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Seedless Watermelon Hard Candies

January 20, 2012 by Cara

Having a blog can be a lot of work. {Especially for someone like me who pours her heart into the things she loves} …and this blog is definitely something I love. I can easily put 30 hours a week into this. Part because I am crazy. Part because this is my passion. Part because I…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: candy, gluten free, holidays, Valentine's Day, vegan, vegetarian, watermelon

Homemade Candy Buttons

January 18, 2012 by Cara

So yesterday I paid an overdue visit to the mall. {And by overdue, I mean it’s been about a week}. So yes, there I was at the mall, browsing through several stores and this thought overwhelmingly hit me: My God, do these stores just suck! Now friends, this isn’t the first time I have thought this,…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: Anthropologie, candy, Candy Buttons, egg free, fashion, Food, gluten free, holidays, recipes, shopping, sugar, Valentine's Day, vegan, vegetarian

Vegan Marshmallow Hearts

January 16, 2012 by Cara

It’s that time again! Holiday-themed food time. {applause} And what better way to kick off our month of Valentine’s Day treats than to make homemade candy?! I never thought making candy would be so fulfilling to my soul. But I spent almost 4 hours in the kitchen yesterday making candy with the biggest smile on my…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: baking, candy, dairy free, Dandies, egg free, gluten free, hearts, holidays, marshmallows, Valentine's Day, vegan, vegetarian

Homemade Fortune Cookies

December 31, 2011 by Cara

If you were to open my wallet, you would find a dozen fortune cookie messages tucked inside the side panel. I have grown fond of saving all of the fortunes from the cookies I have opened  in the past few years. Consider them like collector’s coins. Except they are paper. Inside a cookie. Some range from…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: baking, dairy free, dessert, egg free, Food, Fortune cookies, gluten free, holidays, New Years, party, recipes, vegan

Grandma is sitting this one out on New Year’s…

December 28, 2011 by Cara

This is the funny thing about holidays that require me to stay up into the wee hours of the night: I usually don’t celebrate them. (thankfully that only makes 1 holiday missed for the year) You see friends, I am what you call a “grandma”– no offense to the real grandmas out there. It’s just that I am…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: baking, chocolate, creativity, dairy free, decoration, dessert, egg free, Food, gluten free, holidays, New Years, party, pretzels, recipes, table setting, vegan, vegetarian

Let us raise our glasses.

December 27, 2011 by Cara

Hi, my friends! I hope that you all had a very merry holiday season. I missed you all so much in these past few days– it’s so good to be back. I had a really lovely, long holiday weekend full of: biking riding along the beach, sunbathing on the front porch, wine drinking, and hanging…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: baking, champagne, chocolate, dairy free, decoration, dessert, egg free, Food, gluten free, holidays, New Years, party, recipes, table setting, vegan, vegetarian

All I want for Christmas is new self-esteem (and french toast).

December 21, 2011 by Cara

Virtual Advent Calendar: Being creative doesn’t mean that you need to go to extremes to impress people. Sometimes all it takes is to see things from a different perspective and to present it to someone from a new angle. That is the secret to creativity. Nothing fancy or far off concepts to understand. It has taken…

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Welcome, I’m Cara! At Fork and Beans you will find creativity at every corner. From snack ideas, to holiday fun–even crafts and activities to do with your kids. If you are a parent (or just love fun food), you’ve come to the right spot! Come check out the latest idea I’ve made for my family and stay awhile, won’t you?

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