How To: Make Edible Tea Bag Cookies
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Bake a batch of gluten-free cookies with this green tea shortbread recipe that tastes good and is good for you, as far as cookies go anyway.
Bake a batch of gluten-free cookies with this green tea shortbread recipe that tastes good and is good for you, as far as cookies go anyway.
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6 Salad Recipes for the Summer Swim Season
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It's summer and that means you have a far greater chance of ending up in a bathing suit. Naturally, you look awesome, no matter what your size, but if you are especially conscience of your diet when you are headed to the beach (or pool), these salad recipes are for you. Bonus: They actually taste good!
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How To: Make (Edible) Watercolor Cookies
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What's the secret material to this DIY dessert (aside from food coloring)?
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Roundup: 11 Fresh Summer Recipes
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Remember a couple of weeks ago when I rounded up the 7 sweet treats of summer? Well, I have another one for you, but instead of sugary sweets, we'll head more towards the savory side for this one.
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How To: Make Delicious Three-Ingredient Frozen Yogurt -- From Scratch!
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There's never a better time for cold, homemade treats than right now AKA the dead of summer. Everything is hot and gross and have I mentioned hot? No? Okay, it's HOT out there y'all. Treat yourself to some simple and delicious three-ingredient frozen yogurt!
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Make It: Dip Dyed Marshmallow Desserts
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Dip dying is one of the biggest trends in fashion and home decor lately, but have you ever thought about taking this trend to the kitchen and incorporating it into food?
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Make It: Super Easy Frozen Yogurt Pops
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Summer is coming! Cool down with a yogurt pop -- this healthy frozen snack is a cinch to make. Here's how.
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Totally Mindblowing: Miniature Food Sculpture Art
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These insanely detailed miniature food sculptures are made by artist Shay Aaron using regular ol' polymer clay (you know, "Sculpey", that craft store staple). Don't they look good enough to eat??
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How To: Make Your Own Peanut Butter -- From Scratch!
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First: three cheers for peanut butter! (Because it's awesome.) Also, let's throw in an extra cheer for the fact that making this delicious spread is insanely easy. Want to learn how?
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How To: Make Heart-Shaped Hard Boiled Eggs!
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These heart-shaped hard boiled eggs have been floating around the Internet for a while now, but I was saving them for this very special time of year when going out of your way to make heart-shaped foodstuffs is normal. Aren't you glad I did??
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Bake It: Heart-Shaped Macarons for Valentine's Day!
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Okay, first, this how-to comes from a blog called "Delectable Deliciousness", which is totally my kind of alliteration. Secondly, um, HEART-SHAPED MACARONS!
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Roundup: Five Fruit "Dishes" You Can Eat Out Of!
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What do kegs, cups, bowls, and shot glasses all have in common? You can make them out of fruit of course!
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Surprise! Over 80 Snacks Under 100 Calories!
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I'm not a calorie counter... AT ALL. But I do think it's beneficial to have an idea of some healthy snack choices, especially since I work from home and, well, have a pantry practically within arms reach. If you're curious what sort of snacks ring in at under 100 calories, read on! You might be surprised.
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How To: Make DIY 3D Gingerbread Christmas Trees!
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If you're looking for a fun Christmas Eve day activity the whole family can enjoy, look no further. Make these 3D gingerbread trees today and have fun decorating them all weekend!
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Make It, Dip It, Eat It: Santa Hat Party Mix!
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Who doesn't want to eat a party mix filled with adorable Santa hats?? That is, if you aren't making one of these edible Santa bread heads... which isn't to say you can't do both, because you totally can. The more Santas the merrier, yes? Anyway, party mixes--filled with Santa hats!
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How To: Make Glittering Sandwich Cookies!
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It's been a regular ol' glitter fest up in here recently, so I thought it only appropriate to extend our new obsession into Foodie Fridays!
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Gift Guide: 16 Great Gourmet Gifts for Home Chefs and Food Lovers
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Somehow I managed to score this gift guide assignment again this year (see my post from 2010), even though Chris is clearly the more qualified person to do it (I mean, c'mon, he makes stuff all the time, like donuts and romesco sauce).
Nevertheless, I am nothing if not a shameless amateur, and I like to think of myself as food-literate. So, fueled by this decidedly non-gourmet turkey sandwich I whipped up for lunch and a string of INXS that...
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Edible Spray Paint: Yay or Nay?
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Why yes, yes that is a gold turkey. And yes, if you're feeling all Midas-y, you CAN eat it. But wait! Perhaps I can interest you in a silver pretzel instead? You know you want to!
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Lilliputian Food Scenes
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Using 'hand painted railway model figurines glued into place on real food', Seattle-based artist Chirstopher Boffoli's "Disparity" series 'highlights
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How To: Bake a Heart (or Any Shape) into a Cupcake!
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Sure, there are lots of fancy things you can do to the outside of a cupcake (make it look like modern art, fake popcorn, or even add a brainsucker or two), but you know what they say: it's the inside that counts. Learn how to bake a heart—or any shape—into a cupcake and become the coolest kid at the party!