October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween, Everyone! We hope you’re getting psyched up for the big night. Those of you in the Northeast are probably rethinking your costumes and opting for warmer duds. There might be an awful lot of kids dressed as “Skiers” this year. Here’s our “Best of the Web” Halloween link Round-Up to get you in ...
October 28, 2011
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a “Five Fun Things” post and I thought that now that we’re just about full swing into the holiday season, a great “Five Fun Things” post would be Five Excellent Dessert Cookbooks! This list is just right for you if you’re looking to change up your holiday ...
October 26, 2011
Ya’ll know I’m a huge fan of Bakerella.com and her amazing Cake Pops, right? We’ll I was just so excited to see these gorgeous photos on her site of Creepy Crawly Halloween Cake Pops! Her talent for taking bite-sized balls of cake and turning them into delicious art is just unbelievable. Check out the Cake ...
October 24, 2011
If you haven’t purchased your Halloween candy yet, then today is the day to do it! We are only 1 week away from the biggest candy day of the year! A lot of our Halloween candy is already on sale – in fact, these four items listed below not only are all on sale, but ...
October 21, 2011
I am simply amazed at the creative, delicious cupcakes that bakers make these days. How they take sugar, flour, eggs, and milk and whip it into little edible art works is just incredible. So today’s post honors those cupcake bakers – you’re creativity and talent is inspirational! Thank you for what you do! Some of ...
October 19, 2011
A new kind of chocolate bar has hit the shelves recently that’s creating quite a stir. Nestle’s Aero Bar is a yummy chocolate bar that is infused with air bubbles creating a very smooth, melt-in-your-mouth quality to the chocolate that is simply decadent. Air-bubble infused chocolate – and even the Aero bar itself – has ...
October 17, 2011
Here’s a really fun and creative way to have a candy buffet at your upcoming Halloween party – make it a “specimen table” and label all the candy spooky names like “Freshwater Leeches” (Black Licorice Wheels) and “Human Blood Capsules” (Hot Tamales). You can download a free printable of spooky specimen names here, and we’ve ...
October 14, 2011
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a more colorful party than this Elmo birthday party that I spotted on HostessWithTheMostess.com. The underlying theme was Elmo, but the real theme seems to be crazy, over-the-top colors. Just take a look at this dessert table – need I say more? They of course, had an amazing candy ...
October 12, 2011
Check out these photos from a recent autumn / pumpkin themed baby shower! I just love this decor so much because not only is it gorgeous, but it is so versatile! These gold pumpkins and orange hues can be carried over to your Thanksgiving table top or any other fall shin-dig. Plus, there’s CANDY! The ...
October 10, 2011
(UPDATE: Contest winner has been announced. Twitter user @misselJ has won this contest!!! Thank you so much to everyone who entered!) Hey there friends and fellow candy lovers, welcome to the second contest of this Halloween season. The response to our first contest last week was AMAZING – thank you so much to everyone ...