How-To: Pop Rocks “Fireworks” Cookies For 4th of July
Here’s a fun 4th of July dessert that will add a little “pop” for your guests. Cakespy shares her recipe for making “Fireworks” cookies with Pop Rocks.
Food & Beverage
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A Tiny Toothpick Treehouse in a Bitty Broccoli Tree
From Minneapolis photographer Brock Davis, aka Flickr user Laser Bread. If you like this, you may also like Brock’s “Rice Krispiehenge.”
How-To: At-Home Selzter
Julie @ Etsy writes: If plastic soda bottles are piling up in your recycling bin, perhaps it’s time to make your own seltzer maker! With a little tinkering and the right components, you can build a contraption to dispense the bubbly stuff with the help of painter and seltzer enthusiast Randy Stoltzfus.
Baby Shower Donut Tower
My friend, illustrator and cartoonist Vanessa Davis, put together this fabulous baby shower donut tower for a friend’s baby shower recently. Notice that there are two different sizes of toy babies adorning this masterpiece: the big Kewpie-style babies on their bellies, and the tiny pale babies perched atop some of the donuts. The rhyming title […]
How-To: Glazed Beet Donuts
Beets usually divide people in much the same way cilantro does: you love ’em, or you leave ’em. I love them, and I’m also a big fan of donuts so these glazed beet donuts from A Good Appetite look really interesting to me.
How-To: Pineapple Banana Pops
By Katie Goodman Popsicles are a favorite summer treat in our house. With outside temperatures teetering dangerously towards 100 degrees Fahrenheit, homemade popsicles are the perfect healthy treat to cool off during the long, hot afternoons. It’s simple to make your own 100% fruit popsicles at home, and the flavor combinations are only limited by […]
How-To: Picnic Cutlery Caddy
This picnic cutlery caddy project from Madigan at Madigan Made makes al fresco dining a snap. No more getting to the park, only to realize that you forgot plates and forks!
