Entries tagged with 'Easter'
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The St. Louis-based confectionery Bissinger's makes something called "the ultimate egg" for Easter. An actual hen's egg shell around a chocolate praline center. Except, wait. How did the chocolate get shoved in there? Eerily, there are no cracks or signs of entrance. As the company asks on their website, "Which came first? The chocolate or the egg?" Some things are better left un-figured out. A set of three eggs is $28.75. [via Mighty Goods] Related The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's Peep Inside a Chocolate Egg: The Must-Have Easter Candy Washington Post's 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest Now Accepting Entries...
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Last year's winner, "The Tomb of King Peepankhamun." Some would argue that Peeps are edible, others would say they're perfect objects for arts and craft projects. Behold the Washington Post’s Third Annual Peeps Diorama Contest, now accepting entries. The diorama should encapsulate a famous event or concept, whether past, present, or future. Judging by the last two years, timely is good, but not too predictable (SlumPeep Millionaire could be overblown). Since it's judged by the D.C.-area hometown paper, any D.C. references are good. Punny titles are also appreciated. Though the contest is open to anyone in the U.S., the five finalists must reside in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia. Photo submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. March 15; send in...
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All That Klausner From the blog of comedy writer Julie Klausner: Easter is tantalizingly around the corner, quoth the candy aisles of Duane Reade (which has Whoppers Robin's Eggs) and Walgreen's (which has Milk Chocolate Praying Hands). But according to my friend Jocelyn, who has BEEN TO ENGLAND, our candy may as well be pushpins and gravel. Because across the pond, come Easter, the Brits are doing what they do all year round: making us Americans look like potato salad-shucking morons. Behold, the CADBURY CREME EGG McFLURRY. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from making your own Cadbury Creme Egg shake at home. [via Buzzfeed]...
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Cadbury creme eggs might be gone from drug store sale racks, but don't forget them just yet. As part of Cadbury's Unleash the Goo contest, one runner-up spent six months (yes, half a year) on this complex Rube Goldberg-inspired apparatus, where his egg travels through cups, tight ropes and toilet paper holders before final smooshage. At around 1:30 minutes, there's even a live concert by the always-entertaining, four-piece Smashing Egg Cremes rock band. Creator Joseph Herscher used 30 hot glue gun sticks and 480 pins to create this homemade whirlwind of a ride. Judging by the ingenious design, he was definitely that kid in high school physics class whose homework you wanted to steal. Watch the video, after the...
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Are you still left with too much leftover Easter candy? Let Jesse Oleson help you breathe new life into your Peeps, jelly beans, and chocolate eggs with her suggestions for utilizing Easter candy leftovers. How about a leftover Easter trifle, or s'mores made out of Peeps? You can also turn a boring bowl of cereal into one dotted with Easter candies. Check out all the sugar-laden suggestions at Cakespy. Previously Peep Inside a Chocolate Egg: The Must-Have Easter Candy Make Your Own Cadbury Creme Egg Ice Cream Photo of the Day: Irish Soda Bread for St. Patrick's Day Move Over, Rice Krispies: Cereal Treats Smackdown...
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The Washington Post hosted a contest for Peeps dioramas and the results are in. Called Peeps Show, the contest inspired more than 800 entries, some riffing on pop culture, others on current and past events. My favorite was the one at right, which might be fall into the category of "suicide food," since the bunnies are toasting marshmallows 'round the campfire here. Other dioramas in the contest include a reenactment of former D.C. mayor Marion Barry's arrest, a scene from Hugh Hefpeep's mansion, and one titled "The Lion Peeps Tonight."...
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Need a last-minute greeting card for Easter? Cybele made some great Peeps-inspired Easter Island postcards for your convenience. And amusement. If only it were real......
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Transform your marshmallow Peeps into classy (or classier) treats by coating them in salted caramel and dipping them in melted dark chocolate. Roopa has the recipe for these highbrow peeps at her blog, Raspberry Eggplant. I'd say the only downside to coating the Peeps in caramel and chocolate is that they ultimately look more like like chocolate lumps than vaguely chick-shaped marshmallows, but the loss of form is worth the 500% increase in deliciousness....
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Candy Addict shares an idea for a cute Easter Bunny Cake that's easy to cut and construct. Your naked bunny cake is then a blank canvas for heavy doses of frosting topped with all kinds of Easter candy....
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Why are eggs closely tied with Easter? Why do we paint them different colors? And what's with all the bunny-related imagery? Get some basic answers from Food Timeline's page about the history and symbolism of Easter foods....
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