A Funfetti Mug Cake Costume for Halloween — Halloween Costumes for Food-Lovers

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If you have the urge to dress up as a trendy confection this Halloween, go one step beyond the average cupcake to become this Funfetti mug cake. (Because we know you love mug cakes.)

Of course, the mug has to be clear to get the full effect of all those sprinkles, so check out this tutorial for how to create your own lifesize sweet costume using a shower curtain and two feet of plumbing tubing. (Microwave not included.)

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Low-Fat Recipes: Cookie Mix in a Jar III

Cookie Mix in a Jar III

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“Oatmeal Raisin Spice cookie mix in a jar with tag attached with directions on how to prepare the mix. These make wonderful gifts to give any time of year, and also for wedding favors, hostess gifts, baby showers, or take to a cookie exchange. Make sure to bake some up so people know what they taste like. Store in a cool dry place away from a heat source so condensation and clumping does not occur. Enjoy.”

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A Quinoa Woman Costume for Halloween — Halloween Costumes for Food-Lovers

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Inspired by Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman in her Paradise Island mini skirt, Quinoa Woman is an earthy feminine goddess member of the League of Super Foods. With her grain sack cape and her fork bangles, she has been known to pair up with Captain Kale for an occasional dinner.

All you need to become this superhero is some burlap, some cardboard, and a whole lotta pom pom trim. Read on to complete your Halloween transformation to Quinoa Woman.

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Anna’s Yellow Table Kitchen — Kitchen Tour

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Who cooks here: Anna Watson Carl of The Yellow Table & Brandon Carl
Where: Manhattan, New York
Rent or Own? Rent

When Anna Watson Carl first laid eyes on the 48-square-foot kitchen in her now-husband Brandon’s Manhattan apartment, she wasn’t sure she could make it work. “There was no pantry, no drawers, and about one square foot of counter space,” she recalls with a laugh. “Not to mention the fact that it was up five flights of stairs!” As a private chef, food writer, and creator of The Yellow Table blog, Anna needed a kitchen that could withstand considerable wear and tear – and that could store her extensive collection of pots and pans.

Here’s a look into her little kitchen, and the joyful cooking that happens there!

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Recipe: Ricotta Spätzle — Quick Dinner Recipes from The Kitchn

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Some people can’t get enough of pasta al dente; others must have bread on the table. While I do love a good baguette, and I won’t sniff at a plate of bucatini, my particular idea of carb heaven is dumplings.

These are the best and easiest ones I know: a fluffy and lightning-quick version of German and Hungarian spätzle — teeny dumplings that require nothing more than three or four ingredients, a pot of boiling water, and a spoon. You can have these from-scratch dumplings finished and in your dinner bowl in less time than it takes to boil pasta.

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