Make decorated Christmas cookies with these no-fail recipes for cut-out cookie dough and perfect royal icing.
The cookie recipe cuts out and bakes beautifully without changing shape, and the icing dries well enough for handling, freezing, and shipping, but it tastes delicious. ...
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Decorated christmas cookies with no-fail recipes
snowflake pretzels
These pretty snowflake pretzels pops combine the salty sweet flavors of chocolate and pretzels, and they are so easy to make. A perfect Christmas or winter treat.
snowflake pretzels
Oh, snowflake pretzels, how I wish you could bring real snow. Each year we get less and less of the ...
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Christmas crack bark
This addictive Christmas crack bark takes the traditional Christmas crack recipe and makes it even easier, but just as delicious. Only three ingredients and minutes to make.
Christmas crack bark
What is Christmas crack bark you may ask? I believe it is so called because of its ...
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Christmas party boxed wine
Wine all dressed up for the holidays! Christmas party boxed wine makes things a whole lot more festive.
Christmas party boxed wine
This Christmas party boxed wine should be a conversation starter around the bar. I love my boxed wine, for one, but even those that prefer the bottle ...
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homemade Popcorn Factory popcorn
Have you ever given or received that classic divided tin with three flavors of popcorn? You can easily make your own homemade Popcorn Factory popcorn with the same favorites: Buttered popcorn, cheddar popcorn, and caramel popcorn.
Popcorn Factory
The classic trio of popcorn ...
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peg doll family holiday cards
Try something unique with your Christmas cards this year. Make peg doll family holiday cards.
unique holiday card ideas
Every year I try and come up with some unique holiday card idea. Usually, I make food versions of my husband, myself, and our kids.
I've done scenes with ...
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bright painted acorns
How to make bright, colorful painted acorns, a gorgeous Fall craft or Thanksgiving centerpiece idea.
painted acorns
These bright painted acorns in rainbow colors are an easy seasonal craft.
Gathered in little bowls or on top of a pedestal, or merely spread on your table, the acorns make a ...
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snowflake hot chocolate on a stick
Cute and easy homemade holiday gift idea: Make snowflake hot chocolate on a stick. Stir the snowflakes into hot milk for a perfect cup of hot chocolate.
This post is sponsored by Wilton, but all ideas and opinions are my own (especially since I use all their products anyway). ...
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no-sew rainbow knotted fleece scarf
This no-sew rainbow knotted fleece scarf is the perfect homemade holiday gift kids can make.
You just need to know how to use scissors and how to tie knots. Printable instructions and video how-tos included.
no-sew knotted fleece scarf
My first no-sew rainbow fleece scarf was ...
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10 Christmas movie fun food pairings
Settling in to watch some Christmas movies? Here are some fun food ideas for each classic Christmas movie or TV show.
Christmas movie fun food ideas
Christmas shows and fun food are two of my favorite things, so it stands to reason that I'll make a roundup pairing the two. 'Tis the season for ...
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baked chocolate donut turkeys
These easy baked chocolate donut turkeys are the perfect Thanksgiving treat or breakfast. (This post is sponsored by Wilton, but all ideas and opinions are my own.)
chocolate donuts
Chocolate donut turkeys are such an awesome Thanksgiving breakfast idea.
I, like the significant ...
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one-pot Lemon rosemary chicken and rice
Weeknight dinner idea! Try one-pot lemon rosemary chicken with rice and asparagus for a delicious, quick and easy meal.
Last week I got The Simple Kitchen: Quick and Easy Recipes Bursting with Flavor, by Chad and Donna Elick of The Slow-Roasted Italian, in the mail. And ...
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edible marshmallow paint
Edible marshmallow paint in a rainbow of colors is an easy medium to decorate cookies, marshmallows, and even paper.
This is a fun activity for kids, but even grown-ups can use marshmallow paint for cookie decorating.
Marshmallow paint is the coolest thing ever to a gal ...
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graveyard chocolate bark
This graveyard chocolate bark is an easy, spooky Halloween treat you can whip up in minutes.
Halloween chocolate bark
Oh, chocolate bark. How I love you. You're chocolate, so you taste awesome. You're easy to make. You're no-bake, no anything almost, except melting and spreading and ...
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fun food blogger retreat
So I have this plan. All of us who make fun food -- cookie decorators, cake decorators, bento lunch makers, people who turn bread into art, people who turn cheese into art, people who make edible unicorns and bugs and flowers -- we all get together to take over the world. Good news. The movement has ...
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Halloween gingerbread man anatomy
Nope, it's not Christmas. It's a Halloween gingerbread man, with all the gory anatomy.
Halloween gingerbread man
These Halloween gingerbread man anatomy cookies are two treats in one. At first glance, you'll see the traditional gingerbread man. But lurking another is a ...
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Halloween pumpkins appetizer
This crispy, crunchy Mozzarella Bite Halloween Pumpkins Appetizer is easy to make and is the perfect addition to your fall or Halloween party.
This post is sponsored by Farm Rich™. All opinions expressed here are my own.
Halloween appetizer
Not to pat myself too hard on the back, ...
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Halloween Rice Krispie Treats ideas
Quick and easy Halloween Rice Krispie Treats with store-bought cereal treats and frosting are a great addition to your Halloween party food.
Try a Frankenstein, Jack O' Lantern, mummy, or zombie.
Halloween Rice Krispie Treats
These four easy Halloween Rice Krispie Treats ideas use ...
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kitty cat bread
How to make quick and easy kitty cat bread from a silicone mold and store-bought bread dough.
kitty cat bread
You may already know that we have four cats. And that I post cat memes and cat jokes and cat everything over on my facebook page.
So I was pretty giddy about getting these ...
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four-ingredient lemon blueberry scones
Four ingredients and less than thirty minutes! That’s all you need to make your own copycat version of Starbuck’s lemon blueberry scones.
4-ingredient lemon blueberry scones
Oh, lemon blueberry scones, how I adore you.
My love of coffee has been well-established, as have my ...
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