Bikini Bites

It was an itsy bitsy, teeny weeny, yellow polka-dot bikini….. that she made in her kitchen. With strawberries. And candy coating.

O.K. I know. I'm not a songwriter. Obviously. But I found inspiration in that classic, 1960's summertime tune and created these fun bikini bites. (Amazing how two, upside-down strawberries can look like a certain female body part, huh?)

Make some for your next beach or pool-themed party. I guarantee people will be smiling and singing the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Bikini song. (See…. you're doing it right now, aren't you?)

Here's the link to my step-by-step, SheKnows tutorial.

A Little Slice of Summer

If you ask me, water­melon is the most iconic sym­bol of sum­mer. It’s sim­ple, refresh­ing, and sweet. Every­thing that sum­mer should be.

Celebrate the start of sun & fun season with a slice of this Watermelon Fruit Pizza that I created for Handmade Charlotte. The easy recipe and step-by-step photos can be found here.

Enjoy every last bite of summer. I plan to.

Dad's Day Dessert

It's only natural, that after 5+ years of art directing the Cargill Meats account, I would be inspired to create a steak-themed dessert. (Or two, or three.)


SheKnows.com has all of my step-by-step instructions for this T-bone Brownie, if you want to surprise Dad with his very own (rare or well-done) on Father's Day.


Bonus....no grilling required! 

A Deceiving But Pleasing Dessert

Look again. That's not meat & veggies. That's sugar. On a stick.


Candy Kabobs, I'm calling them. The complete photo tutorial posted on SheKnows.com this week. Check it out. 


I think I spent a couple of hours in the grocery store (and local candy shops) trying to find the right shapes and colors to create these silly things. My favorite are the marshmallow mushrooms. Just a couple of snips with the scissors, dust them with a little bit of cocoa powder, and voila.... sweet, sweet mushrooms!