food presentation

16 Apr

Swarovski Cake Jewels

categories: bridal shower ideas, centerpiece ideas, engagement parties, floral design, food presentation, wedding

Here’s a new kind of "icing" for your wedding or party cake: butterflies, hummingbirds, and dragonflies adorned with glitzy Swarovski crystals! These sparkly creatures are part of the Swarovski Cake Jewels collection at EstiloWeddings.com, which also includes bejeweled monograms, hearts, lady bugs, and flowers in various sizes and colors…

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Read more → Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 2:41pm

16 Apr

Gorgeous Cupcake Wrappers

categories: baby shower ideas, birthday party ideas, bridal shower ideas, desserts, food presentation, wedding

These stylish, laser-cut cupcake wrappers just might outshine the treat itself! I’m amazed by the level of detail in the designs, which include intricate patterns like Filigree, Ivy Vine, and White Butterflies. They’d make a truly gorgeous cupcake tower or adorable party favor packaging – maybe filled with colorful candies or a stack of [...]

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Read more → Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 1:19pm

14 Apr

Marshmallow Animal Favors

categories: food and drinks, food presentation

How cute are these marshmallow animal favors?! I saw them over at Kitchen Retro , who noted that they’re from a book called McCall’s Family Style Cookbook which was published in 1965. I couldn’t find the book on Amazon, but am hoping it might pop up on ebay. Either way, the images look pretty [...]

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Read more → Posted on April 14th, 2008 at 5:56am

31 Mar

Fruit & Veggie Masterpiece

categories: centerpiece ideas, food and drinks, food presentation

Can you believe this artsy bird-themed creation was actually carved from fruits and veggies?! Genius! The festive arrangement served as table decor for one of the food stations at the super stylish, Asian-themed wedding of Lisa Ling and Paul Song. From Lisa’s gorgeous red wedding dress to the fact that her invitations read – “If [...]

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Read more → Posted on March 31st, 2008 at 9:38am

28 Mar

Sweet Presentation

categories: food and drinks, food presentation

The presentation of these Fruit-n-Fluff Pops is so creative – and something you could easily pull off at your own parties! Even if you don’t want to get quite as fancy with the recipe as this one (sugarcoated frozen apricot Bavarian cream with velvety marshmallows Will Goldfarb ), you can easily [...]

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Read more → Posted on March 28th, 2008 at 11:01am

25 Apr

cool cocktails

categories: cocktail recipes, food and drinks, food presentation

Brides.com is a wealth of inspiration – whether you’re planning a wedding or not! Check out these gorgeous cocktail/mocktail presentations – just a few images & ideas from a stunning online drinks & cocktails gallery that features lots of differenty artsy drink displays and garnishes. (Those cool cube-things in the 2nd row of the image [...]

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Read more → Posted on April 25th, 2007 at 7:05am