Soft Pretzel Dogs. I have this embarrassing salad bar practice.
You’re going to think I’m silly (or else you’re going to leave me a comment saying, “I DO THAT EXACT SAME THING!” And make me feel a little better. No pressure.) See, I’m a little shy about how much salad dressing I eat. I was never one of those mostly-veggies-with-a-spritz-of-lemon-juice salad people. To deal with this uncomfortable situation, I developed a little pantomime routine in which I dump as much salad dressing as I want on my salad before giving a little gasp and jerking the bottle up as if to say, “Oops! I’m sure the lemon-spritzers in line behind me think I’m disappointed that my salad got drenched and that I’m really only eating it because I hate to waste food . . . right?!
The truth is, while I eat reasonably all week, I go all out on the weekends. Sometimes, though, a certain food compels me to stop caring about what other people are thinking. Do you ever feel any food embarrassment, or are you an unabashed eater? P.S. Custom Sprinkles. Happy New Year!!!
I hope that everyone had a fabulous holiday. Personally, I am very excited for the coming year. I have lots of fun projects already underway and I am looking forward to a very colorful and creative 2010! As I mentioned in my last post, I will be starting a new weekly feature on party planning. Parties are truly one of my favorite things...planning them, designing them, researching them, and putting them all together. Today, I am going to show you a quick and easy way to make your own custom-colored sprinkles. In case you didn't know, I am kinda crazy for sprinkles. Here's what you'll need to get started: * white sprinkles (jimmies) or non-pareils * powdered food coloring or petal dust * small plastic bags * toothpicks * glass jars for storage I bought my sprinkles by the pound from a local cake decorating shop.
To begin, place some sprinkles in a small ziploc bag and, using a toothpick, add a very small amount of your powdered food coloring or petal dust. XOXOJessica. Birthday Cake In A Jar. Rainbow Cake. Aaannnndddd, she’s back!
So I did mention something about health and/or diet food in my last post, and while this recipe is the latter, it is most certainly not to be confused with the former. I posted about my rainbow cake here, and it got a lot of traffic on over to my livejournal, and everyone wanted the “recipe.” The cool thing is that if you’re making something so distractingly colourful, people will think it’s delicious no matter what. This presents me with the option to use an old Weight Watchers trick—the one-point cupcake. Italian Soda Bar. Cake Stand. It seems as though all sorts of cute party decorating items are “all the rage” these days–cake stands, tiered plates, apothecary jars, hurricane lamps, etc.
I love these items, but there is often one big problem! The price tag. Ming Makes Cupcakes. Chocolate Party Spoons! My original thinking with these beauties was that they would become the modern day Welsh Love Spoon.
The one you'd actually like to receive on Valentine's Day, as opposed to one of those outrageously over-priced and overwhelmingly useless, hideous, hand crafted, wooden goodfornothings. Those of you not in the same country as I am might not know what a Welsh Love Spoon is, and in this case, Google is your best friend - he's found this for you. My timing is off though; I've been busy! Thus, I didn't make them in time for Valentine's Day, and they became Dessert One of Two at Rowanne's Un-Birthday Party. (It's a little-known, but fortunately often implemented rule that one must always have two desserts at an Un-Birthday Party). I'm just mad for this one - it's like a jewelled brooch! The making and eating is ridiculously fun and easy to do; you could even get children to help.
(A tutorial - ha!) Now, hold on to your hats, because here we go. First of all, get yourself some spoons. Tiered Cupcake Stand.