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Fun Food

Inspiring Cupcakes from Trophy

Trophy Cupcakes made these amazing cakes for the Zombie Training table at ZomBcon this past weekend. Both decorations look fairly simple to do, but provide amazing results. Want to learn from the pros how to make cupcakes like these? Join Trophy for their Halloween Cupcake Decorating class this Thursday, October […]

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Kryptonite Candy

The other day I was searching for “glow in the dark candy” (why? What do you do in your free time?), and was pleasantly surprised to see that it existed. This Instructables by BrittLiv will have you making yummy and toxic-looking candy in no time. The glowing effect comes from […]

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Make Food From Your Favorite Video Game

Gourmet Gaming is blog out of the UK that shows you how to make real-life replicas of food you see in video games. It updates every Wednesday. Even if you don’t know how to cook with grams, the pics should provide enough inspiration to get you experimenting on your own! […]

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Superhero Spatulas

 Williams-Sonoma has expanded its Marvel Kitchen collection to include spatulas, and unlike the Star Wars ones, these may actually be a more practical size/shape. The Spider-man looks like it could handle most foods pretty well. Williams-Sonoma also came up with a cute comic book that teaches cooking terms to […]

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Beer Plus Cupcakes = Love

I just discovered the wonderful blog Sweet and Stout, that specializes in beer cupcakes. I’m thinking a beer-y cupcake may be the perfect thing for a nice Fall day. The blog is also just a couple hundred dollars away from reaching their Kickstarter goal to sell their cupcakes locally in […]

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Marvel Collection by Williams-Sonoma

I was walking by Williams-Sonoma this weekend when something caught my eye, and I stopped to stare at the window like a kid longing for the toy bike in the holiday display. Marvel comics had teamed up with Williams-Sonoma. Superhero cupcake wrappers? Spiderman Comic Book cookies? Superhero cakes and cookies? […]

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“Game of Thrones” Inspired Food

If you’re going through withdrawals until “Game of Thrones” comes back, and you’ve already read all of the books currently in the “Song of Ice and Fire” series, these recipes should hold you over. Inn at the Crossroads creates delicious looking recipes inspired by the writing of George RR Martin. […]

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R2-D2 Makes Lunch Way Cooler

This R2-D2 lunchbox is soft, insulated, adorable, and lights up and makes sounds. It’s sure to make your kid (or you!) the coolest kid in school/your cubicle. Star Wars Novelty Lunch Kit: $12.99 at Toys R Us. Source: That’s Nerdalicious

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Patience is a Virtue

I’ve recently begun learning how to make ice cream. The biggest things I’ve learned? Be patient and follow directions. Now, this is hard for a lot of us geeks. We want to throw out instructions and recipes and say “we know a better way!” However, I’ve learned it might be […]

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Transformers Cake Beats Your Cake

The Cake Boss is accurately named, because holy cow. This cake is amazing. The Bumblebee cake ways 2,000 pounds, and in true Michael Bay/Transformers fashion, includes explosions and pyrotechnics. Who wants to be parent of the year and make THAT for your kid’s birthday party? (Source: BuzzFeed)