Tag: sprinkles

St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

March 16, 2013   Kristen   No comments
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Pin It Here’s a beautiful and simple St. Patrick’s Day treat that is easy to make and is sure to get lots of praise after a generous helping of Guiness Beef Stew! INSTRUCTIONS: Just dip your super-sweet, stem-on strawberries in your favorite dark chocolate.  Any easy (no-double-broiler-needed) method is to place your chocolate chips in

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Susie Cake’s Beautiful Cookies

February 01, 2013   Kristen   3 Comments
Copy-Cat Susie Cake's Cute Valentine cut-out Cookie Sandwiches and pay WAY less than $3 a cookie!

Even though I’m on a major diet (much more to come on that), I couldn’t resist being within 2 miles of one of my favorite Bay Area bakeries: Susie Cakes.  From the retro decor to the friendly staffers, Susie Cakes is a bakery must-visit when you’re in San Francisco, Menlo Park, or one of their

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Christmas Sugar Cookies

December 03, 2012   Kristen   7 Comments
Un-iced sugar cookies are just as good!

I also cut out a small sugar cookie village (since I’ve been obsessed with old vintage glitter “Putz” houses from the 40′s and 50′s).  I didn’t have house-shaped cookie cutters but I free-handed some simple silhouettes and added a steeple on one to make a church.  I thought these came out beautifully with the snow-covered

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Super Quick 4th of July Sweet Treats

July 03, 2012   Kristen   No comments
Turn this kiddie-classic into a 4th of July treat just by adding red and blue food coloring and layering in your pan!

So, it’s July 3rd and tomorrow is the big family BBQ and one of my favorite holidays: The 4th of July!  Maybe you were planing on cutting up some cool, juicy watermelons and having strawberry ice cream for the kiddies, to satisfy your family’s sweet tooth.  Why not jazz things up a bit and really

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Fourth of July Flag Marshmallows

July 02, 2011   Kristen   No comments
Try these star-spangled marshmallows for the perfect cupcake topper!

  I wanted to up the anty this 4th of July when it came to dessert and my inspiration came from eating a marshmallow!  Looking at the Whole Foods square-cut, natural marshmallow and enjoying it’s loveliness, I got the idea to slice them up and make little flags!  For those avid followers of this blog,

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Easy Dessert Idea: Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

June 14, 2011   Kristen   No comments
Decorating Marshmallows

Pin It I had my fiance’s 6-year-old niece over a few weeks ago and needed a fun, quick and easy activity for the afternoon when Kysen, my two year old, takes his nap.  I came up with this great idea while I was shopping at Whole Foods.  I have a confession to make here: I

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