Yesterday I published some yummy appetizers with great eye-appeal that a friend of mine made for a casual afternoon party. In this post, I’ll show you some beautiful yet easy decorations that she used for the dining tables, and serving tables. These are simple and effective ideas that you can use for any party. Presentation […]
Little girls love their princesses. This Barbie cake made from fresh watermelon is great for celebrating girls’ birthdays. Make one of these and watch your girl’s face, light up. This short video will give you an overview of how to make one of these pretty Barbie princess “cakes”. If you aren’t seeing the video here, scroll […]
The idea for fresh fruit cake that I introduced several years ago has been super popular. Every time I post photos of fresh watermelon cakes adorned with other fresh fruits, I receive even more photos from my customer/students and blog readers. I recently published some photos of Healthy Birthday Cakes and sure enough, I received […]
It was a fun experience. The show’s hosts, Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare (the beautiful super model from the 70s and 80s), made me feel comfortable. My producer Jessica Robertson did a great job of taking care of the details. They’ve asked me to come back again to show some pumpkin carving. I loved that […]
You can help pick the People’s Choice winner in the Watermelon Board’s online watermelon carving contest. In July I announced an online carving competition put on my the Watermelon Board. If you’d like to view the Watermelon carving entries that were submitted to the Watermelon Board online contest, do it today. All of the entries […]
Butterflies are beautiful creatures in nature and they’re equally beautiful as a butterfly tray display of fruit, veggies, meats and cheeses. I wrote a blog about creating a butterfly tray a few years ago. Since then several readers have sent me photos. Here are several uses of butterfly trays. Go ahead and create your own […]
Summer is the perfect time for making pretty watermelon baskets. They always get lots of ooohs and aaaahs. Beautiful Watermelon Fruit Salad Basket with rose carved handle Customer / student Larry Slawson made this beautiful watermelon fruit salad basket. He carved the roses and leaves into the handle of his basket and made neat zig-zag […]
In preparing for my TV appearance on Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family show, I experimented with an easy to make, easy to teach, watermelon bowl. Here’s the evolution of my leaf pattern watermelon bowl as I played around with the idea. This is now part of some new lessons we have available. Click here to […]
Cakes made with fresh watermelons are are beautiful, healthy and refreshing summer dessert, perfect for birthdays and other special occasions. In 2011, I created some video lessons on how to make several types of beautiful cakes made with fresh watermelons. Since publishing these lessons, I’ve received hundreds of photos from readers and students from all […]
Here is an easy and fun idea for an American Flag fruit tray that will also serve as a patriotic table decoration, at least until it is eaten. ;~) It’s perfect for any 4th of July party! You can make this fruit tray that looks like an American flag by arranging watermelon and canary melon […]
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