Summer has finally slipped well into autumn here in England, but it's still gorgeous weather, sunny and bright with just a slight chill. So while the season is getting into full swing with its riot of colour and spices and warming treats, I felt like...
Wow! Wow! Wow! That's the best way to describe this year's Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show (OSSAS)! From start to finish, the show was full of surprises! Heck, it was surprising even before it got started...
It's "cookie kryptonite" time again here in Practice Bakes Perfect land! Since it is either spring or fall for you, depending on your hemisphere, now is the perfect time to wrestle with the ever-changing temperature and humidity conditions that play such a critical role in executing wet-on-wet cookie designs...
Admittedly, it feels a little premature to be posting Christmas and Hanukkah cookies when the mercury climbed to 93°F today! But, I know how we cookiers are - it's almost never too soon to start planning ahead for the year's biggest cookie holidays...
I've got another cookie platter! Why?! Just because I like to design them, especially when they can be customized to the season, holiday, or occasion! I also like stenciled effects...
I love the idea of stained glass cookies; the shine and transparency are so striking and delicate. I’m not too crazy about any of the mediums I’ve used for the effect, however. I tried...
When I first posted this "Crystal Clear" challenge, I knew that it would be a doozy. Believe me, I know that sugar and isomalt are not the easiest materials to work with and that mastery of these materials requires practice, practice, practice. But I also know...
Even though CookieCon is (regrettably) over for the year, we’re continuing our CookieCon 2018 Speakers Series until I interview every last one of the instructors. (By hook or by crook I will, I promise! :)) This month, we welcome Hillary Ramos, aka The Cookie Countess, who is...
Fall, autumn, autunno . . . whatever you call it, it's one of my favourite seasons. I designed this project at the end of August, so to get the feeling of autumn, I looked at some old pictures of my yard in Italy. I love the...
Boo! It's almost Halloween and time to get cracking on your Halloween cookie decorating! If I've scared you into a jaw-clenching frenzy of cookie brainstorming, chill out...
Halloween is my favorite cookie holiday. There are so many fun themes to use; I feel like I’ll never run out of Halloween ideas. Designs can go in a million different directions too...
I’m sorry about not blogging through all of CookieCon, but I had an accident early on that made it difficult to report while there. That being said, I thought I would do a belated review of my remaining time at CookieCon...
Woo hoo! I've got a special Spotlight for you today - a recap of the CookieCon 2018 Sugar Show, which concluded with much fanfare only a couple of days ago! As you may or may not know, CookieCon is the largest cookie-only convention in the United States...
Here's a look at some of the open decorating on Saturday, the last day of CookieCon 2018...
Our days at CookieCon have been full of hands-on activities and demonstrations by some pretty awesome cookiers. Needless to say, this newbie is exhausted...
