.) white cake mix 3 whole eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 cup buttermilk Red, blue, green and yellow food coloring 2 (12 ounce) cans whipped vanilla frosting Assorted colors decorating gel tubes ½ cup Skittles 2 8-inch round cake pans 1. 2. 3.

Fun concession stand food. Rocky Road Brownie Muffins. Chipotle-Chocolate-Peanut Butter Frito Candy. Banana Split Bars. Frito Candy. Bunny Themed Baby Shower | Pictures at ThisNext.