On my blog viewing ventures I often come across adorable mini milk bottles, and was able to source some (finally!) a few months ago. I put them in a cupboard to use at some point…and forgot all about them. As I was having a tidy up of my party ware, I spied them and it […]

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Corn Dogs: a very American snack. When we were out in Florida last summer, we got our first taste of them and loved them! I came across a recipe online for corn dogs and thought I’d give them a whirl for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party. Whilst mine didn’t turn out quite as smooth shaped as […]

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During a StumbleUpon session I came across several blogs that had dip ideas for Superbowl, both savoury and sweet. I have never thought to make a sweet dip before and thought, “why not?!” I took the opportunity to make one for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party and came up with Diddy Kong’s Peanut Shoot […]

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You know about Cake Pops right? Those cute little cakes, on sticks…? No? Then head straight over to Bakerella which is where I first saw cake pops a couple of years ago. They are awesome! I was going to make cake pops for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party…I had the cake, I had the […]

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Another dish that I made for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party was nachos and guacamole…but not just any old nachos and guacamole…Delfino Nachos and 1-Up Dip! I’m afraid the photo of my nachos is a crop of a bigger picture, but you get the idea ^_^ The amount I did was enough for 10 […]

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I was inspired by my love of Zelda games for this dish – great for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party! Take a pack of cheap and cheerful chicken wings, pour over your favourite barbeque sauce, sprinkle some sesame seeds over and pop in a moderate oven for about half an hour until the chicken […]

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I took a bag of boring old salad leaves and put them in a bowl…the more I looked at them, the more the rocket (arugula) leaves started to remind me of one of Mario’s enemies – the piranha plant…I then added some radishes that I shaped into super mushrooms, and voilà… Piranha Plant & Super Mushroom […]

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  Can’t have a party without food, and with a Nintendo party going on, you know I’m going to do my best to theme the food up! Food for a Nintendo Themed Birthday Party! I bought some food – pizza – Mario Meat Feast and Luigi Cheese Feast, dough balls, coleslaw, potato salad and dips, […]

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If you have read my last post about the Starman Cupcakes that I made for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party you will know that I used the left over mixture to make some mini Starman cakes (I hate wasting stuff!)   So using the vanilla cupcake batter that I made, I put spoonfuls into […]

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Instead of a big cake for my son’s Nintendo themed birthday party I decided to make some Starman cupcakes – 13 – one for each year of his birthday ^_^ I used a basic vanilla cupcake which is always a winner. The recipe gives enough for 24 cupcakes, but as I was only making 13, […]

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