#39 in an ongoing series of posts celebrating the alphabet.
A little something to satisfy your sweet tooth: edible letters made from sugar and gelatin created by Spanish graphic and industrial designers Aranxa Esteve and Lucia Rallo.
#38 in an ongoing series of posts celebrating the alphabet.
You’ve probably already seen this amazing creation around the web, but I would be remiss if I didn’t add it to my collection here — a gingerbread typewriter that’s 100% edible!
It was created by Patti Paige and friends at Baked Ideas in NYC to benefit City Harvest, and is on display at the Parker Meridien Hotel. She and her staff decided to fashion a gingerbread house where letters could live, something remniscent of simpler times: “Christmas unplugged, a letter to Santa, Granny’s laptop.”
First we made a model of the typewriter in cardboard, and then baked all the parts and crafted the roller, paper and metal keys out of sugar paste. The “glue” is royal icing, and cookies, stacked up, are the inner supports. The keyboard letters are cookies, iced in ivory and trimmed in silver. The iced gingerbread alphabet letters are frolicking in the sugar snow, sometimes spelling out words (fun, skip, eat, joy.)
Rear of typewriter reflected in mirror.
Don’t you love the idea of alphabet cookie letters frolicking about? Brilliant! At Baked Ideas, “imagination is the main ingredient.” Check out their website gallery for more examples of their whimsical cookies and cakes. You can also purchase cookies and cookie cutters from their online store.
Since it’s the holidays, here’s another example of their scrumptious work, a Gingerbread Nutcracker (a collaboration with Cake Power). Click here for more fun and Patti’s Gingerbread Cookie recipe. ☺
It is well established that Paris has the best pastry.
*kisses fingertips*
Not too long ago, I rhapsodized about the mighty macaron, a wonder of airy-crisp almond flour, egg whites, sugar and buttercream. Très delicieux!
It is good reason, along with a fortifying pain au chocolat or sweet crêpe, to flee the States and embrace the Seine.
Macaron Petit Sac
Until that happens, I can always get my French fix by visiting Bonjour Mon Coussin, where luscious food images adorn pillows, purses, scarfs, pencil cases, aprons, mugs and jewelry.
Porte monnaie-SmartiesFoulard Carré Hot Choc
These oh-so-fetching, eye-popping products are created by Claire Eglizeaud and Paul Moreau, a designer and graphic artist from Bordeaux, who are inspired by vintage postcards and advertisements as well as objects found in their own modern world.
Of course their designs encompass more than food — I LOVE this book bag:
Sac V. Books
and these earrings,
Boucles d'oreille Lapin
and this pillow,
but I always come back to things like this (cutest pencil case ever):
Tr. école Fraises
I love the whole retro-pop/vintage/Parisian vibe. Anyone have a few Euros to spare?
♥ Feast your eyes on more goodness at their website.
Here’s something that’s guaranteed to make you smile: an amazing stop motion video for Kina Grannis’s “In Your Arms.” About 30 people worked on it over a period of 22 months, and they used 288,000 jelly beans! So, so cool.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how they put it all together:
Seriously. No matter where I am or what I’m doing, just hearing the word, “bento,” makes me happy. It’s childhood, Hawai’i, and the most ono-licious comfort food all lovingly packed in the perfect box.
Who can resist those perfect size portions of rice (or maybe musubi with ume), chicken katsu, beef teriyaki, nishime, and kamaboko? There is something so very reassuring and personal about a little meal just for one, its ingredients carefully chosen for their complementary tastes, textures, and colors.
Certified authentic alphabetica. Handmade for you with love and boing.
Jama's Alphabet Soup 