Food Art

[Kathleen]

The mice are adorable!!!! Are the tails red spaghetti?

 

[Frenchys]

I'm fan of thoses gingerbread :p

 

[mollyanne]

I was thinking the mice tails were red licorice but I suppose they could be spaghetti that have been dyed red. I'll find the instructions tomorrow and post if I find it.

 

[Zhizara]

I thought Twizzler's too. Spaghetti wouldn't be so sweet. I hope you find it, I'm dying to know about the eyes.

 

[mollyanne]

Use mini chocolate chips for the nose and black cake-icing for the eyes. The tails are red lace-licorice (lace as in shoelaces) and you poke them in the hole that the stem came out of.

Click on this link:

Strawberry Mice Recipe | Fruity Desserts | FamilyFun

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[Kathleen]

Use mini chocolate chips for the nose and black cake-icing for the eyes. The tails are red lace-licorice (lace as in shoelaces) and you poke them in the hole that the stem came out of.

Click on this link:

Strawberry Mice Recipe | Fruity Desserts | FamilyFun

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Just adorable.

 

[mollyanne]

Christmas Cuppys
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[Zhizara]

Awwww. Those are sweet. Thanks MA.

 

[mollyanne]

Thank you for your comments LindaZ, Kathleen, Frenchy,
Zhizara, Simona'sKitchen, and all those previously.
I just wanted you to know that it's nice to have someone
to share these inspirational and entertaining tidbits

Disclaimer: For those who didn't catch it previously,
I want to make it clear that I didn't do any of
these creations myself and try to post credits when
I have them. I'm not that comfortable with my camera
but i plan to work on that so I can post my own art
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[Frenchys]

Whooo, where did you find thoses reindeer cupcakes ? :p

 

[mollyanne]

Whooo, where did you find thoses reindeer cupcakes ? :p

Wow...I'm sure glad you asked, Frenchy, because my search led to an awesome cupcake contest where all the winners are posted...fun (link is below)
I originally had found this on flickR posted by HayleytheCaker but was skeptical that it was her own creation...turns out it is and she was one of the winners in this contest:

If you're a cuppy lover this link is a MUST see (it's safe):

Flickriver: Most interesting photos from Baking Bites Holiday Cupcake Contest 2008 pool

Green Star-Fruit below:
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[chefmac]

sooooo pretty~~

 

[mollyanne]

Hello chefmac. Here is some random
Christmas FoodArt. The caramel apples
are from the Luxor in Las Vegas:
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[Kathleen]

MA, the salad wreath reminds me of a story of my best friend's mother. She was married right before Christmas. As a newly married couple, setting up house-keeping, etc., money was tight. However, as a new bride, she was determined to make a merry holiday dinner for Christmas for her new husband. Unfortunately, she was limited to what she had in the cupboard - which was the ingredients for a spaghetti dinner.

So she made the pasta...but dyed it bright green with food coloring. Placing it in a wreath-shape, she placed little meatballs dipped in red pasta sauce around it. Then she drizzled more red sauce like a ribbon. And she sprinkled Parmesan cheese "snow" and proudly took it to the table. Her hubby Pete, a confirmed meat and potatoes" man, took one look, turned as green as the pasta and could not eat a bite.

The story was told every Christmas, and, after having six children, it was said that it was all uphill from that point on.

~Kathleen

 

[mollyanne]

...I love that story, kathleen.
I wish we had a pic of it to post here.
Meanwhile, we'll just have to settle for
this one...but hers was 10X more creative!!
So funny.

Oh, and some miniatures just for you, kathleen
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[Kathleen]

I just adore the miniatures. It amazes me the detail and proportion. I cannot imagine doing anything so detailed - much less on that scale!

Thanks!

 

[Zhizara]

I just adore the miniatures. It amazes me the detail and proportion. I cannot imagine doing anything so detailed - much less on that scale!

Thanks!

What she said! Incredibly steady hands.

 

[Frenchys]

Did you know the "Papillotes" ? ,.. A kind of chocolate wrapper ?

 

[mollyanne]

I had to google that, Frenchy
and found a delightful link that I'll
share here (i love the story with it):
Tongue in Cheek - French Romance and Chocolate that goes POP!

Thank you for enlightening
us with that french tradition

I have seen poppers that look like this (below)
sold here in the usa but not sure if they
have candy in them. I have never bought them.

Christmas candies:
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[Frenchys]

Thank you for enlightening
us with that french tradition

You're welcome, here are some more details (sorry it's from my own blog : The PapillotesEnjoy