easy cookie decorating
I've been decorating cookies since 1998. The first ten of those years at a shop for 8-plus hours a day. As a result of all that practice, at home, I can whip them out relatively quickly. Relatively. The whole process of making dough, chilling it, rolling it out, ...
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party pizza ring
Pizza's awesome and all, but pizza shaped into a ring is even awesomer. I mean, it's pizza. It's bread. It's a pizza ring. Hello, party. This is the best appetizer ever.
Make a party pizza ring HERE at Tablespoon.
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how to make easy Star Wars cookies
Gather 'round fellow Star Wars fans. I have some super duper easy Star Wars landscape cookies you can make to celebrate May the Fourth (be with you).
No need to have any kind of decorating skills to make these, so you can devote all your time and energy ...
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Star Wars brownies
Gather 'round all ye Star Wars fans. I have something awesome for you.
That's right. You can re-create the Dagobah System (the dreary, isolated planet of mist, mud and swamps, home to Yoda, and the site where Luke irritably learns to control the Force--or ...
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This awesome LEGO table IKEA hack is a movable play table and storage space all in one.
AWESOME IKEA HACK: LEGO TABLE
You know, sometimes I'm lacking as a parent. I admit it. I might be too lax about screen time. I let the sugar flow a bit too freely. I tell the kids they are the ...
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peanut butter stuffed marshmallows
Just when I thought I've exhausted the marshmallow's usefulness, I stuffed some with peanut butter. And dipped in chocolate. And rolled around in more stuff. And added a stick. Peanut butter stuffed marshmallows are seriously delicious folks. Find ...
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How to decorate mini cupcake cookies and how to assemble a cupcake decorating kit birthday gift.
mini cupcake cookies
Cupcakes! Only cookies. And bite-size ones. Mini cupcake cookies! This way you can appease both the cupcake and cookie lovers. I made these for my niece's tenth ...
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birthday Chex mix
Warning: This birthday Chex mix is crazy addictive. I couldn't stop eating it when I was photographing it. Also, the little birthday candies mean you can personalize it for the birthday boy or girl. So really, it's practically perfect. (Perfect would be calorie-free.)
To make ...
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Traditional housewarming gift idea with free printables.
housewarming gift
Recently I went a-searchin' for a housewarming gift for recently-married relatives of ours moving into a new home. Of course, I hit up google and Pinterest.
I found a few that spoke of a traditional ...
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mix and match homemade soup
Think you can't make homemade soup? Of course you can. This may be one of my favorite posts created for Tablespoon, because it's so easy to make and so very versatile: A soup base recipe with tons of mix and match options for add-ins so you can personalize your ...
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So yeah. I read teenage/young adult fantasy novels. Voraciously. And I'm proud of this. I studied and read and researched and wrote for years. I have an MFA in Literature and read and researched and wrote and read some more to get it. I have an MLA in Liberal Arts and ...
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These bite-size fruit and veggie cookies are a cute and fun treat for Spring.
fruit and veggie cookies
You know, for health nuts who eat fruits and veggies.
These are almost exactly the same thing. Almost. But not really, huh? It's important to eat fruits and veggies ...
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Fun food idea for Easter: Make jam-filled crescent roll Easter bunny pops.
Please make these for Easter because they are easy, taste awesome and look crazy cute, right? I filled these with strawberry jam, but you can put anything you like in there (even Nutella).
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Simple Easter marshmallow idea: Bunny and carrot Easter marshmallow pops.
Easter marshmallow pops
Lately I'm all about the candy melts on marshmallows thing. I haven't given up my edible writers, but creating the art with candy melts is almost as easy and tastes even ...
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These simple cherry blossom marshmallow pops are the perfect treat for spring, Mother's Day, Earth Day, a garden party...
cherry blossom marshmallow pops
These are very simple cherry blossom marshmallow pops, and similar to ones I made to these cherry blossom marshmallows some ...
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frozen yogurt pops
I just can't stop freezing yogurt. It's so ridiculously easy to make (stick in the freezer) and tastes so good. DIY frozen yogurt pops!
video how-tos
how to make frozen yogurt pops -- FRO-YO HACK
you will need:
pre-mixed ...
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A roundup of 13 April Fool's Day food pranks
I snicker every time I see these broccoli lollipops. So very cruel, right?
Here is a roundup of other April Fools' Day food pranks for you. Need more ideas? Here are more April Fool's Day candy jokes with secret veggies.
Or this ...
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Who wouldn't want a jar of sparkly rainbow cookie bites? If you have an answer to that question, these are people I don't want to meet. (Unless, of course, there are dietary restrictions, allergies, or anything else beyond the control of these poor souls, and then I will happily meet them and spend ...
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Celebrate Pi Day (March 14th, or 3-14, of course) with these apple pie sticks! Fun food for Pi Day, coming up.
If my husband reads this post on apple pie sticks for Pi Day, he'll make fun of me for bragging about my math prowess. But I was really, really good in math. In high school, I ...
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A roundup of egg carton crafts for kids and adults. Great use of leftover Easter egg cartons.
egg carton crafts
Egg cartons. They aren't just for eggs.
Some quick searching on the interwebs shows just how clever you folks are with egg cartons. We're not just talking kids' ...
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