All photographs courtesy of Claudia Ficca.
I’m so honored today to have a Sweet Talk with Dorie Greenspan. For the select few who may not be familiar with Dorie, she is the self-taught cook/baker turned New York Times Bestselling Author who has written 10 award-winning (including six James Beard and IACP Awards) cookbooks. The first Dorie book I owned was the one she collaborated on with Julia Child. Dorie’s approachable recipe writing was a welcome…
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March 20, 2013
Sweet Talk with Dorie Greenspan {& Passover Macaroon Recipe from Beurre & Sel}
March 13, 2013
Mrs. Lilien’s Mrs. Shamrock Smash {Recipe}
In our St. Paddy’s Day the Stylish Way post, we mentioned Mrs. Liliens Cocktail Swatchbook…. Kelley Lilien is the author of this fun cocktail book, which is designed to look like a Pantone swatchbook and filled with 50 classic cocktail recipes. Each recipe has a name that begins with MRS. {sorry to the men out there} and is accompanied with chic accoutrements. Kelley mixed up an exclusive Mrs. Shamrock Smash just for you all
March 12, 2013
Great Finds: Rachel’s Irish Family Food {Recipe for St. Paddy’s}
With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, we’re sharing a peek of Rachel Allen’s brand new book Rachel’s Irish Family Food…. If you don’t know Rachel, she is a well known chef in Ireland who has penned several bestselling cookbooks, is a TV food chef, and teaches at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School. She was raised in Dublin and her new book is so charming that it transports you right into the heart of
March 11, 2013
Drink of the Month: Root & {Guinness} Beer Float from Butter & Scotch
A trend in the dessert world is mixing spirits and sweets. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Brooklyn based Butter & Scotch is sharing their recipe with us for a Root & Beer Float. How great does that sound? Owned by Keavy Blueher of Kumquat Cupcakery and Allison Kave of First Prize Pies, Butter & Scotch specializes in a wide range of boozy, and not-so-boozy desserts. You can find them every weekend at the Brooklyn…
March 05, 2013
Great Finds: Girl Scout Cookies {Re-visited)
We ordered boxes of Girl Scout …cookies and we’re patiently awaiting their arrival. Some of our friends on Facebook have mentioned that they received their packages this week and it has been fun to see which cookies each person prefers. Mine are the Tag-A-Longs with Samoas a close second. All this talk of girl scout cookies made us think of desserts that are inspired by the green badge cookies. We scoured the web and found
February 15, 2013
Academy Award Cocktail Bar – Oscar Movie Mixology
We’re back with Part II of our Oscar 2013 Party glam posts. If you missed part I, be sure to click here for our Red Carpet Guessing Game. On to the drinks. Whenever I’m throwing a party, I always greet my guests with a drink. You can have a lot of fun “dressing” up your drinks for the Oscars. A simple gold gift wrap paper “cuff” glammed up the plain glasses above, while movie tickets…
February 15, 2013
Oscar 2013 Party Ideas: Part I {Red Carpet Prediction Guessing Game FREE Printable}
I don’t know about you, but the Oscars have always… been one of my favorite awards show. There is something about the glitz and glamour that has me counting down the hours until all of the artists hit the red carpet. I love how it is also an opportunity to finally see some of the other artists that contribute to the production of a movie. Since I’m so jazzed up about the Oscars, I’m sharing
February 07, 2013
A Package of Valentine’s Day Goodies {Meringue Kisses Recipe, Win a Copy Sweet Designs, Valentine’s Day Check-List and Free Printable}
Valentine’s Day is next Thursday and we thought we’d share a little love. We have lots of fun Valentine’s Day sweet ideas for the blog today. First up….Hyperion has offered a copy of my book, Sweet Designs, to 10 lucky winners…. The book is filled with 175 sweet recipes and crafty ideas to make throughout the year and there are plenty ideas for Valentine’s Day! You can get a peek at the book
February 01, 2013
Recipe: {Sprinkled Hazelnut Truffles}
Confession…I’m a Nutella addict. Well, you all know I love chocolate and nuts so it isn’t that big of a surprise, right? In honor of World Nutella Day this Tuesday, we are sharing our Nutella truffle recipe with you from Sweet Designs. If the thought of Nutella hazelnut spread sounds good this morning, just imagine what it would taste like mixed with good chocolate, butter and of course hazelnuts into small, round truffles. These truffles…
January 24, 2013
Chocolate Cupcakes with Heart Shape Cutouts {Recipe}
Earlier this morning, we featured this pretty Valentine’s Day party that was styled by Sofia from BistrotChic. We are back with the DIY on how to make the great chocolate heart shaped cutout cupcakes above from bake4u.
Enjoy!
Items Needed
- Cupcake cup
- Red Food Coloring
- Silk Ribbons
- Heart cookie cutter
Ingredients for the chocolate cupcake…
1/2 cup (50 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1 cup (240 ml) boiling hot water
1 1/3
January 16, 2013
Recipe {Golden Caramel Corn}
With the Golden Globes now behind us and the Oscars around the corner, it seems everyone is running to the theater to see the latest blockbusters. What’s a movie without popcorn? This Saturday is National Popcorn Day so we thought we’d share our Golden Caramel Corn recipe from Sweet Designs, just in case you are feeling like you want to elevate the salty little kernel. This recipe works great for a Superbowl party, every day…
January 03, 2013
Throw a Downton Abbey Gala…Grantham Style: The “Lady Mary”
The Season 3 premiere of Downton Abbey is this Saturday and we can’t wait. We did a segment for E! News last week and we had to do some “research” for the segment. We created this fun cocktail called the Lady Mary, which would be perfect for a Downton Abbey viewing party. We substituted Vodka for Gin in the Traditional Bloody Mary. The Gin has a little kick to it, just like the character Lady…
November 30, 2012
Great Finds: Cake Pops Holidays + Giveaway
My friend Bakerella has done it again. Just in time for the holidays, she came out with a Cake Pops Holidays book. Remember her first book? This holiday edition is equally creative and the perfect dose of inspiration, especially when we have all seen just about everything over and over… again on the web. That’s what I love about her. Her Bakerella mind is constantly spinning with creative ideas to turn cake, frosting and a
November 21, 2012
Great Finds: Decorating Cookies
Thanksgiving is finally here tomorrow. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Thanksgiving is hands down my favorite holiday (except for the all of the sweets on Halloween, of course). It is a time when my whole family comes together to eat, share stories, reconnect. We talk into the very late hours of the night, while re-warming stuffing and sweet potato pie leftovers. I look forward to it more than any single day…
November 20, 2012
Recipe – Warm Up Your Holiday with Spiked White Hot Chocolate
We did a winter wonderland party for Anthropologie last week so we thought we’d share with you a spiked white hot chocolate. How good does that sound? Trust us…it is good! This recipe is from our holiday chapter in Sweet Designs. Scroll down to see the ingredients and the recipe. This is a great drink to warm up your guests throughout the winter season. Enjoy:)
Copyright Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It, Hyperion…
November 16, 2012
Five Ways to Get Your Twinkie Fix
Today, Hostess Brands… announced that they are closing down their operations. It is sad to see an 82 year old company close their business. Their beloved Twinkie has received its share of criticism, but we think many will agree that the oblong yellow cake filled with sweet cream will be missed. If you don’t have time to run out and get Twinkies at your local grocery and you don’t want to wait to see who
October 30, 2012
Bewitching Bark
We shared Halloween recipes, templates, and ideas this morning with this Halloween post. We are back to share this easy, three-ingredient bewitching bark. The recipe is courtesy of Sweet Designs.
Bewitching Bark
12 ounces good-quality white chocolate, such as Ghirardelli or Callebaut, finely chopped and melted
Orange food coloring gel, to desired shade
4 ounces good-quality bittersweet chocolate, such as Ghirardelli or Callebaut, finely chopped and melted
Makes 16 to 20 3-inch pieces. …
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September 17, 2012
Sweet New Year: Mini Apple Pie Recipe
I’m currently celebrating Rosh Hashana with my family and I thought it would be a good time to share my mini apple pies from Sweet Designs. One of the rituals of Rosh Hashana is taking sweet apples and dipping them in honey. This is to symbolize that the New Year will be a sweet one. At our Rosh Hashana table, there is a big bowl of glistening honey and after the bracha you’ll find many…
August 20, 2012
Princess And The Pea Bed Tutorial
On Tuesday, we featured this Princess And The Pea inspired dessert table from Jen at Jen Rayner Photography. The cake was a huge hit so we are back today with a step-by-step recipe/tutorial of the cake from Jen.
INGREDIENTS:
For the Cookie Headboard and Footboard:
500g softened butter
1.5 cups superfine sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
4.5 cups flour, sifted
box of candy (color preference optional)
For the Cake:
2 boxes of Betty…
August 01, 2012
Cookbook Covet List {Fall Books}
It’s a rainy day in NYC and the weather feels almost fall-like {you know those days when you just want to stay inside with a sweater?} so I thought I’d share some of the fall books that I’m craving to add to my cookbook shelf. Believe it or not, I have over 300 cookbooks in my collection. You’d think I’d just rely on the web for browsing recipes at this point, but I never tire…
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March 8, 2012
This “Around the Atlas” came to us from Francisca, a cake designer in Portugal. She created this beautiful display to showcase her products to clients. The gold accents with the Tiffany blue and white color palette gave this table a classic and elegant vibe. { Read More }
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Amy Atlas Moment: School Themed Guest Dessert Feature
May 1, 2013
Teacher’s Appreciation Day is next week and we think this Amy Atlas Moment styled by Dawn of Ruby May Designs is great inspiration. Dawn told us she was inspired by the “Apple of My Eye” chapter in Sweet Designs for her son’s 3rd birthday party. Her son had just just started pre-school so she created a theme inspired by the alphabet and learning. { Read More }
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