I found this great tutorial on painting cookies. When I paint cookies I use the decorator bag method shown here in the third video. You can also use this method to create a design on parchment paper. Then transfer the design to your cake after you let it dry and harden for a day or two.
The video recommends royal icing:
3 level tablespoons of Meringue Powder
1 lb confectioners’ sugar
5-6 tablespoons of lukewarm water
Mix at low speed for 7-8 minutes for a stiff consistency icing. Add more water slowly until you have a thin consistency icing to use on …read more

Every year my sister makes salsa fresh from her garden. I only had it once (she lives ten hours away) but it was the most delicious salsa I ever tasted. You can’t beat the flavor of fresh vegetables and herbs. Last year I made some of my own using my own garden fresh veggies and it was divine. You can’t beat the taste of fresh, vine ripened tomatoes. Here’s a great salsa-making tutorial. It’s almost time to start planting. Maybe you can use your garden fresh tomatoes to make salsa this year.

 Wedding cakes are one of the biggest parts of any wedding. It can take a long time to pick out the perfect cake. You have to choose the flavor of the cake and the icing. Then you need to choose the colors and decor of the cake. It’s quite a process.
But imagine the process of making a wedding cake. It takes a lot of work, creativity, patience and dedication to create cakes as beautiful as the ones in the video below. Watch the video and see the wedding cake creations from Ellen Bartlett. They are gorgeous!

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I stumbled upon this website called Adventure Bachelor Party and I was curious to see what this was all about. If you are looking for a completely different, untraditional way to throw a bachelor party, then you need to watch this video and head on over to the website. This is a great bachelor party idea!
I think this is a great idea for those bachelors who want to be "one with nature" before they say "I do".

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A High School Musical party theme is a big hit these days and with High School Musical 3 on the horizon, this party theme isn’t going anywhere any time soon.
I found this video about some ideas for party favors at your High School Musical theme party. She gives some good ideas for what to send your guests home with when the party is over.

I know that when my kids go to a birthday party, they are always very excited to see what they get in their gift bag when they leave. I do teach them not to expect one, …read more

This video is hilarious! If you need some tips on how to throw the world’s worst New Year’s Eve party, then you will definitely want to watch this video. She has some superb ideas how to throw a horrible party that everyone will be talking about for years to come:

Here’s a great video about holiday entertaining. I thought you would enjoy this. I love Georgeanne Brennan’s ideas.