Halloween ice cubes to dress up your Halloween drinks. Great Halloween party idea!
Halloween ice cubes
Posts without sugar are rare for me, I know. And these so easily could have been turned into sugar-filled sweets, but I wanted to test out my "Bone Chillers" ice cube tray the ...
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Halloween ice cubes
monster cookie sticks
Simple monster cookie sticks for Halloween! No cookie cutter needed.
monster cookie sticks
I've been very into cookie sticks of late. Which is a terribly odd sentence to type, I realize. I've always been into candy eyes for Halloween. Stick some eyes on just about anything and it ...
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apple pie bites on a stick
Apple pie bites on a stick are a twist on the classic fall dessert.
apple pie bites
The most delicious bite of fall: Apple pie bites on a stick!
When I was a kid, I used to dream of owning an apple orchard when I grew up. (Or, more specifically, I dreamed of being an ...
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chocolate monster pops
Easy chocolate monster pops are a simple Halloween party treat.
chocolate monster pops
This whole piping chocolate on a stick thing is far from new on this blog. I've made chocolate and bones pops, chocolate spider pops, and bat wings and spider legs for Oreo Cakesters. It's one of the ...
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COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY!!! Decorating Cookies, by Bridget Edwards of Bake at 350
UPDATE: Congratulations to Gemma! Her comment was randomly drawn to win Bridget's book. Thank you, everyone, for participating!
While I have, on occasion, pointed out the trials and tribulations of food blogging--the competition, the race for traffic, dealing with stolen photos and ...
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pumpkin fudge
pumpkin fudge on a stick and 20+ other ways to use a pumpkin cutter, for Sugarbelle
pumpkin fudge
Hello Fall, come on in. I've missed you ever so much this long, hot, sticky Summer. I embrace you, Fall, and all you bring, like pumpkins.
So yes, Callye of The Sweet Adventures of ...
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bones chocolate Halloween pops
Easy bones chocolate Halloween pops.
What is it with me and chocolate lately? Must be a pregnancy craving. Nah, I'm also eating cookies and ice cream indiscriminately.
These pops are about as bare bones as you can get for a Halloween treat (ha ha, get it? stop rolling on the ...
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Halloween chocolate bark
Halloween chocolate bark with marshmallow ghosts.
Halloween chocolate bark
I mentioned a few posts ago that I got that big, huge, free box of marshmallow awesomeness from KRAFT Jet-Puffed, remember? No? (See these pumpkin marshmallow pie pops.) I told you it'll take me awhile to work ...
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pumpkin marshmallow pie pops
I need you to stick with me on this one (all kinds of puns intended there), because it might seem a little weird. But these are really good. And it took me a few batches to get my idea to work, so there's labor behind these, even if they are unbelievably easy to make.
You see ...
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caramel apple chip lollipops
Need a new dessert for fall? Try caramel apple chip lollipops.
caramel apple chip lollipops
Not too long ago I shared with you the crazy amazing Fall issue of Bird's Party Magazine from Bird's Party. These caramel apple chip lollipops are one of the treats I contributed to the ...
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how to stamp marshmallows
HOW TO STAMP MARSHMALLOWS with food coloring pens
how to stamp marshmallows
Oh hello there. How are ya'? What's up? I found these cute-as-can-be mini stamps at a little shop in Charlottesville, VA when my daughter and I visited my husband there during his Reserves duty this ...
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gold star cookie jars
gold star cookie jar
These gold star cookie jars for a homework reward idea as the kids head back to school.
Anybody remember that Staples commercial not too many years ago? The Christmas carol, "It's the most wonderful time of the year" plays as a man skips gleefully through the ...
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rainbow pound cake
rainbow pound cake
So my daughter just turned five. She has anticipated this day since she turned four. As such, I'm afraid the distance between her real birthday and the actual celebration day was too long for her to bear. So on her actual birthday we made some rainbow pound ...
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back to school Smarties marshmallows
More fun with crushed Smarties! I think this is as far as I can go with the whole "Smarties"/school thing. But methinks the kiddos will need some cheering up as school time approaches. (I've already declared my personal joy at the start of school when I made these Smartie pants cookies.) ...
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ParaNorman cookies
PARANORMAN cookies and cupcakes for Halloween
I know, it feels almost too early for Halloween, but the eerie chill you feel (right? that's what I was going for) is actually meant to celebrate the almost-release of the 3D stop-motion family film, ParaNorman, from Focus Features, opening August 17. ...
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tennis cookies in a jar
How to make bite-size tennis cookies in a mason jar, a fun gift for a tennis player.
tennis cookies
A couple months back I made my mom bite-size cookies in a jar that pictured all her interests and hobbies. (Remember? All About Mom cookies.) She put in a request for ...
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pickles and ice cream
This post is only a test. Really. It's only half serious. I had to see if all the hullaballoo about pickles and ice cream was real. Because, you see, I'm almost 20 weeks pregnant. (Pause for woo hooing now.)
It took so long to tell others this for a couple ...
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sunflower marshmallow pops
Use food coloring pens to make simple sunflower marshmallow pops.
sunflower marshmallows
And now for sunflower marshmallow pops, part two... the even easier way!
Come on, how many of you predicted this exact outcome?
Once again, I made these ages upon ages ago, back ...
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sunflower marshmallow pops with paper
How to make sunflower marshmallow pops.
I have another version of sunflower marshmallow pops coming your way, too, so stay tuned... This idea is super similar to an idea I have in Sugarlicious (except in there I use cake pops instead of marshmallows, and add leaves, and do something a bit ...
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sparkly rainbow Chex
Need a colorful snack for a party? Try this sparkly rainbow Chex mix.
sparkly rainbow Chex
So a couple months ago, we decided to host a happy hour for my daughter's pre-K class. The whole class. All the kids, their siblings and their parents. In our modestly-sized home. We ended up with ...
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