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Tag Archives: summer



pint-size camping cookies and tips on shipping

  I’m a huge fan of mini decorated cookies. While the smaller canvas can make for more difficult decorating, there are so many advantages to working on a pint-size scale. The cookie cutters are so much cheaper. You get way more cookies out of a batch. Small cookies are easier to eat. And most importantly, [...]



blast from the past… cookie watermelons

  A quick one today, because these are already been-there-done-that. I made some cookie watermelons three years ago, but in some last minute cookie decorating madness Tuesday night I popped these out for the Washington DC TV-viewing area. Wednesday morning on a brief appearance on a station here in DC, WUSA channel 9, I presented [...]



“star”berry shortcake pops for Sugarbelle’s “20 + Ways to Use a Star Cutter”

  Callye, of The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle, inspired my own starry dessert. You see, she’s hosting a star-shaped extravaganza of ideas from bloggers around the web for the 4th. Want to see the brilliance that is out there?  Scroll to the end of this post to visit all of these stars above.  This is [...]



Poppin’ Rockin’ marshmallow pops

  An easy, last minute treat for your 4th of July that will add a bit o’ fireworks to your dessert table… Pop Rocks marshmallow pops!   And in case there are any safety concerns, that story about Mikey from the Life commercials meeting his fateful end with a combination of Pop Rocks and soda, [...]



chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches

I couldn’t help it. I just ate one of these. And now my keyboard is sticky(er). A couple of days ago I went back to the basics and made some good old chocolate chip cookies. I made said cookies with my poor, sad daughter. You see, three of her good friends turned 5 this weekend.  [...]