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DIY New Years Eve Party Horns!

DIY New Years Eve Party Horns!

December 13, 2012 No Comments

Check these out from Icing Designs – so chic and fun!!!  Everyone loves a good NYE party, especially if there are cool party favors and toys, like these party horns, that you can make in whatever color scheme you desire.  I LOVE the simple black and white frilly party horns, but just think of all ...

New Favorite Dessert – Root Beer Float Cupcake with Ice Cream Frosting!

New Favorite Dessert – Root Beer Float Cupcake with Ice Cream Frosting!

December 12, 2012 No Comments

Fans of the old fashioned Root Beer Float have got to try out one of the latest and greatest creations from our friends at Cookies and Cups.  These yummy little cupcakes are made of delicious cake infused with root beer and vanilla frosting that actually includes real ice cream!  Here’s a picture: If you’re interested ...

Serve Candy Cane Cocktails At Your Holiday Party!

Serve Candy Cane Cocktails At Your Holiday Party!

December 5, 2012 No Comments

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock! Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring! It’s that time of year again, and you know what that means?  Holiday parties!  Warm fires in the fireplace!  Hot cocoa!  And my favorite – tun and festive cocktails! No one does holiday parties better than Martha Stewart, so we’re filching ...

DIY Winter Tree Cake Toppers!

DIY Winter Tree Cake Toppers!

November 28, 2012 No Comments

How adorable are these little cake toppers?  Perfect for your upcoming holiday party, right? These are ridiculously simple to make.  So simple that you probably have all the materials already at home.  Check out the full tutorial here, at Icing Designs.  Genius! Photo Credits: Icing Designs

Tips and Suggestions for Beer and Chocolate Pairing

Tips and Suggestions for Beer and Chocolate Pairing

November 24, 2012 No Comments

This is a popular topic lately and we were so excited to see an article on CandyIndustry.com about an actual Beer + Chocolate Tasting at the Fine Chocolate Show in Chicago.  Here is an excerpt from Crystal Lindell’s article.  To view the entire article, click here. Clay Gordon, publisher and senior chocolate correspondent for The ...

Make Your Own “Hostess” Favorites!

Make Your Own “Hostess” Favorites!

November 23, 2012 No Comments

The sad news has been circulating the news networks about the imminent closure of Hostess, the snack food juggernaut that has become insolvent and is shutting its doors.  Such sad news that unless someone buys the favored brands we might never see Twinkies or Hostess Cupcakes on the shelves at supermarkets again! But alas, all ...

Make the Perfect Gingerbread House This Holiday Season!

Make the Perfect Gingerbread House This Holiday Season!

November 16, 2012 2 Comments

If you’ve ever wondered how to to make a great gingerbread house, check out this video from Marian at Sweetopia.  It’s totally worth the 10 minutes to see her put together a gorgeous and delicious looking edible house.  Also if you go to this link, she provides templates for making the gingerbread house walls too. ...

Special Holiday Spiced Nuts Recipe

Special Holiday Spiced Nuts Recipe

November 7, 2012 No Comments

All right, people, put away your scary skeletons, cobwebs and costumes and pull out your knit sweaters, wooly socks and Thanksgiving recipes!  It’s November, which means we’re on the fast track to some serious holiday parties, beginning with Turkey Day in less than 3 weeks.  From now on it’s basically a sprint to the New ...

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcake Recipe!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcake Recipe!

October 23, 2012 No Comments

Ok, so I’m seeing a trend here – I love to post recipes that combine chocolate and peanut butter. Almost as much as I like to post about S’Mores.  I think I better start baking soon otherwise I’ll black out and be found in a trance sitting on the kitchen floor eating alternating spoonfuls of ...

DE-Lish! Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars!

DE-Lish! Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars!

October 16, 2012 No Comments

Cookies and Cups has done it again with these AMAZING Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars!  Check out these photos: And these are sooooooo easy to make.  Pretty much every ingredient is already in your house – a log of cookie dough, marshmallows, pretzels (peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets, even better!) and peanut butter chips. Click here ...

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