Do you have an icing decorator at home? It’s a plastic tube with a handle and interchangeable tips that fit the end.
Of course, an icing decorator is primarily used for decorating cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. When you use one, a large cookie looks as if it’s come from a fancy store at the mall and a simple cake looks like it was made in a bakery.
As you might have guessed, cakes and cookies aren’t the only use for this versatile kitchen gadget!
10 Uses for an Icing Decorator

Deviled eggs. After …

I’m seeing zucchini recipes everywhere lately. I love seeing how other people use them during this time of year when they’re coming out our ears.
We’ve eaten enough zucchini this summer to make us green.
Zucchini eggs. Zucchini muffins. Zucchini cake. Cheese stuffed zucchini. Chicken and cheese stuffed zucchini. Zucchini with pasta and chicken. Pasta primavera. Zucchini bake. Veggie lasagna. Ratatouille. Batter-dipped zucchini. Pan fried zucchini. Grilled zucchini.
I’m sure we’ve eaten it other ways, too, but I can’t remember them all.
I made up this recipe to use some of our glut …

When I asked on Twitter what kitchen tools people needed help with, Hillary spoke up quickly and said her springform pan.
To be honest, I had to do some research for this post. I don’t use my springform pan that often. This is the first time I’ve written a post for something that is often stuck in the back of my cupboard, but I have a feeling I’ll be getting it out a little more often from now on.
10 Recipes to Make with a Springform Pan

Cheesecake. I feel totally lame making …

Since I learned to make jam several years ago, I have always wanted to make watermelon jam.
I’ve never eaten watermelon jam, mind you, but I have had a twenty-five year love affair with watermelon-flavored Bubblicious (bubble gum), and so I have been thinking that watermelon jam would be simply delightful.
I’m going to give away the ending of my story and say that watermelon jam is simply delightful. It has all of the flavor of my beloved gum, and it doesn’t irritate my TMJ.
There were no instructions for watermelon jam in …

I love to eat beets.
There’s nothing finer than my Grandma’s pickled beets, and I’ve had a few salads at fancy restaurants that contained beets. I’ve never tasted a beet that I didn’t like.
I bought some beets at our favorite farm market this weekend, but I wasn’t sure how to cook them properly.
I asked on Twitter, and almost immediately, Hannah, Shannon, and Heather responded to say that I should roast them.
So.
That’s what I did.
Looking in my pantry, I grabbed a few things that I thought would go well with the beets.
Roasted …