Hallmark.com has further expanded their e-card line with use of NBC TV footage which includes TV shows like “30 Rock,” “Friends,” “Will & Grace,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Cheers” and other NBC favorites. Hallmark.com e-cards can be paid for and sent individually but the annual subscription is a no brainier if you send at least ten cards a year. So be hip and humorous with these high-tech e-cards that can be sent for birthdays, holidays, and other occasions. The deal between NBC Universal and Hallmark expands upon a previously existing partnership for Hallmark Cards use of NBC Universal’s current and future slate of film and television product as well as its extensive library of film and television properties for a wide range of social expression products. A Hallmark.com e-card subscription for one year of unlimited e-cards is just $9.99. Save 10% by using promo code ESTPAT10 at checkout which gets your annual subscription to $8.99. Offer ends St. Patrick’s Day 2010, February 17. Go to Hallmark.com for more information.
Atlanta’s Top Kitchens
Mar 15th, 2010 by Wendy
celebrated kitchen designers plus special events including chef demonstrations. The Tour of Kitchens is a self-guided tour, featuring 14 homes in the North Metro Atlanta areas of Buckhead, Brookhaven, Ansley Park, Morningside, Midtown, Vinings, Sandy Springs, and parts of Dunwoody. Advance purchase tickets to the event are $25, per person good for both days of the Tour and a limited number of tickets will be available the day of the Tour for $35. For more information on The Junior League of Atlanta, visit www.jlatlanta.org or call 678.916.3100.
Funny Frog Cupcakes
Mar 12th, 2010 by Wendy
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches the focus is on everything green. So how cute are these delicious froggy cupcakes?! They are easy, fun and the perfect project for my mom readers and their children of all ages. Decorates with icing and M&M’s candies.
Funny Frog Cupcakes
Prep Time: 20 min. – Bake Time: 20-25 min. – Decoration Time: 20 min. – Difficulty: Easy – Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes.
1 box (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix
1 ½ cans (16 oz. each) vanilla frosting
1 tube (6 oz.) red decorating icing
Green food coloring
⅓ cup M&M’S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies
48 pieces M&M’S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies
2 (12-cup) cupcake pans
Spatula
24 paper cupcake liners
Resealable plastic bag
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the cupcake pans with the paper cupcake liners.
2. Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
3. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
4. Spoon 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable plastic bag; set aside. Tint the remaining frosting green.
5. Spread the cupcakes’ tops with the green frosting.
6. On each cupcake, place 2 green M&M’S® close together as eyes. Snip a small corner of the resealable plastic bag, and use the vanilla frosting to pipe dots on the green M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies. Attach 2 brown M&M’S® Brand MINIS® Chocolate Candies as pupils. On the back, attach green M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies as warts, and then pipe a red mouth with the decorating icing.
For more creative recipes including “Lily Pond Treats,” go to http://www.brightideas.com
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