Saturday Spotlight: Top 10 Cookies
It’s Friday, and I just arrived at SoFlo Cake & Candy Expo where I’ll be presenting at the American Cake Awards on Saturday night. The place is abuzz with...
It’s Friday, and I just arrived at SoFlo Cake & Candy Expo where I’ll be presenting at the American Cake Awards on Saturday night. The place is abuzz with...
I am slowly (but surely!) planting my outdoor flower containers. As much as I love the creative process of designing the arrangements, I have to admit, it can be...
So if you missed today's live competition Q&A with me and competition judge/Gold Sponsor Laura Saporiti, no worries! Here you'll find the replay video...
Hello, cookie competitors and those thinking about entering the 3rd virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™! Now’s the time to get all your questions about competition rules and theme answered! And to...
Spring means different things to different people. For some, it's the change in temperature. For others, it's the...
It seems many of you are still celebrating Easter, as seven out of the ten cookies on this week's hot list center around Easter eggs, bunnies, or religious themes. But hey, no complaints here! I mean what could be more splendid than...
Woo hoo! That's right, registration for the third virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ opened on March 30 at 5 pm CDT! While the complete set of rules and theme description for the competition were announced in mid-February...
Hi, everyone! Here I am with the recap of Watch-Learn-Create Challenge #56 featuring Noriko Forster, aka mintlemonade (cookie crumbs). In her kickoff video, Noriko showcased how to create three types of...
This month, I have a quick and easy 3-D basket cookie suitable for many occasions, including Easter, May Day, Mother's Day, weddings, and more! The basket is contoured and...
While creating last month’s bamboo tutorial, I stumbled upon the idea of painting wafer paper with royal icing. This month, I was eager to explore the idea a little further...
This first week of spring has been a bit all over the place for me and my neighborhood. The temperatures have been well above normal one day, then plunging well below on the next. On the warmer days, I can...
With Easter just two weeks away, Cookie Connection has been hopping (pun intended!) with all sorts of bunny and egg cookies decked out with flowers and spring-y pastels! A couple of recent...
Spring is definitely trying to hop on in. I should clarify. Warmer weather is certainly making an appearance in my area, but my sister out west is dealing with two feet of new snow. I'm not sure what...
Hello, cookiers! What a zany time it is - right now, I'm juggling prep for three events, a video shoot for my tutorials, the judging of two competitions, and the setup of my own competition! I can...
Last year I shared with you a dimensional cookie platter tutorial comprised of two flowers whose petals, centers, and leaves were contoured. This month I have another similar and...